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Old 11-29-2013, 07:31 AM   #3
Griff
still says videotape
 
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr View Post
Some places drug test if you receive food stamp cards, and/or vouchers...

...you think they ain't gonna require drug testing for cash payments?!
The whole point of going this direction is to eliminate coercion, increase efficiency, and stop treating the poor as if they're children. I know the GOP loves to punish the poor but that impulse may not run so deep with the population at large. Interesting factoid from the article: "...and in Arizona 87,000 screenings between 2009 and 2012 yielded one positive test result."

One of the great worries with welfare is the suppression of motivation to work. I see the flip side, we all know talented people whose life circumstances prevent them from taking a chance on their dream. How many people have the energy to start their small business while working full time at MallWart?
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