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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Some places drug test if you receive food stamp cards, and/or vouchers...
...you think they ain't gonna require drug testing for cash payments?!
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The whole point of going this direction is to eliminate coercion, increase efficiency, and stop treating the poor as if they're children. I know the GOP loves to punish the poor but that impulse may not run so deep with the population at large. Interesting factoid from the article: "...and in Arizona 87,000 screenings between 2009 and 2012 yielded one positive test result."
One of the great worries with welfare is the suppression of motivation to work. I see the flip side, we all know talented people whose life circumstances prevent them from taking a chance on their dream. How many people have the energy to start their small business while working full time at MallWart?