Comments on: Lawsuit Seeks To Block Welfare Recipient Drug Tests

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:09:45 +0000

And on another note, the abuse of these programs is beyond everyone’s wildest comprehension. I work in a grocery store and see foodstamps abused daily. I go to school full time, work part time and pay for all my bills and food with no state assistance. Which is DAMN hard. But whats most unfair is that I’ve been denied foodshare because I’m a working student that doesn’t always meet the required number of hours to be eligible. Yet it turns out, if I didn’t work or go to school, I would just get it. Seem’s i have to get knocked up to get help buying food. Alas, I’ll just eat cheap and try to make ends meet. Like everyone else.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:04:48 +0000

@ Robin. Birth control is free from family planning services offered in multiple states. I know because I got it for a few year when I couldn’t afford it, and I wanted to be responsible. Better I let the state pay for my pills then give me WIC and foodstamps for kids. TEST EVERYONE. Like everyone’s said, if you’ve got nothing to hide

By: kay

kay — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:48:52 +0000

the way i see it if you are having a hissy fit then you must be doing drugs. if you have nothing to hide whats the big deal? and i read that they are only doing this for those who are asking for money not for foodstamps or medicare so again what does that tell you? i no of people who are on drugs that are getting foodstamps and a check while i have to earn my money they are sitting up high somewhere with no care in the world except how they are gonna get more money to get high on. this results to breakins and robbery so yeah i think its time this happen and if they fail the test then no money for them.

By: tennelle

tennelle — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:51:01 +0000

This idea has been the best. It is great they are trying to do this. There is so many drug dealers out there getting assistant that doesn’t need it and hurting the ones that do. From my understanding they apply get the benefits then overturn the FREE government money for drugs. Please let this one be a winner.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:05:26 +0000

@ Susan- How is birth control free? The only people I know who get birth control free are elementary and middle school students.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:43:18 +0000

Oh I forgot to say
“The ACLU is like the big brother or sister you never wanted, always there causing problems for you when you think things are finally going right”

The ACLU causes more harm than good!!

By: joe

joe — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:38:38 +0000

If I am subject to random or even scheduled drug testing and HAVE A JOB……
(even the government does this FED & State)
why not make it the same for those with out a job seeking assistance?????
this seems like a no brainer ,
but some think we should give it all away for nothing and require nothing to recieve it!!!!
it is time to make some decent laws that make sense for once…..

By: DJS

DJS — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:55:54 +0000

I think that anyone who gets assistance from the state SHOULD be tested. Because I can tell you of several people right now that are receiving assistance that are doing drugs and uses the assistance they receive to get these drugs. Then you have the ones out there that could really use the help and can’t get it. I can only pray that the lawsuit is dismissed!

By: susan

susan — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:54:36 +0000

OH please!!! If I have to pee in a cup to keep my job and collect my pay that I ACTUALLY WORKED to EARN, then welfare and all other government program recipients can pee in a cup to keep collecting MY dang money (via taxes) that they DONT HAVE TO WORK AND EARN. These programs are so widely abused and misused its ridiculous. If you cant afford to feed and clothe and care for kids with your OWN money from your OWN JOB, then DONT HAVE THEM. Birth control is free and there is also something called restraint and common decency. Taxpayers are just plum SICK of this crap. Yes, there are a FEW who actually need and deserve TEMPORARY assistance, but the problem is that its hardly ever temporary. There are a few who are truly disabled through no fault of their own and are unable to work ANY kind of job….but yall would be shocked at the fraud and abuse. We have generations of this crap…and fraud and abuse is rampant. Right here just in Atmore, welfare, wic, food stamps, disability, etc etc.. is widely abused and misused. The whole dang system needs scrapped. Yes, drug test anyone who recieves any kind of assistance or govt programs….just as those of us who are EMPLOYED must do!!!!!

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:45:30 +0000

What is the difference between drug testing for tax funded cash assistance and a field sobriety test / breathalyzer to drive?
When you get a drivers license, you give consent to be tested or lose your license.