It is a myth that people on welfare and food stamps are moral wrecks that abuse drugs and alcohol. Recent statistics from states this year confirm this. Despite this reality, the Trump Administration and governors like Wisconsin's Scott Walker are looking to institute restrictions like drug testing of welfare recipients. This is a waste of millions that could go into Children's Health (No permanent solution on that yet) or education. Maybe we should be equitable and do random drug checks on our public servants or corporate executives whose companies are about to get massive tax cuts. That is only fair. We know a lot of these individuals would already fail an "adultery" test. We should not make life harder for those who have hit a bump in the road. They need our compassion, not our ridicule.
http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-food-stamps-congress-trump-states.html
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/04/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-moving-forward-drug-testing-some-food-stamp-recipients/919635001/
https://thinkprogress.org/states-spend-millions-to-drug-test-the-poor-turn-up-few-positive-results-81f826a4afb7/
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