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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:42:26 PM EDT
[#1]
That's a FREAKING BRILLIANT idea !!
It'll never happen - but a great idea! |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:45:20 PM EDT
[#2]
yes, it will never happen but yes none the less
if im paying them i want them off the chronic. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:48:05 PM EDT
[#3]
Absolutely! If they suckle the .gov teat, they should be held financially accountable for their actions!(pop hot on the whiz quiz, lose all bennies)
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:48:34 PM EDT
[#4]
Oh great!... now I have to PAY to drug test them too.... Bad idea!
--RR |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:49:38 PM EDT
[#5]
I'm all for it
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:49:58 PM EDT
[#6]
Yes. I have said it many times.
Also immigrants. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:50:28 PM EDT
[#7]
+1 |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:50:51 PM EDT
[#8]
Yes. Most importantly though, welfare recipients should not be allowed to vote.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:51:20 PM EDT
[#9]
Hardly.. test them the first month, and have 75% less recipients the second month. Instant savings. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:52:39 PM EDT
[#10]
If they test positive take it out of there last check. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:53:09 PM EDT
[#11]
Of course. Any of them that come up clean should be kicked off welfare, as they could work. Those who come up hot realistically can't hold down a job and can stay on the dole.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:53:11 PM EDT
[#12]
+1 nothing like paying incompetant .gov employees to test idiots. Hell we can't get the food stamp program corruption under control, drug testing would be a waste of time. I have a better solution. Lifetime welfare benifits for 2 years total. After 2 years of payout you sleep in a van down by the river. No more help. Wanna be a bum, no problem just not on my money. mike |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:54:16 PM EDT
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Just think long term. Spend money once on a drug test and when they fail, no more welfare for 365 days from the failed test sate. A decent drug test will cost >$100 per person. The elimination rate would be huge! Hopefully, our taxes would be lowered by mass failures. HS1 |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:54:26 PM EDT
[#14]
negative, the next step would be federal aided rehab program. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:55:25 PM EDT
[#15]
And 75% more crime the third month, this is why it isnt done. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:57:41 PM EDT
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They already do this if you come into the country legally. I recently had a Green Card physical. They also check for AIDS, TB, Hepatitis, etc. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 7:59:55 PM EDT
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Unless you test them all every 30 days this would never work.
Just like some of the STUPID drug policies in the work place today. One time test and never again. With the number of folks on welfare the odds of getting called twice in a year are slim and none. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:01:30 PM EDT
[#18]
Thank you C4. I did not know that.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:01:36 PM EDT
[#19]
+1 |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:04:37 PM EDT
[#20]
question, what are the repercussions if you test positive for drugs? What if the drug you flagged was LEGAL in your home country? mike |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:09:55 PM EDT
[#21]
Corporate execs should be tested. Last I checked, I don't think anyone on welfare has fucked tens of thousands of people out of their retirements or screwed mutual fund investors like me out of billions of dollars.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:10:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:13:14 PM EDT
[#23]
Many states no longer give checks. Debit cards are the new thing. they don't even have to GO IN to get their money anymore. it magically appears on their account every payday. mike |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:13:46 PM EDT
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Drug tested - nah. Temporarily sterilized - yes.
If the thought of never procreating doesn't get them motivated, they don't need to be procreating anyway. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:14:11 PM EDT
[#25]
I could save more for retirement if I had to pay less for welfare... |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:16:35 PM EDT
[#26]
On behalf of my family & in-laws, +14
And +13 for the pets too, they agree that it's a whopping good idea. See? You don't even have to be human to appreciate the brilliance and benefits of drug testing welfare recipients. I suspect this would be a nearly foolproof way to wipe out a huge amount of crime in America. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:17:04 PM EDT
[#27]
I swear - I've seen those jokers collect 'they cheks' and walk around the corner to the crack house. Without a care in the world. It didn't bother them if you saw those dirtbags spending YOUR money.
Drug testing? It ought to be MANDATORY! |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:18:57 PM EDT
[#28]
+1 I see it 2 houses to the West |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:19:56 PM EDT
[#29]
Collectively, people on welfare have fucked people like you and me out of hundreds of billions of dollars for decades. With the rare exception of those who honestly need assistance, they are a scourge and a blight on America. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:25:28 PM EDT
[#30]
HELL YES they should be tested.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:41:09 PM EDT
[#31]
A resounding YES!
