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Wisconsin moves ahead with plan to drug test applicants for food stamps
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:21 pm
What say ye?
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MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker moved ahead Monday with his plans to make Wisconsin the first state to drug test able-bodied adults applying for food stamps, a move blocked by the federal government or found to be unconstitutional when other states have tried.
Wisconsin's plan was approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature more than two years ago, but it languished because it conflicts with federal rules prohibiting states from imposing additional eligibility criteria on food stamp recipients.
Florida had a drug test requirement for food stamp recipients that a federal appeals court blocked in 2014, finding it violated constitutional protections against unreasonable searches. Walker filed a federal lawsuit in 2015 seeking approval to test food stamp applicants, but it was rejected because then-President Barack Obama's administration had not yet formally rejected the state's request to do the testing.
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Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:22 pm to L.A.
One way to handle the current drug problem
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:23 pm to L.A.
Every damn state should.
They should so the same for unemployment if the aren't already doing so, and pretty much any other form of government assistance.
They should so the same for unemployment if the aren't already doing so, and pretty much any other form of government assistance.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:23 pm to L.A.
I say, go nationwide with it! Just one more way to eliminate some of the deficit everyone talks about.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:23 pm to L.A.
Should be a no-brainer.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:23 pm to L.A.
Support
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:25 pm to L.A.
I like it but what’s the cost to the state to test all these peoples?
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:25 pm to L.A.
Always been a rousing success everywhere else they tried it 
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:26 pm to L.A.
I'm glad Action T1 has passed, soon we can begin the next few phases.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:27 pm to mostbesttigerfanever
quote:
I like it but what’s the cost to the state to test all these peoples?
Per person?
Cheaper than an obamaphone.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:27 pm to JuiceTerry
The article says Wisconsin is the first state to do it.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:27 pm to L.A.
Gonna need some cost/benefit analysis before I can agree to it fully. How much money is saved from not giving out food stamps vs how much it cost to drug test large number of people.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:27 pm to L.A.
You are a government employee when receiving funds, money, or any type payment. There should be no problem being drug tested! Every state should do it.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:30 pm to L.A.
I'm not a huge fan of welfare. Unless it's going to children, elderly people or those who are truly disabled, I'm against it, period. That being said, didn't Florida already prove that it costs more to test than they save? Most people on welfare aren't on drugs. They're just lazy POS.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:31 pm to loustuni
quote:And every other government employee should be tested, too!
You are a government employee when receiving funds, money, or any type payment. There should be no problem being drug tested! Every state should do it.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:31 pm to JuiceTerry
Agreed
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:33 pm to kcon70
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Cheaper than an obamaphone.
A program that has been around for over two decades. Not sure how it got that moniker. It came about during Reagan's presidency. It should also be eliminated.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:34 pm to Wildcat In Germany
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It came about during Reagan's presidency. It should also be eliminated.
There were cellphones during the Reagan era?
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:34 pm to L.A.
quote:Maybe for food stamps I guess. They're just going to waste a lot of money, but that's their problem.
The article says Wisconsin is the first state to do it.
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:34 pm to parrothead
Saliva test are dirt cheap.
But seriously, people are questioning the cost of a drug test versus the multiple hundreds of dollars given per month on food stamps?
But seriously, people are questioning the cost of a drug test versus the multiple hundreds of dollars given per month on food stamps?
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