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Yes, they should.

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No, they shouldn't.

@Dec '12 c 250 comments V 507 votes

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HMB1114 voted

v Yes, they should.
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mikev9359

v Yes, they should.

If government employees must take drug tests then I believe anyone receiving government aide should also be subject to these drug tests.

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9MileTrucking voted

v Yes, they should.
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robbob280 endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
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rafi2801 endorsed MelissaBoteachK

v No, they shouldn't.
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Orville voted

v Yes, they should.
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doodadson endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
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May 19
DesignerLM voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 19
HawkTheSlayer voted

v Yes, they should.
May 18
MouseD voted

v Yes, they should.
May 18
doggie_luv voted

v Yes, they should.
May 18
tomtheterrible endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
May 17

JohnnyDee

v Yes, they should.

If the average joe has to submit to drug testing to WORK for money, welfare recipients should have to submit to drug testing to NOT WORK while having the WORKING mans money handed to him for free!

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May 17
DrSilicon voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 17
bendrewhunt endorsed MelissaBoteachK

v No, they shouldn't.
May 17
Zach endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
May 16
Bill2E endorsed Truthinesss

v Yes, they should.
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May 16
Obsidion endorsed MelissaBoteachK

v No, they shouldn't.
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May 16
Dumee endorsed liam

v Yes, they should.
May 16
Bob72370 voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 14
AlexNWA endorsed kosmik

v No, they shouldn't.
May 14

JTHEM

v Yes, they should.

Generally I agree but there are other issues. So what drugs are we testing them for and why are we? Street drugs, Oxycontin, Pot, what? What else is attached to the testing? Loss of food benefits, kids, housing?

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May 14
littlewolf8469 voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 14
n1wp endorsed riverboatwife

v Yes, they should.
May 14

Nurse8493

v Yes, they should.

Drugs might be the root of their problem.

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May 14

cowboy67

v Yes, they should.

Yes, welfare is for people who need help getting back on their feet. It is not meant to be a lifetime of taking from the hard working taxpayer. If they are wasting my money on drugs, they don't need my money. To those of you who cry what about the children, it's not their fault that their parents are on drugs....The state needs to take these children and either give them to family members or foster homes. A child raised in a drug infested home is NOT healthy! It just leads to the kids having more of a chance in following in their parents footsteps.

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Nemesis3X endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
May 13
silentrunning endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
May 13
jimsnoek voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 13
oldnavyguy88 voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 12

RandPaul4Pres

v Yes, they should.

Not only yes but HELL YES

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May 12
rangerjeff voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 12
Michael_Taylor endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
May 12
warwil630 voted

v Yes, they should.
May 12
LEC endorsed GlenWhitmanK

v No, they shouldn't.
May 12
Fyi1957 endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
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May 12
Rpete endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
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May 11
Gatnos endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
May 10
MarkColwell endorsed MelissaBoteachK

v No, they shouldn't.
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May 10
nagydonnac voted

v Yes, they should.
May 10

whatheheck

v Yes, they should.

If you have to be drug tested to hold a job, you sure as hell should have to to get welfare from my tax dollars.

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May 10
buckleroos endorsed MelissaBoteachK

v No, they shouldn't.
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May 9
Jimbo voted

v No, they shouldn't.
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May 9
Bill voted

v Yes, they should.
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May 9
Brian567899 voted

v Yes, they should.
May 9

DreamStat1c

v No, they shouldn't.

No, drug testing them would cost use more money in lab fees and testing kits than it would save, and if they want to test for drugs test everyone receiving money or aid from the government, including politicians.

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May 8
sml11 endorsed RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.
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that1guy voted

v No, they shouldn't.
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LilliB voted

v Yes, they should.
May 7

PaulUK2901

v No, they shouldn't.

How do 75% of these voters want people who use drugs to stay alive? If you fail a drug test, you don't get money for food? That's really going to work well.

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mikev9359

v Yes, they should.

If government employees must take drug tests then I believe anyone receiving government aide should also be subject to these drug tests.

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May 17

JohnnyDee

v Yes, they should.

If the average joe has to submit to drug testing to WORK for money, welfare recipients should have to submit to drug testing to NOT WORK while having the WORKING mans money handed to him for free!

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May 14

JTHEM

v Yes, they should.

