"Welfare and unemployment beneficiaries would have to pass a drug test to qualify for programs under an amendment offered Tuesday by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). ".
Well folks, this is something I can agree with. There has been a bit of an uproar over Sen. Hatch suggestion, but it is consistent with every single requirement each state has, to receive benefits you must be willing and able to work, to be employable.
It has been my experience, tho anecdotal, that over 50% of applicants who have been offered jobs at the local Wal-Mart failed their drug tests. Not 50% of all applicants, 50% of those who were actually offered a job.
I disagree with the idea that those who fail the drug test under this proposed law be given free drug counseling. My preference would be to deny their claim and have them come back 90 days later and take the test again. This is a simple matter of personal responsibility. It is a person's choice to use drugs. If you use drugs and are unemployed, you are not eligible for benefits because you are not employable thereby giving a state a reason to deny benefits. It seems to me that requiring a drug test does not need a special law since the requirement to be employable is already part of the statutes.
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