First - I did say the following above "The argument on the other side of my position is that nobody is forcing me to take a job with a company that requires one nor is anyone forcing someone to take umemployment or welfare. I get that too...". This is an acknowledgement that nobody forced me to into anything. I don't have to take a job that requires drug testing.

Saying that a welfare recipient hasn't agreed to the terms is not always the case. How much fraud and waste is in the system? How many ladies claim more kids than they have? How many people choose to quit a job or were fired for misconduct? How many people don't actively look for work because the system pays those more to NOT work? Sure, there are those folks that did not choose to be in their situation (probably the majority) and those folks should be taken care of. It is an imperfect system, but not one that cannot be optimized for better results.

Welfare fraud is at an all time high. Fix the fraud and there would be plenty of money to go around to the remaining people that truly need it. This is how you control costs and save the taxpayers money WHILE helping the needy and pulling the leeches off of the system. It would pay for itself!