Russell Mendelson is a member of the Freedom and Liberty Group, an organization that works to secure the liberty of Americans, and argues that the government should drug test welfare recipients. In his interview with Buzz Hornet, he states his argument. His argument is that the government should not take away the rights and autonomy…
Testing every welfare recipient will cost a great amount of money and the government will have to find a way to fund it. The funding will more than likely come from the taxpayers if it passes. “Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Saves Taxpayer Money.” Targeted News Services. 19 September 2011.Proquest.…
Currently due to “The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 drug felons are precluded from receiving any SNAP benefits for life unless the complete a drug rehab program. Ethical Challenge I work for the Department of Health and Supportive Services. One area that has many different opinions is whether drug felons should get SNAP benefits or not.…
The debate on whether welfare recipients should be randomly drug tested is ongoing and both sides are valid. Those all for this idea state that it is unfair we pay tax for this assistance and some abuse it yet those who oppose state that it stereotypes those who receive welfare are using drugs, it is a waste of money and an invasion of privacy. People who are for the idea of drug testing welfare recipients agree that they should not have to pay tax and have it being abused by drug users and to a certain extent that is reasonable, yet the amount of drug users between people who receive welfare and the rest of the population is equal or less. In addition to that, testing welfare recipients is more a burden than anything as the amount of money…
If people can receive money without making an effort in bettering their lives, it would also discourage people from having jobs. This will get rid of those people who take advantage and abuse the benefits they receive. The idea of drug testing for welfare makes it a highly debatable issue. Drug testing for welfare would be a good thing not just for taxpayers but also for the safety of families who deal with drug abuse.…
Welfare drug testing is the testing of welfare recipients required by the government. Welfare is received by food stamps, financial aid, unemployment benefits, or further assistance needed to provide people with food and a place to live. Some states have passed some form of welfare drug testing but it has not been implemented nationwide... yet.. Welfare drug testing should not be required by the government because it violates one's constitutional right to privacy, has negative effects on children, and has been proven to not the save the government money. The first and most important reason why welfare drug testing should not even be considered, is the constitutionality of testing without reasonable suspicion.…
Those six states are Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, California, Montana and…
In these harsh times of rising prices, and shrinking job markets, making a living has became increasingly complicated. Welfare is a system that provides a minimum amount of economic security to people who maintain an inadequate lifestyle. It takes money from hard-working tax payers to distribute and supply America’s less fortunate. Although welfare supplies the ones in need; others take advantage of the system. Welfare benefits should require stricter laws such as drug screenings, thourough investigations and follow ups.…
“Partially fifteen states have succeeded the enactment about drug testing or screening for universal assistance applicants or recipients. The states that have passed this are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin” (“Drug Testing for Welfare”). Wisconsin comprised a plan a couple years ago in their financial bill to drug test random humans that engage in SNAP. “The federal government has indicated this goes against federal law prohibiting states…recipients” (Drug Testing for Welfare”). Wisconsin has filed a claim against the federal government pursuing certainty on the federal law.…
In The University Of Pennsylvania Journal Of Constitutional Law, Celia Goetzl agrees: “Such policies stereotype, stigmatize, and criminalize the poor without cause” (2013, p.1541). Studies support the assertion that applicants for welfare are no more likely to have substance abuse issues than are the general public. Moreover, problems that have arisen with drug testing results due to faulty testing and results. According to Pollack, et al, “Suspicionless, population-based chemical testing of welfare recipients will detect some “true positives” who are drug-dependent, a greater number of “accidental positives” with complex psychological problems, and a larger group of “false positives” who have no apparent psychiatric (including drug-related) disorder” (2002, p. 30). In this study conducted over two a year span, “the categories of “false positives,” and “accidental positives” each outnumbered the “true positives”” (Pollack, Danziger, Jayakody, Seefeldt, 2002).…
Needless to say, the loopholes of the system makes things hard to keep people honest. Many Americans were very unhappy with the welfare system. The outsiders, not receiving welfare, believe and know some individuals who are abusing the system by not applying for jobs, having more children to receive more benefits, and staying unmarried so they can qualify for greater benefits (U.S.). It is no surprise that Americans believe it is so easy to abuse the system. Some say it is as easy to benefit up to sixty-nine thousand dollars paid by the working class on top (Hickford).…
I do understand that it (drug testing for welfare recipients) is exceedingly costly, but it would be rational to spend money on something that could save money. “By removing drug abusers from the welfare programs, there is the potential of being able to save millions of dollars every year” ( Crystal Lombardo ).…
Texas in 2nd with 59, Louisiana in 3rd with 49, and North Carolina with 46.…
To stop the people who are abusing the welfare system there needs to be new rules and regulations put in place. Drug testing welfare recipients will help improve the welfare system and its recipients; it will…
Welfare applicants should be given drug tests before receiving their benefits. It is wasting United States citizens’ tax money, separating families, and indirectly influencing drug use. If the states come together, it is possible to decrease the amount of people that apply for welfare, and also decrease the amount of drug users in the United States by taking away their welfare rights, so they will not have the extra money to spend on illegal…