If monthly drug tests were required to collect a welfare check would we hand out less checks?

Answer 1

i myself would take it a step further, if anyone is getting any govenment assistance they should have to pass a drug test. why should a junkie get free housing, free food, free medical and spending money all at responsable peoples expense. not to mention by the end of the year the state is out of money so any people who really do need help cannot get it. to do government work- even construction, all employees must be able to pass a random drug test. if you have to be drug free to work why not to recieve aid. i know there are many families on aid that truley need it, i would like to see this happen so the funds are there for those people and its not wasted on crackheads.

Answer 2

you can bet you would! There are alot of people who get funded because they are more interested in using than they are in working. Some cant stay clean long enough to get a job. And the sad part is that alot of them use their gov. money directly through their dealers. Drug dealers accept food stamps like wal mart anymore. The worst part though is usually the kids are the reason the parent qualifies and they still go hungery. I think it should be mandatory that you submit a urine sample at random if you receive welfare. But I also feel that the working group involved should be exempt since they dont receive substancial help, and it could interfere with their work schedule. Gov. offices are only open certain hours and they make you work around them, when you are trying to hold a job sometimes it becomes an issue. The way I see it, if we get rid of the addicts living off of us then we can do what the welfare system was intended to do and that is help the people who are really trying to make it! And with the money we dont hand out to druggies we might be able to help our elderly with their healthcare as well. Here in america we all buy alot of drugs every day and dont even realize it. It needs to stop! If we are gonna have a welfare system then it should help the people who have more goals in life than to avoid an overdose! But good luck because people will pull the privacy subject out and we will still support the drug addicts in the end!

Answer 3

Because then they would have to stop doing drugs - what would be the point (and fun) of being on welfare then? Seriously, the whole point of welfare is a safety net for people who can't support their families. Having a drug problem doesn't seem like a good reason to be on welfare (at least not long term). Maybe if they were required to get tested, go to treatment and stay clean, they might end up not needing it. As for the people without a drug problem who truely need welfare (it is very hard to get these days), they should not have a problem with testing, since it might help other people.

Answer 4

Only a few less.

The number one group for receiving welfare checks is white female, divorced with one child. And most people are on welfare less than 2 years.

I think women with children are less likely to do drugs, but that's just my opinion.

And to those of you who say you supposedly know people on welfare and think this is a good idea, then you must be doing drugs with them. LOL Either that or you're lying.

PS Welfare checks average $268 a month. So remember that when you are making your unsubstantiated claims. People on welfare in no way live better than us! LOL. $268 is hardly living large! And it's hardly enough to buy drugs, liquor and guns! My how the stereotypes fly.

Answer 5

Uh, no. The majority of the people on welfare claim a check because they know how to work the system. That would be just another very small hurdle in their path, easily overcame. When you work long hours, say the day you put in about 12 hrs., just remember, someone has to support them, right?

Answer 6

Of course we would; but the actual amount of money handed out in checks is a far cry from what the "system" spends to hand it out. You want to see where the money is wasted take a look at Child Protective Services and the lawyers. The government provides lawyers for all sides you know.

Answer 7

omg yes you are right the world would be a better place if the goverment passed out less money for the welfare people to buy drugs. i'm not saying all do but a majority of them do i know many of them. i love when people get welfare and they are living better than us people that work for a living.

Answer 8

Sure why not,lets start at the top.All Government Employee's first.Drug and Alcohol,President,Congress and Senate.You talk about peon's getting chump change to live on.While top officials get hundreds of thousands a year.Oh,that's right they gave themselves Judicial Immunity...Suckers we are.

Answer 9

Yes. Because they would have to "qualify" in order to collect the money. Working class folks have to be tested for employment so why shouldn't they as well?

Answer 10

Absolutely. The federal government supports more drug users and drug dealers than any country in the world.