Would you support this idea? killing 2 birds with 1stone?

i work i pay taxes. and i am sickened by the amount of tax dollars spent to fund welfair for those who refuse to get off their butts and help them selves.
I have no problem with helping some one that has a disability or has found themselves out of a job. however, i think the people who make a career living off of state aid should be made to do something with their life. I personally know 3 families who receive welfair one of which is due to a legle battle over a work comp issue. the man was a working part in the community and was injured and cannot do the job he has known for the past 10 years. returning to school to get a degree in a field that he will be able to do and make as much if not more.
the other two families have made a career out of state aid. both have educations where they could go and find jobs that would allow them to make a decent living and be a productive part of socity. but because of life style choose not to do so.
I think that if on welfair people should be subject to drug screening. whenever they go to the dr or emergency room for any reason they should be drug tested. if tested positive for a substance not perscribed then the state should be notified and their welfair be stopped.
as a taxpayer i would rather pay 200 bucks to weed out the drug abusers(no pun intended with weed). and all the drug abusiers can figure out how to buy their drugs with out my or any other honest taxpayers money. and the state buget would swell with the positive cash flow from cutting its welfair recipiant list . I have to submit to random drug testing to earn my money. I think they should have to do the same to get it for nothing.

I am all in favor of random drug testing of welfare recipients. I work for the government, and I get paid with peoples tax dollars. I am subject to random and yearly drug tests. If I were to fail, I would be fired. It's just that simple. Yet, you have people who don't work, and get their money the same way (tax payers), why should they be exempt? If they fail, off welfare you go. Why should we pay for those who participate in illegal activities with our money? They are depressed? Who the hell isn't from one time or another? They grew up poor? So did a lot of us. They are in crappy neighborhoods? Stop inviting the drug dealers in by buying from them. I think not only would this clean up the system, it would clean up the streets as well.

I actually agree. I too am submitted to drug screening at my job if I ever get hurt, why not those who are receiving state aid? The problem is that the state sees drug screening as an expense but what they dont see is the money they would save in the long run if they were allowed to do so. Another problem is that being on drugs is considered a disability. I know a few people who get money because they are drug addicts. Is that twisted, or what?
The state needs to spend a little money to save more in the end. They dont have the foresight to think that far ahead.