One State Is Now Requiring Welfare Recipients To Pass A Drug Test Recently, the Senate in Mississippi decided to put a bill in place requiring those on Welfare to pass a drug test before obtaining benefits from the state. According to reports, Mississippi would test those who have been identified as likely drug addicts. The bill is a result of massive increases in welfare spending, and infamous fraud by welfare recipients. According to reports, Mississippi also claims that the increase in welfare spending by the Obama administration is another reason for passing the bill. Welfare recipients with a history of drug abuse are historically more likely to abuse the system, according to state records. The prevalence of abuse has made it necessary for Mississippi to monitor drug use, in order to protect the taxpayer dollars being used to finance programs. Florida and Alabama are also currently in the process of putting systems in place to deter welfare abuse. Floridas bill is similar to the one that just passed in Mississippi, while Alabamas bill strives to ensure that welfare recipients are employed before receiving benefits. What do you think? Is Mississippi finally doing what other states should have done a long time ago? 