i would take you up on that bet, there are SHITLOADS more people that do drugs + pills than conservative reports like to think
anyway, i say make them pick up their assistance in person, and test them on the spot, no pass = no $
people trade food stamps for cash all the time, so having a debit card system will only be a minor inconvenience to these people
i have to be clean to make money, you have to be clean to be given free money i make for you!
but i do think assistance should be out there for a set period of time. some people do really need help.
the types of people that truly need it, won't have family and friends to help them get back on their feet. not everybody has middle class families that have 3 months of emergency reserve cash in the bank, make 60-75k a year, have a $200,000 home w/ 2 new cars, and go on vacations twice a year. so that suggestion won't work!