im going to disagree with yall on this one. and here's why....
all it would do is punish the children of these "poor" people. some go hungry for their parents bad choices. while other children traumatized by peeing in a cup, for their parents.
is it not the children that this "help" is for?
Let me address this point, because it is a valid one. Unfortunately, IF said parents are users, trust me, the food stamps and welfare money rarely go to their children. You don't think people trade what the state gives 'em for something else? There is a barter system in place if you're a user and have something to trade, including welfare $$.
My experience - I will preface this with this fact - this was years ago and perhaps the rules have changed, but all through high school I worked in a grocery story, small town. Welfare parents that would bring their kids in and use food stamps to buy one or two essentials (we'll say the milk and bread), then, said parents would get CASH as change for the $10 or $20 in food stamps they used. They would turn right around and go buy beer and cigarettes with the change they just received by cashing in those food stamps. Any cash they didn't use went to who-knows-what, but I assure you, it wasn't to feed their kids. So, simply put and in my experiences alone, I saw repeatedly this abuse of welfare dollars. The kids never got all they should, but you can bet your a$$ drunk Mom and Dad did...
IMHO, only those that ARE abusing the system complain at the idea of having to be tested. If you have nothing to hide, why would you care? If you have something to hide, my money's on the simple fact that you ARE abusing the system and your kids are NOT gaining much benefit...it's all about choices, and we all have to make 'em. Be a responsible adult, whether you're gainfully employed or in need of assistance. There's no shame in taking the test unless you have something to hide, and if you have something to hide, think about the people that would greatly benefit from what you're taking advantage of...that applies to the workforce as well as welfare recipients.
:2cents: