When we don't know how to control ourselves it is necessary to make some changes. There have always been and always will be consequences for our actions when we don't know when to stop. Americans are greedy in so many ways, especially when it comes to getting assistance from the government. A good portion of the United States receives assistance. There are also people who don't use that assistance, which is great. The government has established assistance for those in need, but they must follow established guidelines to receive or continue to receive it. Some use it wisely and others abuse it. When the government started seeing people use that assistance for unnecessary things like medications, it stepped in. Now that people who want to apply for assistance or continue with it are required to take a drug test/drug screening test. Some of these people think it is irrelevant to do so. So the question boils down to this question: Should people who receive care or want to receive care take drug tests? The law requires random testing of anyone with a drug crime conviction in the past 10 years. For failing a drug test once, the beneficiary's benefits are reduced by 30%. By defaulting twice, the beneficiary is permanently disqualified from receiving his or her benefits. The law applies to those receiving benefits under general state assistance. The law was strengthened in 2012 with a provision to share data on convicted drug offenders between state corrections departments and human services. Which then also led to further debate about the law. The aim is to prevent welfare fraud. “We don't want to see generous, well-intentioned welfare dollars going to children and used instead for drugs.” says Rep. Steve Drazkowski. Agreement... halfway through... to introduce a bill to amend a state law that requires random drug testing on welfare recipients who have recently been convicted of a drug crime." The law burdens the county welfare system, already stressed, and costs more time and money than it will save. The role of county welfare is to follow the law, not to redefine it. Moran once again encourages the general public to see the beneficiaries of the welfare through a “negative lens” and says there are other, better ways to support families As Congress races ahead of the year to find common ground on extending unemployment benefits, drug testing of those benefit recipients. they herald an argument ripe for compromise. As it stands now, should welfare recipients be subjected to drug testing? Works Cited www.debate.org www.usnews.com www.Huffingtonpost.com www.minnpost.com www.aclu .org www.ncsl.org