By: Kim Smith on April 2, 2016 at 6:20am

One state is working to cut down on residents who abuse the welfare system, and you can bet it has those who mooch off the system fighting mad.

On March 30, new legislation in Mississippi required recipients receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week.

In addition to actually working for benefits, the state Senate also passed a bill to require some welfare recipients to undergo drug testing by July 1.

The law will require applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to answer questions evaluating their likelihood of substance abuse. Should they be deemed to be at risk, they will have to take a drug test.

A positive test result would require recipients to undergo substance abuse treatment. A second positive test would prevent them from receiving further benefits 90 days.

A third positive test would prevent benefits for up to a year.

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant “will help make a positive difference for families impacted by substance abuse.”

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It’s no doubt a future that includes working and possibly having to take a drug test has some welfare leeches up in arms, but that is exactly what needs to happen to stop the widespread abuse taking place.

Mississippi has the highest percentage of its population receiving federal aid — 45.3 percent, according to TaxFoundation.org. That means almost half of the state is depending on the tax dollars of the rest of the population, and there’s no way a state can flourish with those kind of numbers.



Forcing recipients to work or volunteer as well as submit to a drug test are steps in the right direction for Mississippi to curb the amount of abuse going on. Other states have put similar policies into action and now the rest of the country needs to follow their example.

H/T Mad World News

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