Posted on 09/29/2023 2:43:58 AM PDT by Libloather
Experts on San Francisco, drugs and crime responded to San Francisco Mayor London Breed's Tuesday proposal to require residents who wish to receive welfare services to comply with mandatory drug testing and treatment programs.
Breed's announcement comes amid growing pressure to hold back the city’s homeless and fentanyl crises and as challengers to Breed as mayor continue to throw their name in for office in 2024.
"She's in trouble," former San Francisco councilman and business owner Tony Hall told FOX News Digital. "She's found her administration is under increasing fire from the voters in San Francisco. She has to do something about the drug situation in San Francisco. So this is her latest salvo, trying to sound like a conservative in that she's really doing something. She does this periodically whenever she's in trouble. There's no follow through."
Hall said that Breed's proposal was the "right approach" for handling drug use among welfare recipients in San Francisco; what he was skeptical about was the willingness to actually enforce the proposal.
"They should be drug tested and there should be a mechanism in place to not only help them, but ensure that they're tested," Hall said of welfare recipients. "So she has done nothing. There is no mechanism in place to set up the testing. So she knew this announcement and this is typical. She makes these announcements and nothing happens and that's why the city is the way it is."
Safety and security expert Bill Stanton said that government benefit recipients should expect to abide by government rules.
"It's not like the government is forcing you. This is giving individuals an option," Stanton said in response to Mayor London Breed's drug testing plan. "If you want to collect from the government, this is where you need to be compliant."
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If it were up to me, welfare would also be only available to specific categories such as the disabled, the abandoned or widowed, and elderly. No able bodied males would under any circumstances would be allowed. Welfare would also be only coupons for food and housing and not cash.
Heh, IIRC that’s how it used to be.
Maybe the homeless and welfare recipients will strike.
What would we do without them?
Think of the govt agencies that would shut down throwing hundreds, nay thousands out of work!
She’s just blabbing... It’ll never go through.
Leftists always do this, once their policies get too much for the voters then they act conservative by lying. “Oh I will mandate drug testing for welfare recipients” or leftists blaming Trump for the border issue “Joe Biden has fixed what Trump did by making the border more secure”
FTA-—Safety and security expert Bill Stanton said “It’s not like Breed is forcing you
to get drug tested. If you want to collect from the government, you need to be compliant.”
I agree, with the exception that able bodied females are included.
"I have to act conservative. I'm not through looting the budget, yet"
Agreed, I should have said “able bodied persons”. That probably also accommodates for gender identity issues as well, lol.
1st off so should the same rules applied to ALL OF THE GOOBERMINT EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICE HOLDERS .
That includes you too "expert" punk !!!
Safety and security expert Bill Stanton said that government benefit recipients should expect to abide by government rules.
AGAIN THAT INCLUDES you WEASEL BOY !!!
And while on the subject just exactly what makes your punk A$$ an "Expert on the subject ?"
What's the matter ? Just like I suspected, your useless ass has no REAL ANSWER !!!
I've tried 3 times to bring up your website and it never completely loads.
Be gone with yourself, $}{!T FOR BRAINLESS.
Welfare recipients should lose their voting privileges.
IIRC, heads exploded when Trump suggested this.
Makes sense....they need to test the drugs to ensure welfare recipients and homelessness get good quality drugs.
Wow--when did London Breed become a black 'white supremacist?'
When Republicans introduce this a couple of decades back, the left went off the rails, accusing Republicans of being insensitive. Funny how the chickens always come home to roost when Democrats try this.
Wow—when did London Breed become a black ‘white supremacist?’
Mayor Biggsby?
LOL!!!
There goes the Left’s protesters.
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