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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
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! 
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I understand where you and dsuchalady are coming from. I am not a social Darwinist, but here are some things to consider:
Pell Grant - you must attend college and have a financial need for it. It is expected that once you graduate, you will enter into the workforce and pay taxes.
Section 8 - in New York, you have to be homeless (ie, as a result of fire), or escaping a domestic abuse situation in order to receive Section 8 (and you will still be put on a waiting list, which can be very long). And if you are working, you are obligated to pay a portion of the rent. The higher the income, the more you have to contribute. If your income is too high, you are removed from Section 8 and will have to pay rent on your own. If you are evicted from your Section 8 apartment, you are no longer eligible to receive Section 8.
For the ones who received Food Stamps and Section 8 while in college - I am assuming that these students did not plan on being on an 8 year plan at at 4 year school and that once they receive their degrees they will find work and pay taxes.
I have a problem with those who receive welfare and have no plans to make any attempts to remove themselves from the system. I've seen too many people where I grew up at receive Public Assitance, continue to have children, yet you could not convince them to get and education (not even a frigging GED) or receive job training (which more than likely will be at no cost to them). They are too busy trying to look fly and hang out at the club on the weekend. Those are the people that piss me off, not college students receiving aid - at least we can assume that a college graduate wants to become a productive member of society.