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03-26-2009, 08:52 AM
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| | VN conasewer
| Want welfare? Get tested
States consider drug tests for welfare recipients - Yahoo! News Quote:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Want government assistance? Just say no to drugs.
Lawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing.
| Can't say how much I agree with this measure. 
Interesting addition by the state of TN that I never really considered. Quote: |
Drug testing is not the only restriction envisioned for people receiving public assistance: a bill in the Tennessee Legislature would cap lottery winnings for recipients at $600.
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03-26-2009, 08:54 AM
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| | Leon Sandcastle, MVP
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| im still adament about my welfare box idea
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03-26-2009, 08:55 AM
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| | Leon Sandcastle, MVP
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| throw in mandated birth control and you have the perfect hat trick
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03-26-2009, 08:56 AM
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| | VN GURU
| This should be national. That octupulet mom already said her plan to support her children was "welfare." Disgusting. | |
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03-26-2009, 08:59 AM
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| | Leon Sandcastle, MVP
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Originally Posted by oklavol  This should be national. That octupulet mom already said her plan to support her children was "welfare." Disgusting. | yup, these people that "live" off welfare should have to go for 8 hours a day and sit in a box and stare at a wall, its like a job, they punch in, get their breaks and punch out, if you are gonna be using any portion of my paycheck then its not gonna be so you can sit and eat bon bons all day watchin maury povich and trying to figure out who your baby daddy is, or making more babies,
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03-26-2009, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by oklavol This should be national. That octupulet mom already said her plan to support her children was "welfare." Disgusting. | When did she say this? I must have missed it. They had so much coverage of her for awhile and she always tried to say that she was not on welfare. | |
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03-26-2009, 11:11 AM
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| | Space Mountain
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| Wonderful idea, imo. | |
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03-26-2009, 02:32 PM
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| | YOU'RE DOIN IT WRONG!!
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Originally Posted by GASOUTHERNVOL yup, these people that "live" off welfare should have to go for 8 hours a day and sit in a box and stare at a wall, its like a job, they punch in, get their breaks and punch out, if you are gonna be using any portion of my paycheck then its not gonna be so you can sit and eat bon bons all day watchin maury povich and trying to figure out who your baby daddy is, or making more babies, | This and drug/alcohol testing are the best ideas I've ever heard in my life. | |
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03-26-2009, 02:36 PM
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| | Bottle Rocket Scientist
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| it'll never happen.
the "poor" in this country enjoy a special social status that gives them virtues that the rest of society doesn't have. That status makes them immune to any form of personal responsibility or accountability over their receipt of taxpayer largess.
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03-26-2009, 02:53 PM
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| This is a great idea. Anybody can call me out on it now, if Obama comes in and kills this somehow, I will villify him publicly and loudly for it. | |
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03-26-2009, 02:54 PM
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| | Leon Sandcastle, MVP
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Originally Posted by rjd970 This is a great idea. Anybody can call me out on it now, if Obama comes in and kills this somehow, I will villify him publicly and loudly for it. | that bill will effect about 60% of obamas supporters
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03-26-2009, 03:01 PM
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| I will first say that I think it is a terrific idea. However...
If anything, it would become a program where if you failed a test, they would only give you welfare if you entered some type of govt. sponsored rehab program or class. Thus, it would cost us much more taxpayer money in the long run to administer the drug tests and offer classes to those who failed.
They are simply not going to cut people with no other options off govt. funding for failing a drug test. | |
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03-26-2009, 03:05 PM
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| | YOU'RE DOIN IT WRONG!!
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Originally Posted by vols4sure They are simply not going to cut people with no other options off govt. funding for failing a drug test. | They should. I quit getting pay checks if I fail a drug test. | |
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