Posted on 12/20/2016 1:16:18 PM PST by kevcol
Walker has long supported drug testing food stamp recipients, a policy he and Republican lawmakers approved in 2015 that has since been blocked by a federal court. Federal law does not allow states to impose drug tests on recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, better known as food stamps.
"We have been forced to delay our implementation and are optimistic your administration will give states like Wisconsin the flexibility to provide the accountability the taxpayers demand," Walker said in his letter.
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Love your Eight Days of Trumpas song, LOL!
True. So it depends on what percentage of recipients test positive. I'm not saying it isn't a good idea, but it might make sense to do a test in one area first and see what the results are. But then I guess that's why we have states.
"If drug testing stops ONE person form using drugs then the cost is worth it!" sounds like the kind of argument leftists make. I say, not necessarily. In any case, if someone's truly addicted they aren't going to stop over food stamps.
Any person, elected, appointed, or impoverished, at any level of government who is compensated via taxation should be required to pass a drug test. I would also include those that practice in the ‘law’ business. Doctors, lawyers and Indian chiefs.
Constitutionally low-information Walker, probably neither Trump, seem to understand that the states have never expressly constitutionally delegated to the feds the specific power to tax and spend for vote-winning welfare purposes.
So if patriots worked with Trump to put a stop to unconstitutional federal taxes, then the states would probably find a tsunami of new revenues to pay for things like state welfare programs after candidates for such programs passed the state drug test.
I think it would be more taxpayer-efficient, instead of drug testing, to implement a work requirement, similar to what Maine has.
If you want to take taxpayer money to feed your drug habit, so-be-it. It will only be a short period, as the system then weeds you out.
That's on the parents, not the taxpayers.
Drug test all direct recipients of tax funds, government employees, all levels. Every three months for welfare, every six months for employees. Background check all government employees annually.
Call me cruel. I think all who get anything "free" from our government should be tested for drug usage. If parents care enough for their children they would stop the drugs.
Other option would be to have only certain items available on FS. yes, no ice cream or soda.
This sounds good in theory, but in other states the practice did not go well. Florida ended up spending millions of dollars on testing to stop a few hundred people from collecting EBT. I am at work and can’t research it right now, but they ended up spending ten times more drug testing, than they stopped paying out in EBT.
If its truly about cutting costs and saving money, it makes no sense.
>>> I don’t think drug testing is proper. Too many kids take the hit.
>>That’s on the parents
OK, but do you then take the children out of homes where the parents test positive? Do you place them in the foster care system?
That is not how I look at it. If they are going to abuse drugs, I should not have to subsidize their life style.
If they want to destroy themselves by using drugs, they can do so without my money.
Way back when, when I was taught civics, Congress used to be responsible for passing laws. Not the President. The President is supposed to sign the laws, not write them with a cell phone and a pen.
So shouldn't Congress fix this situation, by passing a new law? Or is that some old-fashioned notion of how the American form of government is supposed to work?
Ok, so you called me a LIBtard. Wow. Persuasive.
I really do not care if we give food stamps to druggies with children. Trust me, kids of drug addicts starve enough. Now welfare such as WIC and cash payments I would agree with you.
If parents care enough for their children they would stop the drugs.
If this coerces just ONE person form abstaining from drugs then it is worth it.
Fine don't stop drugs and don;t eat on my dime What the hell happened to Free Republic. Libertarians have taken over?
You know, I was around before this was a problem. Poor farms worked ok, so did prisons. There used to be laws against vagrancy and panhandling.
Only an idiot would be against drug testing welfare and food stamp users. Get away from me.
I wonder if drug tests include khat? SNAP iwould save millions in Minnesota if that caused the benefits to be revoked.
Must be an urban cowboy.
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