My question to everyone is this....What are people/gov't trying to accomplish by drug testing welfare receipients(sp)?
Dsuchlady is correct when stating that there are MANY forms of what is considered gov't welfare. It doesn't end and begin with a person receiving a check every friday.
Pell grants are welfare
Section 8 is welfare
Food Stamps (or that card) is welfare
Subsidized(sp) housing, daycare, etc is all welfare
Again, I guess I am wanting to know the reasoning behind drug testing welfare recipiants. If it is just to reduce the number of people who are on welfare (assuming that if one test positive, they will no longer receive benefits) how about we focus on preventive measures, such as the job training, counsuling, etc.?
Additionally, if we are now speaking from personal experience, when I was in college 8 out of 10 students that lived off-campus lived in SECTION 8 or SUBSUDIZED housing and received food stamps. I guess it all depends upon which state you're in, but in Kentucky, it was not that hard at all.
Ok, off the topic but GC need spell check because I can't spell worth a lick today!