Generally I agree but there are other issues. So what drugs are we testing them for and why are we? Street drugs, Oxycontin, Pot, what? What else is attached to the testing? Loss of food benefits, kids, housing?

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May 14

Nurse8493

v Yes, they should.

Drugs might be the root of their problem.

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May 14

cowboy67

v Yes, they should.

Yes, welfare is for people who need help getting back on their feet. It is not meant to be a lifetime of taking from the hard working taxpayer. If they are wasting my money on drugs, they don't need my money. To those of you who cry what about the children, it's not their fault that their parents are on drugs....The state needs to take these children and either give them to family members or foster homes. A child raised in a drug infested home is NOT healthy! It just leads to the kids having more of a chance in following in their parents footsteps.

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May 12

RandPaul4Pres

v Yes, they should.

Not only yes but HELL YES

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May 10

whatheheck

v Yes, they should.

If you have to be drug tested to hold a job, you sure as hell should have to to get welfare from my tax dollars.

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May 9

DreamStat1c

v No, they shouldn't.

No, drug testing them would cost use more money in lab fees and testing kits than it would save, and if they want to test for drugs test everyone receiving money or aid from the government, including politicians.

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May 7

PaulUK2901

v No, they shouldn't.

How do 75% of these voters want people who use drugs to stay alive? If you fail a drug test, you don't get money for food? That's really going to work well.

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May 14

cowboy67

So you are saying just keep feeding the problem? LOL. Nice, Just roll over and let the problem keep going and going and going!

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May 15

PaulUK2901

@cowboy67 - I just don't live in never-never land! Imagining that just stopping thousands of people's money, and telling them to go starve will improve things, is typical T-Party moonshine. What are these people going to do to survive? Anything, they have to.

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May 15

cowboy67

@PaulUK2901 ...And just turning a blind eye to the situation is typical liberal koolaide! These people already do what they have to do to get their next fix. Being on welfare doesn't pay for the drugs! Yes Pauluk, You DO live in never-never land!

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May 15

PaulUK2901

@cowboy67 I'm not turning a blind eye, just being realistic. That's why the Republics don't win Presidential elections at the moment. They're not dealing with reality.

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May 15

cowboy67

@PaulUK2901 And that is all about to change!

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May 7

Ashley_Steele

v Yes, they should.

Yes they shouldâ¦ if your a junkie in welfare the rest of America don't need to be paying for your bad habitâ¦ if you're responsible and on welfare, then I don't blame you but we need to crack down on people who are just taking handouts and blowing our money

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May 4

ZombieMedic

v Yes, they should.

Shouldn't have welfare to begin with. There are charities if people are that hard up. We don't need government robbing the poor to give to other lazier poor people.

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May 3

cat2009

v Yes, they should.

And proof of job searches if in school report cards attendance records any failure would kick you out of the program.

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May 2

NoAmnestyEVER

v Yes, they should.

Duh!! Ya think? Not only should there be a drug test required, there should be mandatory sterilization as well. And a triple check eVerify system to avoid giving a dime to illegal Mexicans.

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Apr 30

RICKKY

v Yes, they should.

You betcha they should be tested! There shouldn't be ANY if's, and's, or but's about it! They should NOT be exempt and need to be treated as everyone else is. JUST DO IT!!

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Apr 26

BossTweed

v Yes, they should.

Never happen as long as "Gimme Gimme Gimme More and More and More of your Familys hard earned $$$" is out of the White House in 2016.

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Apr 25

ErnestPayne

v No, they shouldn't.

Better to give political candidates an IQ test, history test, geography test, etc. Would save far more money than drug testing the poor.

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Apr 25

AlexMIA

v Yes, they should.

If you're going to get money from the government because you supposedly can buy food or cover expenses, they damn well should make sure you are not blowing it on drugs.

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Apr 25

AlexMIA

*can't*

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Apr 24

Sonny

v No, they shouldn't.

Not until and unless everybody else (business or individual) who gets even one thin dime of public money has to pass one too. And that includes all government contracts, a pay check, an entittlement payment, or even a tax refund....

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Apr 25

USailCapital

So you agree that any drug testing to get a job should be abolished as well ?

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Apr 25

Sonny

@USailCapital Are you talking about government or private sector, for starters. And frankly, in general, yes I would say that the initial "peeing in a cup" is as about as useless as it can possibly get...

