Persuasive Essay On Assisted Living

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Why is it that a working person is required to take drug test to hold a job, where people on assisted living (Welfare) are not? I believe that if I am required to take a drug test to hold and keep a job then they should have to as well. Assisted Living is a great program that helps people that are not able to work and who are physical disabled. With that being said there are people who take full advantage of the program by taking the goods they get and sell them, take that cash and go buy drugs. Therefor showing that the system is messed up.
The state of Oklahoma has said ok we know that they are doing this so they made it a law that you will take a drug test to receive welfare. When the state of Oklahoma first started mandating this it came

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