Scribbles of An Ape

Recently there have been thoughts about drug testing people who receive welfare. In the article "States Adding Drug Test as Hurdle for Welfare"A. G. Sulzberger discusses the many views on drug testing welfare recipients. In my opinion drug testing welfare recipients is completely logical. You can choose to believe whatever you want when it comes to drugs and people who receive welfare. Whether you believe this or not, it still makes perfect sense to test anyone who receives welfare just to be safe. Just as discussed in the article I do believe that it is highly unlikely that people on welfare are doing drugs. Of course they don't receive much money as it is so why would they even think to do drugs. This statement makes a valid point but so does the statement if you can make ends meet you can find a way to get a fix. If people really are not doing drugs and receiving welfare it will still be okay. The article speaks about a 40 dollar fee for your drug test and being refunded that money if you pass. If this is really the case then you should be okay with finding the forty dollars to only be refunded it. However if you are using drugs then you shouldn't be on welfare at all. You can pay for drugs but you aren't capable of pay for food and a home. That in itself is ridiculous. The drug tests will allow for people who shouldn't be on welfare to be singled out. One article reads "Thirty-two applicants failed the test and more than 7,000 have passed, according to the Department of Children and Families"(Associated Press), when considering this text you'll realize that most people aren't on drugs. After noticing this you can understand why people can get over the fact of drug testing because they know they will able to pass. We as citizens should also be for this decision so we aren't paying tax dollars for some druggies. Testing welfare recipients should be mandatory because it could down on tax payers money being wasted and getting people out of the welfare system.