Drug Testing For Those on Welfare

Great Petition, the savings from this alone will reduce our debt...

i work in store, and have seen many drug addicts use food card while drug hubby pays cash for everything else. i work hard, but iam also on assistance. makes me mad these people get away with this.

I strongly agree they should drug test people who get public assistance. I know someone who has been getting all the public assistance (welfare, food stamps, medicaid, ssi, disability, section 8) for at least 11 years. The reason she gets ssi and disability is because she stoled a drug dealers crack and the guy found her and beat her in the head. All this lady does is drugs, she has been reported a many, many times but social services does nothing. Her head injury is not nearly as bad as she says it is, she just tells the doctors that and ssi that so she can get free money, She is very much able to work. She also has 5 warrants for her arrest in 5 different counties back from the 1990's. I t really ****es me off that she gets away with so much, and still gets all the public assistence she wants, so I am 100000% for drug test. If anyone as any more advice for me on what to do about her let me know, Thanks

I, AS A UNION LABORER AM SUBJECT TO SPOT TESTING...IF ALCOHOL IS SUSPECTED, I CAN AND WILL BE GIVEN A BREATH TEST....IF AN INJURY OCCURS...IM OBLIGATED TO A 10 PANEL OR BLOOD TEST AND BREATH TEST! THIS IS A MANDATORY TERM IN OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND AS A CONDITION OF CONPANY EMPLOYMENT! THEREFORE I FEEL THAT IF I, AS A TAX PAYING, HARD WORKING AMERICAN AM REQUIRED TO REMAIN DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE, THEN THOSE LAZY, LEACHING, DRUG ABUSING, DRUNKEN CRIMINALS THAT MAKE A CAREER OF WORKING THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME!!!! THERE SHOULD BE NO WARNING, AS WITH ME, THERE SHOULD BE NO CONCESSIONS, IF YOU FAIL, YOURE DONE!!! NO QUESTIONS ASKED! IF YOURE ON ANY NARCOTIC MEDS, IT BEST BE ABLE TO BE PROVEN ON THE SPOT THAT THESE ARE YOUR RX AND THATS FINAL!!! IM SICK TO DEATH OF BUSTIN MY*****TO PAY PHENOMINAL TAXES TO SUPPORT CRIMINALS WHO EXTORT THE SYSTEM! EX: IM IN PATHMARK...A WOMAN WITH 5 OR 6 KIDS IN TOW IS PAYING IN FRONT OF ME FOR 2 OVERFLOWING CARTS OF FOOD WITH STAMPS AND VOUCHERS AND SOME WIC DEBIT THING....WALKS OUT, JUMPS IN HER GOD DAMN HUMMER N SPARKS UP A BLUNT....IF U DONT KNOW...SHE WAS SMOKIN WEED IN A SHINEY NEW EXPENSIVE*****RIDE W A BUNCH OF KIDS IN THE CAR...PUMPIN HER LOUD STEREO N ALL! I LOST MY DAMN MIND!!! THIS IS JUST 1 OF MAAAANY STORIES OVER THE YRS!!! NOW...ILL BE DAMNED IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO GENUINELY NEED ASSISTANCE AND CANT GET IT BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS CORRUPT N ALLOWS FOR CRIMINALS TO EXTORT N WORK IT....THIS IS THEIR JOB...AND GOD DAMMIT I WORK TOOOOO HARD N PAY TAXEZ THRU MY*****TO ALLOW CRIMINALS TO LIVE LARGE ON MY DIME!!!! THIS GOEZ FOR WIC, SECTION 8, FOOD STAMPS, HOUSING, MEDICAID....ALL SHOULD B SUBJECT TO UNANNOUNCED, UNCONDITIONAL SPOT TESTING! IF U REFUSE...ITS OVER...FAIL...OVER...ALSO I BELIEVE WE SHOULD ALLOW GOVT AGENCIES TO DO WALK THRUS IN GOVT SUBSIDISED HOUSING TO INSURE THEYRE NOT RUNING DRUGS OR ALLOWING OUTSIDERS TO DWELL THERE!!! IM SICK TO DEATH OF THESE PARASITIC LAZY CRIMINALS GETTING OVER...IT MUST CHANGE AND NOW!!!!

I think it is ridiculous that the people who really need the help from the government and have proven that they work hard and just need that little bit of help to get back on their feet keep getting denied. When there are drug addicted people walking into welfare offices gettin food stamps, insurance, and whatever they need. Someone please tell me how that makes sense, and why we continue to support these people who are abusing the system.

My husband and I are now experiencing the nightmare of trying to recieve so-called "help" from welfare. I've become diabled and haven't been able to work for two years and my husband is currently laid off, we have one child left living with us out of five. I'm 50, my husband's 43 and this is the first time we're asking for help. Have been denied all but a small amount of food stamps, while witnessing drug addicts going there to the welfare office and recievilng all help. In the meantime, we are very close to losing our home. This is all very frustrating and pathetic of a system. I can't understand what's happened to our country. It's definitely not helping the right people.

I fully agree,drug testing, and making those on welfare go to school or get jobs. Nothing in this world is free. They should be accountable for the food stamps & other programs, I know mothers who pay debts using the food stamp cards, lie to welfare that fathers aren't around when they are living right there, mothers taking advantage of day care while they sleep all day...