This issue presumes some bias.
Is drug dependency voluntary, and if so, evil?
Why not require new applicants to be tested for pregnancy, or STD, or HIV, or alcoholism? What is the purpose of the testing? (I assume to deny benefits).
What you are dealing with is what is the purpose of public assistance?
What about the kids and other dependents of a drug addict?
In my opinion, charity should be given to those who need it, and we don't need a SIN filter. I remember Hester with her scarlet A as a social filter.
My religious values are showing, so I will stop. Charity should come from the heart of a country,given to those in need. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless. I don't recall check to see if they are negroes, Jews, Irish, adulterous women, or drug addicts first.
Isn't public policy an interesting issue?
Should government welfare programs require new applicants for public assistance undergo drug testing?
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