Posted on 03/17/2009 9:12:15 PM PDT by MindBender26
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Sounds fine, but if they implement such a plan, lets have the politicians take drug screenings before voting on legislation.
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The new way to layoff employees in Texas is to do drug test prior to a layoff. If they fail no unemployment cost to the employer.
If the gubmint can tell a bank how they can and can’t spend their welfare then I don’t see anything wrong with this plan.
That’s novel.
That’s a great idea.
So why aren’t they doing this for all welfare recipients as well?
For danged sure a great idea!
Every penny they don;’t spend on drugs is a penny they can “invest” in booze, smokes, transfats, and the DNC.
anyone getting tax dollars should undergo weekly testing at random. we should have no-knock testing raids in the middle of the night for them.
I may catch crap for this but I think the idea stinks. It would be better to require drug testing of welfare recepients and residents of public housing. But I doubt the guy who has been in the work force long enough to be eligible for unemployment and who has to meet the conditions of actively looking for work (a lot of employers require drug tests of prospective hires) is going to be out spending his benefits on weed or meth.
No the ones who are more likely to spend tax dollars on drugs are those who have never worked and who have been reared with the attitude they are owed something by the government.
Agree. But I think unemployment beneficiaries should be drug tested when they apply for benefits and periodically thereafter.
IMHO, it you are receiving tax dollars as an individual, you should be willing to pass a random drug test. Period. It goes with the territory.
As far as penalty, first offense, loose benny for six months, second, loose for one year, third, loose for life. No screwing around.
If they pass such a law, then I want government employees to face the same scrutiny, including elected officials, appointed bureaucrats, government contractors and people on special assignments for the state.
How about nobody on public money votes? Too fair to the rest of us?
But then how would they get a raise?
test the welfare recipients. I don’t want my tax dollars given to them being used to purchase drugs.
how bout we test for booze, caffiene, chocolate, trans-fats, and prostate cancer for the unemployed as well? Better yet, let’s forbid them from paying for cable/sat tv, internet access, magazine subscriptions, extra-soft toilet paper, fresh produce and meat, and any other non-essential luxury item that ‘we’ shouldn’t be paying for. those lazy bastards lost their jobs for a reason and they should only eat gruel and be limited to one lukewarm shower a month until they find proper employment. anyone caught with luxury items while recieving government assistance will be shot on sight.
An absolutely OUTSTANDING idea!
Get with it.
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