25, 2014 Yolanda Harding Persuasive Essay Welfare was originally designed to help out poor families in need. Throughout the years, there have been issues with people taking advantage of the system. The government has made efforts to try to help welfare recipients to get a job instead of seeing welfare as a lifestyle. The next step government should take is to drug test welfare recipients. If a person has enough money to get his or her drugs; he or she should have enough money to support their
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will abuse it by purchasing illegal drugs instead of using it for the intended purpose? Many states are clearing a path to require drug tests for anyone receiving welfare who wishes to use illegal drugs. In the event that we keep on allowing drug addicts to collect welfare benefits, this will just prove that we do not care if this behavior continues or not. There should be a way to make sure that welfare money is being used for what its true purpose. Drug testing people who depend on help from the
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Depression, the American welfare system has aided poor and low-income Americans within our nation, giving them opportunities that beforehand would have been impossible. With nearly 1 trillion spent on programs associated with welfare (excluding Social Security, Medicare, or Unemployment Insurance), its continuation for these Americans is vital. However, in recent years, this system has become more abused by those benefiting from it with many stating that a number of welfare recipients are not self-sufficient
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different things that can be said about the subject of drug testing welfare recipients. It can be said that it is unfair, and that may be true. It can also be said that it is justifiable, and this may also be true. In this paper I plan to prove that drug testing welfare recipients is unconstitutional, as well as costly to the state administering such test. Testing the recipients can be considered stereotypical and very demeaning. While making sure welfare funds are used properly, it is too costly and does
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Should drug testing be mandatory to receive welfare? Americans face tough challenges in life, and some may have to apply for financial aid for federal or state funding through rough times such has lost of job or current job not providing enough money pay the bills. Those who do receive assistance, should they be drug tested? There are several Americans who will agree with the drug testing because they feel their tax dollars are being wasted on those who do not qualify for assistance. The welfare
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An Economical Examination of Welfare Reform This section details the concept of drug testing as an eligibility requirement for welfare recipients who receive cash under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The economical ramifications that pertain to this situation include the wants and needs of individuals versus the limited resources of the funds by taxpayers. Sources, data, and popular opinion will show that this requirement will be extremely beneficial for the American
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Mandatory Drug Testing Legislation Mandatory Drug Testing Legislation The subject of our debate is whether or not public assistance recipients should be required to pass a mandatory drug test as a qualifying standard. There are currently twenty seven states considering some type of legislation this year that would require anybody wishing to receive public assistance to pass a drug test in order to do so. While on the surface this type of policy seems to make sense in order to regulate where a
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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients "I'm not downing the welfare system; I just believe that it should be reserved for emergency situations, like people losing their jobs because of the economy and the disabled." Ranee brings up a point that many Americans agree with. The modern welfare system began during the great depression and has grown ever since. Many Americans have become concerned that the welfare system is hugely abused and a majority of the money goes to drugs and alcohol, and that welfare
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BCOM/275 September 10, 2012 Dominic deLacy Article Rebuttal Should Welfare Recipients be tested for Drugs? Author, David Vitter speculates on his beliefs that the testing of welfare recipients for drugs use is what America needs. He believes testing for drug user would “truly” help those in need of assistance from “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families” program renew welfare reform (‘Should Welfare Recipients Be Tested for Drugs?”.2011). Vitter base parts of his argument on the “Robert Wood Johnson
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Benjamin Should Welfare Recipients Be Drug Tested? Learning Team A had a discussion regarding welfare recipients. Should welfare recipients be drug tested? In view of the fact that every individual is entitled to their opinion, this discussion turned out to be a majestic debate. Some were against this while some were for it. Con Side of Debate There is a con side to this debate. Previously, part of learning team A felt that welfare recipients should be drug tested while some
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