2.  Welfare began during the Great Depression in the 1930s in the United States.  Our country began such a program because of the overwhelming amount of needy people seeking food, clothing, and shelter during this time.  In 1935 this became a federal government responsibility, which it has remained to this day.

3.  I believe welfare participants should be drug tested, just the same as employed individuals, because if you really think about it what’s the good in having a policy requiring a restriction from drugs if it isn’t being enforced.

4.  It could save the tax payers a lot of money in the long-term and millions at that. Drug use is specifically against the agreements signed by welfare participants, so what is the harm in making sure the rules are being enforced and not broken.  It could prevent illicit drug use in the poverty class. If the person fails the drug test, then the welfare money will be cut off leaving no money for the person to take action in such illegal use.  It is just a normal part of life. Many people not on welfare are drug tested so welfare participants should receive the same type of treatment as employed individuals, considering they pay the taxes for them to be apart of such a program.

5.  Some people may consider this a type of discrimination against the poor based on the assumption that people who do not make a lot of money do drugs.  The children will receive most of the benefits from welfare as they rightly deserve it, no matter the poorly decision making of the parent.  This also deprives people of the normal human experience to be able to buy alcohol, cigarettes, or other things that other income classes can afford without a problem.

6.  If welfare participants complain of this being a type of discrimination, then employed individuals could complain of the same thing.  More than likely if people under welfare fail a drug test they are not spending money on children, but instead on drugs.  If people fail the drug test then they don’t deserve welfare as they are not living the normal human experience as everyone else in other income classes do.

7.  Topic- Drug Testing for Welfare  This could save taxpayers a lot of money in the long-term, it could prevent illicit drug use in the poverty class, and it is just a normal part of life.  This reassures tax payers that their money is being put to good use, it gives to those who are most deserving of such a program, and it shows fairness among all social classes.

8.  http://www.visionlaunch.com/pros-and- cons-of-drug-testing-welfare-recipients/ http://www.visionlaunch.com/pros-and- cons-of-drug-testing-welfare-recipients/  http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in- action/bria-14-3-a-how-welfare-began- in-the-united-states.html http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in- action/bria-14-3-a-how-welfare-began- in-the-united-states.html