[quote=So Boerd]
The point is not to save money, the point is to save people from poverty. Every person we give welfare to who uses drugs, we are , not helping.Drug tests should be expanded for public assistance to include nicotine and alcohol.
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Not necessarily.
If people are so hooked on drugs to use welfare money on it, they're bound to invest money in it even when denied welfare.
Which means they're still hurting in terms of food, shelter, clothing and power.