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7. How about, we don't test anybody?

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:59 PM

Jan 2013

Why can't need alone define who gets welfare? Why do we have to just let people starve to death if they aren't "worthy"?

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Anyone who receives public funds should be drug tested.... [View all] Fresh_Start Jan 2013 OP

The president of Exxon should be tested and... JoeBlowToo Jan 2013 #1

Surely that would not be adequate. surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #5

ALL flobee1 Jan 2013 #8

I would bet the employees are already tested BuelahWitch Jan 2013 #14

Good, then all of congress should be drug tested IMO. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #2

That won't go over well in Congress. longship Jan 2013 #3

Contractors too! KT2000 Jan 2013 #4

Contractors are already piss tested Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #12

what I mean is when the government KT2000 Jan 2013 #13

How about, we don't test anybody? surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #7

They're working on that. They want all entitlement programs ended and kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #9

If they handle public funds, they should have to be tested for an IQ dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #10

Because we have so much money to fund that testing. nt LWolf Jan 2013 #11

These people had the right idea DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #15