Urine Test for Public Assistance?

[mrplunkey]

Don't forget the athletes too. And anyone else living on government assistance (roadwork, public transit, etc). Ah well, let's just test everyone.

I actually think you're on a good idea here. The only problem would be to label which drugs where bad. For example, I would ban steriods and punish those people as well as the drinkers.

In some fields, athletes are already tested! <gasp>

How dare they put some bright young college student's professional sports career at risk just because he likes to mix-up lines of coke and oxycontin and snort a rail or two! How dare they!

 

[Chrisco915]

the problem i forsee is this...people are gonna do drugs and need assitance...if we don't give them assitance, they aren't gonna stop getting high and all the sudden become respectable
they are still gonna need food/housing/heating...and without government help, they'll just use crimey ways to get what they need.
so we're basically held hostage

Interesting point.....but think about this. Those checks are either spent(with next day pay promises and begging) to the dealers the day before they come out or the whole check is gone the day it comes out. Either way that is only 1 day they aren't commiting crime to get their shit. Unfortunately, where I used to live this was the case 9 out of 10 times.

 

[mrplunkey]

Interesting point.....but think about this. Those checks are either spent(with next day pay promises and begging) to the dealers the day before they come out or the whole check is gone the day it comes out. Either way that is only 1 day they aren't commiting crime to get their shit. Unfortunately, where I used to live this was the case 9 out of 10 times.

Damn good counterpoint! Its not like an addict doesn't burn-through that check in a day.

 

[Chrisco915]

How much crack could crackhead smoke......................if a crackhead could smokeup a welfare check......
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck........you get my point.
That check probably lasts half a day...........maybe less. then it is back to shop lifting at CVS, pimping out the bod, breaking into cars/apartments and holding people up at ATMs.

 

[EnderJE]

LOL

This is the reaction I was hoping for. I think Redguru's signature sums this up well.

Dude, seriously. Give up the right to vote? That's one of the basic rights, isn't it?

 

[EnderJE]

In some fields, athletes are already tested! <gasp>

How dare they put some bright young college student's professional sports career at risk just because he likes to mix-up lines of coke and oxycontin and snort a rail or two! How dare they!

As long as he includes drano as part of the snorting mix...