Welfare Recipients Could Face Mo. Drug Testing

[taimaishu123]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Federal welfare recipients could be subject to drug testing in order to keep their benefits.The Missouri House Tuesday gave final passage and sent to the governor a bill that requires recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to take drug tests when directed by case workers.If they test positive, the adult will lose his or her TANF payment for three years. The recipient can continue to receive payments if they agree to enroll in a six-month drug treatment program. If the recipient is suspended from the program, family payments will continue but will be sent to a third party.The bill also mandates that cards used by TANF recipients to access payments carry a photo identification. The bill faced strong opposition from House Democrats, but in the end, 16 Democrats voted in favor of the bill that passed by a 113-34 vote.- Missouri News Horizon''

http://www.kctv5.com/politics/27840887/detail.html

finally! i hope this passes. i see a lot of people in my line of work that need to be drug tested and this would force peoples hands in getting their lives together. now if only they drug tested for unemployment..

and i consider myself a democrat. haha.

 

[taimaishu123]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Federal welfare recipients could be subject to drug testing in order to keep their benefits.The Missouri House Tuesday gave final passage and sent to the governor a bill that requires recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to take drug tests when directed by case workers.If they test positive, the adult will lose his or her TANF payment for three years. The recipient can continue to receive payments if they agree to enroll in a six-month drug treatment program. If the recipient is suspended from the program, family payments will continue but will be sent to a third party.The bill also mandates that cards used by TANF recipients to access payments carry a photo identification. The bill faced strong opposition from House Democrats, but in the end, 16 Democrats voted in favor of the bill that passed by a 113-34 vote.- Missouri News Horizon''

http://www.kctv5.com/politics/27840887/detail.html

finally! i hope this passes. i see a lot of people in my line of work that need to be drug tested and this would force peoples hands in getting their lives together. now if only they drug tested for unemployment..

and i consider myself a democrat. haha.

 

[proper english]

Originally Posted by taimaishu123

finally! i hope this passes.

couldn't have said it better myself. 

 

[proper english]

Originally Posted by taimaishu123

finally! i hope this passes.

couldn't have said it better myself. 

 

[coldcity]

wow.....not well this will end

 

[mytmouse76]

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

 

[coldcity]

wow.....not well this will end

 

[mytmouse76]

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

 

[coldcity]

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

i wonder how they will handle these type if issues...whos the 3rd party....

 

[coldcity]

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

i wonder how they will handle these type if issues...whos the 3rd party....

 

[bns1201]

they need to have drug tests and have their money tracked. theres going to be a report on my local news about how welfare recipients use the money at casinos

 

[bns1201]

they need to have drug tests and have their money tracked. theres going to be a report on my local news about how welfare recipients use the money at casinos

 

[mytmouse76]

Originally Posted by ColdCity

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

i wonder how they will handle these type if issues...whos the 3rd party....

yeah...wonder if they'll test the 3rd party...

and once that third party doesn't get the money to the family #%$$ will hit the fan
  

 

[mytmouse76]

Originally Posted by ColdCity

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

i wonder how they will handle these type if issues...whos the 3rd party....

yeah...wonder if they'll test the 3rd party...

and once that third party doesn't get the money to the family #%$$ will hit the fan
  

 

[chuck67]

Good

 

[chuck67]

Good

 

[nawth21]

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

Yup. Take drugs, enroll in program, drop out, have payments sent to grandma, continue doing drugs

 

[nawth21]

Originally Posted by mytmouse76

at first i was like 'what about the kids' but i see it will be sent to a third party so i dont see a problem with this...

Yup. Take drugs, enroll in program, drop out, have payments sent to grandma, continue doing drugs

 

[furrell]

There's nothing wrong with this. Hope that this program has success so that other cities and states will implement it.

The only loophole present is the third party. Who is the third party? If its family then the program will be a waste imo.

 

[furrell]

There's nothing wrong with this. Hope that this program has success so that other cities and states will implement it.

The only loophole present is the third party. Who is the third party? If its family then the program will be a waste imo.

 

[taimaishu123]

Originally Posted by bns1201

they need to have drug tests and have their money tracked. theres going to be a report on my local news about how welfare recipients use the money at casinos

i personally know of a guy who has been getting unemployment for 7 months a puts it ALL in the casino. and he SUCKS in poker.

me and a friend dont like him so we are thinking about blowing the whistle on him to the department of labor. the dept of labor says you have to put at least 3 applications in a week to be considered actively looking for work. not only has he not been doing this, he turned down a job because he said it would mess with his unemployment

 

[taimaishu123]

Originally Posted by bns1201

they need to have drug tests and have their money tracked. theres going to be a report on my local news about how welfare recipients use the money at casinos

i personally know of a guy who has been getting unemployment for 7 months a puts it ALL in the casino. and he SUCKS in poker.

me and a friend dont like him so we are thinking about blowing the whistle on him to the department of labor. the dept of labor says you have to put at least 3 applications in a week to be considered actively looking for work. not only has he not been doing this, he turned down a job because he said it would mess with his unemployment

 

[OrangeBlueGarden]

wow i hope you keep an eye on your cousins

 

[OrangeBlueGarden]

wow i hope you keep an eye on your cousins

 

[rashi]

So the government is going to drug test people getting Welfare, but spend money to harvest Heroin in Afghanistan?