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Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake
Good. After other states implemented this, the number of people collecting food stamps dropped precipitously. Seems like they wouldn't give up their drugs long enough to clean up and pass a pee test. In other words they liked their drugs more than their handouts. Win-win.
They tried this in Florida where the contract for lab work was awarded to a company owned by a relative of then-governor Rick Scott. They spent more in lab costs than they did "saving" money by denying benefits.
The fiscal argument is a failure.
Still, if it's a moral argument then anyone receiving government funds must be tested, not just the poor. That includes judges, law enforcement, elected officials and entities receiving corporate welfare (looking at you, auto/bank bailouts).
This proposal is just another way to demonize and criminalize poverty and line the pockets of wealthy politicians.
Good. After other states implemented this, the number of people collecting food stamps dropped precipitously. Seems like they wouldn't give up their drugs long enough to clean up and pass a pee test. In other words they liked their drugs more than their handouts. Win-win.
I love this! Not only should food stamp recipients who test positive for drugs be cut off they should go to jail for drug use and possibly fraud. They claim they are poor and downtrodden but were able to pay for drugs...that's fraud. Some are so bad they exchange swipes of their food stamps card in exchange for drugs. It doesn't get more corrupt than that.
I also believe us tax payers should protest against food stamp recipients who test positive for drugs. Their names should be released and the tax payers should be all whipped up in anger and protest in front of the druggies homes, which in many cases will be financed by Section 8 vouchers.
I guess the appropriate question is - which AL legislator is going to get rich selling drug testing services to the state? You know there is at least one.
Probably a Roy Moore - Jeff Sessions joint venture.
People are on food stamps because it's easy. Just work ~20 hours a week in order to meet the work requirements and one can stay on food stamps forever. Work 25 hours a week and it's too much to stay on food stamps.
That damned overtime has starved many a good worker to death.
Should children, the elderly and disabled be hauled in for drug testing too? Great plan.
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