Solution to public assistance abuse

[TB]

I received the following in an email. Thought I would share it with you. I work too darn hard to feed someone else's habit!!

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This makes a lot of sense. I have to take a urine test why shouldn't they!

Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to
earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their butt , doing drugs, while I work.
.. . . Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

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[speakingthetruth]

very good idea. it would be extremely difficult for a lot of them to pass because not only are they drug addicts but dealers too. not only are they getting a free ride from the government but also making a killing selling drugs. i'm all for cutting them off especially if they are caught with any drugs or test positive. if i lose my job there's nobody at my door with a handout.

[spankysbbq]

Another option would be to require a GED/high school equivalent and allow assistance for only a certain period of time and only once. If you can't figure out how to get your siht together in 6 months, you better try harder.