Drug testing for those on Welfare? Your thoughts?

[SciFiBoy]

Onyxmeth said:

SciFiBoy said:

Onyxmeth said:

SciFiBoy said:

SamuelRSmith said:
The Gov't is giving these people money so that they can live, not so that they can buy a huge-ass TV and fags whilst their kids have tatty clothes that are two sizes too small.

If you want to mistreat your kids, get a job (I'm kidding with this line, of course).

How is it not a good idea?

 

how about the right to privacy?

They've given up that right when they accepted the money. It wasn't warned. It was given. If I give somebody money for something specific like rent or groceries I'm going to make sure a new flat screen TV doesn't show up in their house either. We're also giving a lot of money to companies as handouts because of this recession. We gave them privacy and a lot of places blew the money on things they shouldn't have. Should they keep their privacy also with money that was given to them for a specific purpose or should the government step in and make sure the money goes where it's supposed to?

 

 

so, people on benefits deserve no rights?

youre also making the assumption that ALL people on benefits misuse the money and abuse there kids, which is utter nonsense

For someone that hates getting misrepresented so much, you sure are good at doing it yourself.

1. I never said they deserve no rights. I said they don't deserve the right to privacy in the context that the government can check or monitor how the money they personally hand the person is being spent. This helps to make sure the right people are getting the money and can cut down on abusers. There's a very simple solution for those that have a problem with being told how to spend their handouts, don't accept them and find your own work.

2. I never assumed all people on benefits are abusers. Show me where in my topic I said that. Some people are abusers, and the government should have a way to find them out and kick them off the program in favor of someone that will not abuse a handout.

 

I dont like people mispending there benefits anymore than you, but i dont think its fair to tell them how to spend money, however, if you suggest that rather than money, we give them a home, food enough to live off healthily (more if they really need it) and the means to seek employment (transportation, like a bus pass, rail pass, etc) thats fine, but if you give people money, then you have to accept they may spend it on things they dont need