07-11-2008, 08:42 AM
Zee Wrote:Bo Nerdasuck Wrote:I believe that people on food stamps should have mandatory random drug tests. And if they get busted then they're not allowed their stamps any longer.
1 small step.
My initial thought was, "Who is going to pay for the drug testing?" I don't think I even completed the thought before I realized the money saved on not giving the ones who fail the tests would exceed the cost of drug testing.
Food Stamps are usually given per family though. Would you drug test every person in the family and if only one failed would you deny the entire family?
Zee,
I would venture to say that it wouldn't be necessary to drug test the entire family. lol
Mainly because if the person getting the stamps is not on drugs there's a decent chance the person is really using the stamps for the correct reasons.
This thinking faulters when you have people buying beer and cigs though....so I'm not sure what the hell to do.
Can they not audit these people who use the debit cards? Unless they buy beer and cigs in bulk, with one swipe, then I think you'd be able to monitor 4 dollar and 15-20 dollar purchases. Then send someone to their house. lol
But then you run into how much money is it going to cost to do all this monitoring.
The system is simply 'effed up.