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Caviar Dreams
Have you priced those tests recently? Better yet, have you priced those tests when they have gone through an approval process by a special panel and have been manufactured at one secure facility by one special government contractor and then special delivered to newly hired specially trained personnel working in the newly constructed drug-testing wing of every local DHS office??? The writer would prefer to waste all of our tax money testing urine, instead of helping moms and kids eat.
What about the recipients who take legal medication that would invalidate a drug test? On the surface it might seem like a good idea, but the logistics would negate the economic benefit. It is emotionally appealing to want to stop drug users from collecting benefits, but not at the expense of the truly needy. The idea has too many flaws to be practical, but it is food for thought.
Lumping all of the people that get assistance into one category and that is unemployed, drug using, and bad parents is ignorant. I agree that some of the people that are on assistance are doing in fraudently, however there are many more that aren't.
Addressing questionable individuals, beware the unintended consequences of some rule like that. Put people out of well-intentioned money (welfare) and you'll see opportunistic crime like robbery and burglary go up substatially. I agree that I would like to see help go to people that need it, but more prostitution and more drug sales by mothers desperate to care for children won't help a bit.
I am not really concerned with what you have written there. It is obvious you have given it some thought and thats a good thing. Right is right. If you can test millions and millions of employees including our soldiers, Airmen, and Marines on a monthly basis......you can include some sort of testing on those that are asking for help. I am not saying to exclude those that need our help. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever witnessed someone in a grocery store line with a herd of kids using food stamps and go outside and watch them climb into a new Cadillac?? Are you drug tested regularly? It really isn't that hard. They have agencies that handle everything. You simply go to the aforementioned agency and get checked out. The agency then let's them know if you passed or failed. It doesn't have to be every week or even every month. All I am saying is what is right is right. Where there is a will there is a way. It's not like I came up with this idea. It started in Oregon with someone. I am only suggesting that we have a look at it and THEN decide if it's doable.
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