Governor Approves Drug Testing People On Welfare ?
Under the program, People who are on Welfare will have to provide a Drug Test. Whoever Refuses to Take the Test will Not be getting them Welfare Checks for 6 Months ! Click Read More To Check Out the Details !!
Governor Approves Drug Testing People On Welfare
If Your Drug Test Comes Up Positive, then you will be referred to special help program. If someone doesn’t want to be in the program or fails to put in a periodic drug test under the program, their Welfare will be TERMINATED !. Benefits can come back after a person passes a substance abuse drug test.
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“We want to remove the barriers that are keeping people from getting good jobs, supporting their families and living independently,” Snyder said in a press release. “This pilot program is intended to help ensure recipients get the wrap-around services they need to overcome drug addiction and lead successful lives. We’ll then have opportunity to assess effectiveness and outcomes.”
Governor Approves Drug Testing People On Welfare
Opponents of the legislation, including the Michigan League for Public Policy, have said similar programs in some other states haven’t saved taxpayers money. The nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency estimated a statewide program would cost just about $700,000 to $3.4 million DAMN!, while potentially saving $370,000 to $3.7 million in caseload reductions.The American Civil Liberties Union has said the program would promote ugly stereotypes of poor people and discriminate against a group that doesn’t use drugs at a rate significantly higher than the general population.
“We give out tax credits to schools, we give out tax credits to students, we give out tax credits to police and fire departments,” Sen. Vincent Gregory, D-Southfield, said earlier this year on the Senate floor. “And yet the only group that we are now saying is subject to drug screening are the poor — the poorest of the poor.”
Govevor Approves Drug Testing People On Welfare
