Eryn's Interview

interview

Deanna Kenney
Director of local Childcare Center

Topic: Drug Testing Welfare


Is this a problem you think is important?
yeah drug abusing on welfare is a problem.  There are a lot of people who abuse the system.     I think there are a lot of single parent families that do not abuse the system that should not be labelled with everyone else.  I think if there is a problem maybe there should be a drug testing system in place but i think this should be part of  the system for welfare anyway.
I also believe there is more abuse of welfare than just drugs.  people on welfare are able to get nice cars and afford expensive things that the average middle class family is unable to afford.


Do you think others in our community think this is an important problem?

yes I do.  In the business i am in I hear people talk about this all the time.  There are too many people that abuse the system and it needs to be reexamined.

What Policy, if any, does the government now have to deal with this problem?
I don't believe there is a policy a policy in place.  i believe a policy is necessary but it should not be on the rest of the tax payers to cover.  I also think there should be a time limit as to how long you can be on welfare.  it should be there to help people over a hurdle rather than a permanent way for people to survive.


Why do you feel the government has yet to make a policy for this issue?
There is not enough man power and there is not an easy solution.

What would be an advantage if the government did have a policy and drug tested welfare?
they may catch some of the people that are using the welfare money to buy drugs rather than food for their families

What would be the disadvantages?
cost and manpower to but this through.  It would take too much from the government

review
Deanna believes something needs to be done about the people using the money for drugs but she believes it will cost too much to put this through.  She finds there are too many people abusing the system but the government does not have the money to get this done.  Something needs to be done but it may not be something the government can handle on their own.  if some people begin to get caught maybe people will be less likely to do this.