Opponents have a different perspective. They believe that it is not fair and unconstitutional. They argue that it is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. Daily Kos blogger Doug Berger states in “Welfare Drug Testing” that “if the Fourth Amendment means anything, it means the government has to have a probable cause to test you for drugs. Having a bias toward poor people, thinking they must all be dirty and on drugs…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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.…
At least thirteen states have passed laws regarding to the testing or screening of illegal narcotics and those states are (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan,…
The main reason people want there to be drug testing for recipients is because welfare programs are supposed to be required to be drug free, and it needs to be enforced. If you randomly drug tested people who have welfare it could possibly lower the amount of people doing drugs and taking advantage of welfare. It would help recipients be drug free and stop wasting taxpayers money. Welfare shouldn’t be handed out to everyone because some people actually need it while others abuse the system. Taxpayers should only provide to the people in…
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.…
State representative Guy Liebmann states his opinion “"If we as taxpayers are basically employing the recipients of welfare, the taxpayers should have a guarantee their money is not being abused by the recipient, and Taxpayer money should not subsidize someone 's drug habit." (House) State representative Liebmann and other taxpayers throughout the United States believe, tax payers shouldn’t work hard for their money just so it could be used to support someone who doesn’t even work habit of addiction. Drug testing those with an addiction and narrowing down who gets to receive welfare benefits will make tax payers feel a little better about paying taxes because they know their money is being use for something good. Another benefit of drug testing welfare recipients is that it will help welfare recipient that do have a drug or alcohol problem realize their addictions and motivation them to get treatment in order to keep the welfare benefits. During the testing of drug testing welfare recipients in Florida, they did a trial run on making drug testing a law that required welfare recipient to pass the drug test, if not was force to redeem their welfare benefits for up to six months then could be retested and must pass.…
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).…
$1 trillion annually are spent throughout all 83 government assistance programs. All people receiving government assistance should be drug tested randomly to prove that they truly need the help and that they are not just using and abusing the system. Welfare is government programs that help and provide money and…
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).…
Welfare Recipients Should be Required to Pass a Drug Tests Public assistance is granted to those in a time of need. A time of need is normally thought of as situational or temporary. The need can be due to, but not limited to, a job loss, temporary illness, or the death of a financial provider. Public assistance can be in many forms; such as, food stamps, medical/dental/prescription coverage, housing allowance, education vouchers for their children, daycare assistance, disability, free transportation and education or trade school training at no cost.…
Texas in 2nd with 59, Louisiana in 3rd with 49, and North Carolina with 46.…