How much does the food stamps range for those who have received it?

But why waste time and money on administering drug tests for all recipients for that?

Just ensure that they don't spend money on those substances, no need for drug tests.

Thats not true. You need hundreds of dollars a month to feed a family of 3-4. To suggest quitting smoking as a way to replace the support given through food stamps is just plain ignorant and childish. We should be debating why minimum wage is still $7 and why minimum wage isn't enough to support a family in the first place, when there are millions of Americans that are stuck with those wages.

Because if I need to take a drug test to earn my money, they need to take a drug test to receive free money.

Food stamps are very helpful

Never thought of it like that! Very true

That's a policy based on wherever you work, unless you work for the government/government owned businesses.

Sorry I disagree, I know people who get food stamps because it's "free food". Also it's basic financing IMO. If you can't afford to do something you need to cut back until you can afford it.


Well considering every government job does a drug test, people wanting free money from the government should take one as well.

The most unnecessary self-promo.

Edit: Ya'll righties need to chill with the beneficiary bashing. Don't make me pull out the tax evasion statistics vs. beneficiary fraud. Trust me, the rich are doing a lot worse.

I cant stand people who are on FS and use it on junk food i never see them with a single healthy item.

Hmmmmm ... I'm kinda in the grey about this post

sis arent you planning a trip to mexico but dont have a job
you need to cut back

Like if I knew I really needed food stamps, I would quit doing drugs. Like is it really that hard of a concept.

I know a girl that gets like 900 a month then she sells them and her kids are hungry for about 3 weeks to she get them again to do the same damn thing

Gotta keep the discussion going in all aspects of food stamps

I don't mind public assistance, it's just really annoying when you see people taking advantage of it. They may not be living like kings and queens but a lot of them become comfortable with that lifestyle- which is NOT okay. As someone who works and pays taxes, I don't want to see my money going towards helping support someones laziness.

Again, I don't mind my money going towards helping a homeless person getting on their feet, a single mom who just lost her job or a struggling college student; as long as they are actually using the money intelligently. but if you're one of those people that collect like three sources of funding a month and have no intentions of ever getting a job or bettering yourself.. piss off.

(I'm kinda getting off the topic of food stamps here )

In regards to the new title: yes. I think drug screening should be just one of the many tests implemented. I think the entire public assistance/welfare system needs to be much more strict and monitored.

Precisely.

Exactly if you need government assistance like food stamps you need to cut back on non essentials

For all those who say, "All these people take advantage" - think of how many people struggle, work multiple jobs to support their kids, and still can barely make ends meet.

There are far more people in the US who need social assistance (health care, food stamps, education, rent, home ownership, transportation, etc.) than those who have the social assistance and "take advantage."

That makes me sad