People who have SS and Medicaire paid into the system and they -worked- to earn it.
You don’t have to pay diddly squat into anything to get welfare.
Odds are pretty good that *those* people already have been subjected to drug tests.
Hubby worked at the state prison and he had a date with the cup regularly, just like all the other guards and employees.
Before that, he worked for Mack, Pangborn and Fairchild as a welder/metal fabricator.
They all randomly test employees.
Before that, he was a long haul truck driver and had to pass drug screenings all the time.
IMO, if you’re milking the government cow, the cow has a right to make sure your hands are clean.
Not necessarily, plus SS and Medicare tax is just another additional income tax. There's no set aside fund, just an accounting fiction. But let's take your premise as correct, what about those who have drawn more than they paid in?
What about the other government checks I mentioned?
I guess what I'm pointing out is you can't have a well-policed welfare state, without ending up with a police-state with welfare.