Dave, if a man tests positive for drugs, in my opinion he should be cut off of financial aid. The mother would be free to join up, but as I understand it, welfare benefits are usually in the mothers name. Perhaps if both parents refuse to clean up for the sake of their children, the children might be better off removed from the home. I don't say that lightly, but what decent parent would jeopardize their families financial security over a little pot? If both parents are on meth, heroin, etc., and cant stop, that can't be a good environment to raise children. To address your other question, no, I don't think people on public assistance should be drinking alcohol either, but that is legal, and I'm not sure how you would go about enforcing a ban on it for welfare seekers. If they have no money for food, they shouldn't have money for beer either.

This is not about me being "better" than anyone else, When I was 19 I was homeless the summer after highschool. Lived in my car, then a tent at the KOA until I could afford an apartment and go to school, now I'm on track to be retired at 50, through hard work. Many people on this site think I'm dumb as a post, so if I can become successful, why can't others?