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Dec '12

kawalski

v Yes, they should.

If you can come up with the money for illegal drugs then you can come up with money for food.. Americans will be much more comfortable with their tax's being used for welfare programs if they know that their money is not buying drugs for addicts. Finding a way to include alcohol should be included. Welfare is supposed to help people get on their feet, not become more needy.

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Dec '12

RealHonesTruth

v No, they shouldn't.

Gov. Rick Snot in Florida has proven that drug tests only wastes more money. They started doing drug tests to qualify people for Food Stamps and 98% passed the drug test. Over the course of a year, the state spent over a million dollars on the tests and held back on less than ten thousand dollars that would have been given. So in the end, when you do a cost analysis, the state lost over a million dollars.

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RockmartDad36

v Yes, they should.

I have to be drug tested to get a job and make a paycheck and be taxed on that check. Then you should be drug tested in order to receive my tax money for your benifits.

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Apr '12

MelissaBoteach K

Director of Half in Ten at Center for American Progress

v No, they shouldn't.

Drug-testing welfare recipients is a solution in search of a problem. People on assistance have not tested positive for drug use at a higher rate than the average population, and welfare is already subjected to federal and state audits. Numerous studies show that it costs taxpayers huge sums of money to catch even one abuser. Such proposals imply that falling on hard times makes you more likely to abuse drugs, an unfounded claim. Unfortunately, the line between the poor and middle-class is not as impenetrable as some might think. Rather than spending taxpayer dollars on drug-testing struggling families, policymakers should concentrate on putting Americans back to work.

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Apr '12

riverboatwife

v Yes, they should.

As a former welfare recipient and an ex-drug addict, I must vote yes. In Arkansas, we have an awesome welfare system. A 24 month LIFETIME limit, recipients must work or go to school/training,etc. In spite of the top notch program, my life never truly changed until my kids got taken away and I was forced to sober up or lose them forever. In Arkansas, just having children in your home or presence is an assumed consent to a drug test and a FAIL or DENY is grounds to have them taken and/or be prosecuted. Even that is not enough for many people. I credit God and recovery programs like AA & Celebrate Recovery for my sobriety. Addiction is one of the single most important iss...

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Apr '12

GlenWhitman K

Professor of Economics, California State University, Nort...

v No, they shouldn't.

No. Although it may seem reasonable to require welfare recipients to meet certain conditions, being âdrug-freeâ is not one of those conditions. On the contrary, such a condition would simply add fuel to a drug war that is already destructive of our lives and civil liberties. Looking for a better way to reduce the welfare rolls? Try releasing the hundreds of thousands of drug offenders caught in the most expensive welfare system of all: prison.

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May '12

liam

v Yes, they should.

I had to take a drug test for my job, and I can be randomly selected at any time for one. If you want to clean up the welfare system, then start by getting the drug abusers off it!

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May '12

kosmik

v No, they shouldn't.

The moment that every elected lawmaker and appointed leader submit to such testing then and only then can they attempt to ask anyone else to.

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May '12

Truthinesss

v Yes, they should.

The way I see it is this. I have no problem helping people out that need it. But, the money you receive should be, and actually may be going to help the family in question. But if you are doing some sort of drugs instead of using other peoples money to survive, then I don't think you should get to receive it. And I have no problem with drugs, if people want to use, more power to ya. But, when its on my dime, you damn well better not. That money is there for HELP, and whether or not you can afford it outside of welfare, you should take that extra money and use it for what your getting on welfare. Unfortunately, people don't take what they "need", they take all they can...

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May '12

CanadianIndy

v No, they shouldn't.

It's really an infringement of basic civil rights. By requiring this test, you'd be stating that just because you don't like what another person does, that therefore means they're 'unacceptable.'

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Dec '12

Skyclmbr

If you want to throw the 4th amendment out. Why then do we have to be drug tested prior to a job? On another note, why should our tax money go for welfare receivers be able to buy drugs with the money?????? Seriously you "left liberals" are off on your "logical" thinking. No wonder our country is screwed up....

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Dec '12

Keyjo

v No, they shouldn't.

Not until all corporate welfare recipients (CEO's, executives, managers, investors) are required to pee in a cup monthly.

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