Drug Testing Arguments

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As many have heard discussed on the news, there is much debate about the new law to require welfare recipients to under go drug testing. While there are many states to follow this law, there is still much deliberation on whether this law is ethical or unjust. A recent Rasmussen poll showed that 53 percent of American’s believed that recipients should be tested before receiving benefits, 13 percent supported random testing, and 29 percent thought testing should be used only if there was a reasonable suspicion of illegal drug use. The aspect on discipline resulted in 70 percent believing recipients who are found using illegal drugs should have their benefits cut off and 58 percent believe the rule should be one strike and you’re cut off. Florida, being the first state to pass the law, decided that applicants who test positive for controlled substances will either have to complete a substance-abuse program or be banned from receiving benefits for a year. While Missouri, who was next to pass the law, requires only those…show more content…
For me, this issue hits a spot. I am not in any way a drug user, but I have found myself requiring the assistance of welfare. I know how easy it is for someone to receive cash assistance and use it as they please, but I also know what it’s like to have a job and pay taxes. I believe that this law will enforce personal responsibility and make people be held accountable for their actions. Most jobs require drug testing, whether it’s annual or random, so why shouldn’t someone who is not working for their income also be drug tested? I don’t believe that this law should in any way be unjust or unethical. If anyone should think that this law would unethical, unfair or immoral, I ask them then how ethical, fair and moral is it for tax payers hard earned dollars be paying for someone else’s next

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