I think that there's another key point that's being missed here - Drug testing is expensive.
Your company
chooses compulsory and random drug-testing -
Your company pays for it.
If welfare recipients need to take drug tests to receive welfare -
The taxpayer pays for it.
Huge difference. You're arguing the principal that "the working man [is] held to a higher standard than a welfare recipient" - It's
your company who is holding you to these standards, not the government. Don't like your company's drug policy? Then leave.
Also, if
THIS is your major concern:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sistinas666
Where is the incentive for welfare recipients to work?
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How does drug testing incentivise a person to look for jobs? I do not see the connection at all. If you want to talk about incentives, how about people on welfare/job assistance must "prove" that they are looking for jobs (e.g. doing job searches, going for interviews, going to school to get a degree). I would so much rather spend my tax dollars on case workers who work with welfare families and coach them on job-finding as well as provide them with rehabilitation recommendations (if necessary) instead of drug testing. I believe in teaching/rehabilitation instead of incrimination - Drug tests assume that people on welfare are criminals.
I still don't see how drug testing solves the problem. What are you going to do if someone fails their drug test? Throw them out on the streets? Throw them in jail? It's what we're doing now with the War On Drugs - Spending money to house people who are caught possessing weed - It's pretty ridiculous.
If your core complaint is THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR JOBS then they should have to prove that they are looking for jobs in order to continue welfare. As I mentioned, I'd rather pay for case workers who can provide this support instead of drug testing.
If your core complaint is THEY ARE SPENDING WELFARE MONEY ON DRUGS then perhaps welfare should be distributed more as foodstamps/WIC instead of a check or cash.
I still don't understand how drug testing solves the above.