Saturday, October 8, 2011

Should Food Stamp and Health Insurance recipients have to pass a drug test to be qualified

Should Food Stamp and Health Insurance recipients have to pass a drug test to be qualified?
Assuming there will be health care insurance to offer them.
Other - Politics & Government - 7 Answers
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1 :
and offered a choice of either no public support or close supervision if public support is continued
2 :
no...it'd wind up costing more money in the long run...p-tests and rehab cost money and you just know they'd get rehab or an SSI...and if you took their benefits away they'd turn to stealing to support their habits...and you'd still have to support their kids
3 :
Absolutely.
4 :
absolutely yes. i also think food stamps should be in the form of the WIC program. the WIC program defines the appropriate foods and amount of the appropriate foods per person it covers in a month. EXAMPLE: X number of gallons of milk; X number of boxes of approved cereal; X number of cartons of eggs... etc...
5 :
should be mandated even if it doesn't pass
6 :
yes...and... produce certified copies of birth certificates and or immigration papers a tax Id # . NO stamps (or other state/Fed subsidized services) until the STATE issuing the Food Stamps has received a response from ALL states, territories and agencies that tracks(taxes) Americans living abroad. Too many dead people receive stuff and vote. Did you know that there is NO electronic data base for birth death records?? (states 4 yrs have gotten Fed $ to convert their records but legislatures tend to redirect the funds ) ....So John Q dies in TX..gets a death certificate from TX..but he was born in OH -->Texas does NOT notify OH ...Since OH still thinks John Q is alive , any "request for the birth certificate is just a small fee. Mike dies -his spouse fails to notify who ever is sending his retirement/pension/benefit check... ...ID theft is bug business..many victims only find out when they get billed, or told that they have maxed out on their health caps..etc Food stamps were originally designed to be a temp help for those struggling to find employment . Over the years it has morphed into a program that is easily manipulated.( work a few weeks/stop showing up get "fired" apply for workman's comp,food stamps ..etc I dont think people especially kids should go hungry but the system needs to be cleaned up !
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WORKS FOR ME !!!!!!!! THAT WAS THE PROBLEM IN SAN FRANCISCO...... THE JUNKIES WERE USING THEIR WELFARE MONEY UP THEIR NOSE WITHIN 24 HOURS AND DOING IT IN THE OPEN...... CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVING HUMAN FECES AND URINE ALL OVER YOUR FRONT DOOR AND FINDING SOMEONE SLEEPING THERE ???? NOW THEY GET THEIR WELFARE IN THE FORM OF HOUSING, DRUG AND COUNSELING...... IF NOT.......NOTHING....... THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK

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