Florida's debated welfare drug-screen measure kicks in
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Wait, who drives Escalades?
I've only seen Mormon Moms whose husbands either work as lawyers up in SL or work at the Provo hospital. Never anyone on welfare.
I guess that's what I get for living in Utah County....
On the surface, this law helps satisfy a lot of angry emotions.
But then once that annoying piece of crap known as the brain kicks in, it tells otherwise. How much more are the drug tests going to cost the state? How many people is it really going to prevent to offset the administrative costs? And are drug tests all of a sudden fool proof now?
I think asking people to use their welfare money wisely is probably a good idea. They need to be accountable. But I wonder if this really helps?
I've only seen Mormon Moms whose husbands either work as lawyers up in SL or work at the Provo hospital. Never anyone on welfare.
I guess that's what I get for living in Utah County....
On the surface, this law helps satisfy a lot of angry emotions.
But then once that annoying piece of crap known as the brain kicks in, it tells otherwise. How much more are the drug tests going to cost the state? How many people is it really going to prevent to offset the administrative costs? And are drug tests all of a sudden fool proof now?
I think asking people to use their welfare money wisely is probably a good idea. They need to be accountable. But I wonder if this really helps?
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uh, I musta been on drugs when I posted that...
yeah, I started my post before Gameface's was up, but my computer hiccupped and by the time my post appeared, his had gotten in first - I thought about editing but I was too lazy
Exactly this. The punishment is going to be felt by the kids of these junkies who can't eat anymore more than the adults who can't get their fix.
lol, it's not a punishment. It is one of many requirements that must be met before being given assistance.
That's the funny thing about programs like this. When a person isn't able to stand on their own two feet and others provide for their survival the people footing the bill feel entitled to set the terms of the arrangement. It is essentially a parent/child relationship. Programs like this never further the cause of equality. They never empower the recipient. They deepen the dependence of the poor and along the way provide poor people with a sense of justification and entitlement.
I suppose we are punishing millions of families in Africa? Or are you able to see that the children in Africa are not our responsibility, just as the children of a crack-head are not my responsibility. Or are African, or Mexican, or Chinese children just not deserving of our support because they're not Americans? Does the value of Human life vary depending on nationality, or distance from you, or by race? Why is it okay for some children to starve yet my responsibility to feed children who actually wouldn't starve even without the government programs.
JohnStockalypse
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Holy. ****ing. ****. No.
I've never once in my life took a job that drug tested, and I've been gainfully employed since I was 16.
Wonder if they're testing for alcohol. I doubt it. Guess the state doesn't mind if you're on one drug and on welfare.
Same here. But then again, I've had 2 jobs in that time frame (one of which is working for my father).
Well, the government takes money out of your paychecks every month specifically to help those people, and you continue to stay here and pay those taxes...
You're subscribing to that contract every second you work in the US.