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:46:34 PM EDT
[#32]
Yes, and they shouldn't be allowed to have more children when they are on welfare.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 8:48:51 PM EDT
[#33]
Yes.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:06:07 PM EDT
[#34]
I am a little more cruel. I would give them free heroin instead of benefits. Let them OD.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:13:01 PM EDT
[#35]
it will not work. other than prescription drugs the only drug that will remain in your system for more than 5 days is marijuana. i think making them work through a temp. agency would be best.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:21:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:23:34 PM EDT
[#37]
Better question, Should there even be "Welfare Recipients"?? Get rid of the welfare and you won't have anyone to drug test, problem solved. Now wasn't that easy.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:26:33 PM EDT
[#38]
Agreed. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:27:12 PM EDT
[#39]
It's been so many years since mine, I'm not sure what exactly is tested for in terms of drugs (but I'm sure it wouldn't matter if it was legal whereever the hell you came from  ) - I remember the big deal being things like AIDS.It's funny how being tested for AIDS suddenly makes you start to wonder. I mean, I had some good times in the army when I was younger, and once dated a pretty loose woman, and even though I'd never once considered that I might have AIDS, it was still weird to feel all worried when you know you're about to get the test results. |
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:41:19 PM EDT
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Yes I think anyone recieving any kind of government assistance should be tested randomly. I am fine with paying taxes to help those in need. My mother collected welfare after my father left. He left her with a $50 car, and a $20 dollar bill. Later that month he broke into our apartment and stole all of the dishes, towels, and other necessary household items. My brother and I never recieved child support from him. She had not worked in almost ten years, because she was a stay at home mom. This made it very hard to find a job. She recieved welfare while she went to school for two years. She was not spending it on drugs or alcohol. I have however known some people that I would be willing to bet are spending their welfare checks (and at times social security) on these things. I have even heard of people selling their food stamps in bars. That is ridiculous, and should be controlled somehow. I am sure the random drug testing will not happen, but it would be very effective.
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Posted: 9/11/2004 9:52:47 PM EDT
[#41]
Whatever happened to that proposed legislation a few years ago where welfare would be a temporary thing where you would only get it for a set amount of time and it would be like unemployment, where you would have to prove that you were actively looking for work to continue receiving it? I think that it was also proposed that there would be a cap on it as well, to keep the number of welfare babies down. Combined with the drug testing, welfare would be unnecessary in no time!!
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Posted: 9/12/2004 3:36:07 AM EDT
[#42]
INS is like BATF: They don't have a sense of humor!  Drugs = No Green Card. The physical is scheduled, though. If you do partake in illicit drugs you at least know when to stop. Better to stay away from drugs entirely. |
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Posted: 9/12/2004 3:51:19 AM EDT
[#43]
There is a five year limit on welfare and also a limit (I think two years but could be as much as five) on benefits for babies born after a specific date. Welfare clients are required to be working, getting training/education, or actively seeking employment to recieve their welfare payments. Thankfully I got out of the welfare business just as the first people were getting ready to hit the five year mark and lose their benefits forever. At that time, the federal and state governments were looking for loopholes so that people could continue to get benefits after their FEDERALLY MANDATED five-year limit was expired. It's amazing how many people think the system owes them a living. Also, the first five years of welfare reform were targeted at getting able-bodied/minded people employed and millions of people got off of welfare. Those left after the first five years were mainly hardcore clients with numerous drug/mental problems. When I left the focus was shifting over to drug abuse/mental health treatment. In my state, the amounts of welfare a person could get were as follows: mother and; 1 child $225.00/month 2 children $292.00/month 3 children $361.00/month 4 children $425.00/month These numbers may be off by a few dollars but were the welfare amounts as of September 11, 2001. I would support permanent sterilzation of some chronic welfare clients. One of my clients had just had her seventh baby (she was mid-20's and only two of the children had the same father......that's seven babies, six fathers). Sterilization was a popular remedy among the conservative welfare workers but was abhorred by the liberals. There were a SUPRISING number of conservatives working there but most didn't last long. |
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Posted: 9/12/2004 4:22:46 AM EDT
[#44]
You damn right they should.
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Posted: 9/12/2004 4:48:54 AM EDT
[#45]
Absolutely test ALL recipients of govt aid! Welfare AND unemployment.
Show up at their doorstep three to five days after the checks are issued and demand a sample. every check at first , then randomly after a few months or so. If your getting aid you should be forced to complete your schooling and take some sort of post HS/GED training to help with your job search. Manditory sterilization to expectant mothers who apply for aid after getting pregnant and fail test. Invest tax money into foster child plans to provide decent education and housing for the children lost by drugged out parents who fail to provide a decent life for these children. Hell...it sounds comunist,but I would like to see a temporary sterilization program for ALL teenagers that can be reversed once they complete their schooling and responsible parenting classes. We require drivers ed and licencing,and insurance for motor vehicle ownership/operation...why not childbirth? Lets stop providing a free ride for these parasites!! NOW!! |
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Posted: 9/12/2004 5:51:35 AM EDT
[#46]
I'd be for it.
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Posted: 9/12/2004 6:08:19 AM EDT
[#47]
They should be both drug tested, and put on some form of birth control.
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Posted: 9/12/2004 6:15:38 AM EDT
[#48]
It'd be a great idea, ONLY when the people in charge, everyone in public office is forced to do the same, and daily tests for any LEO on the job. (alcohol included)
Hell, Corporate welfare recipients too? Chris |
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Posted: 9/12/2004 6:19:14 AM EDT
[#49]
I said this in the should drugs be legalized thread.
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Posted: 9/12/2004 6:35:03 AM EDT
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If I remember correctly, they tried mandatory drug testing of welfare 'clients' here in Louisiana. It was a test phase so they didn't keep names or had consequenses for a positive. After 4 months the program was terminated because: It cost too much to run (10,000's of test every month = $$$), the positive rate was in excess of 80% and it was immediately stopped when it was decided that the .gov employees would be drug tested too.
 Fritz |
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