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Orrex

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12. No, it's a terrible idea.

Reply to Vietnameravet (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 09:06 AM

Jun 2013

For every system-abusing asshole that this idiotic policy will catch, there are dozens and dozens of honest people who will now have to prove their innocence before they can receive their monthly pittance.

And why the heck should the state starve someone's children just because that person suffers a drug addiction?

This is a program specifically intended to punish and degrade the poor. We see much greater fraud and abuse of corporate welfare, yet no one is proposing that we forcibly drug-test oil executives before we hand them their multi-billion dollar subsidies.

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House votes to let states run drug tests on food stamp applicants [View all] cali Jun 2013 OP

How's that jobs bill coming? Atman Jun 2013 #1

Notice how these clowns never want themselves tested. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #2

I demand IQ test for safeinOhio Jun 2013 #3

unfortunately... handmade34 Jun 2013 #5

I'd settle for a drug test for them. LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #18

this... handmade34 Jun 2013 #4

They just love to humiliate the poor. HappyMe Jun 2013 #7

Neo-Christians atreides1 Jun 2013 #26

The biggest welfare recipients are corporations, its called corporate welfare. Trillo Jun 2013 #6

Well since i know people that are on drugs and collecting food stamps and a Vietnameravet Jun 2013 #8

No, it's a terrible idea. Orrex Jun 2013 #12

The Reagan Campaign called... MindPilot Jun 2013 #14

It's alive and well JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #32

hmmm handmade34 Jun 2013 #17

^^^^This^^^ LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #19

There are something like 11.7 million unemployed and only 3.8 million jobs duffyduff Jun 2013 #21

There is widespread unemployment, to be sure, LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #23

People on food stamps can't afford to be on drugs. "Abuse" isn't widespread. duffyduff Jun 2013 #20

i think that you're lying.. frylock Jun 2013 #25

I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #35

So you want hard working people struggling to make ends meet that are also on medical cannabis for, kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #28

Great RW talking points there. Enjoy your stay. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #30

I have family who agreed with this like you do xmas74 Jun 2013 #34

Don't go away mad MattBaggins Jun 2013 #37

Do I need to send them the Florida statistics? Chan790 Jun 2013 #9

Exactly! rusty fender Jun 2013 #24

How many of these GOD DAMNED politicians sorefeet Jun 2013 #10

Slow week in con-gress...no ignoring the jobs bill or trying to repeal healthcare this week? tjwash Jun 2013 #11

Damn...I miss "Bloom County". bullwinkle428 Jun 2013 #15

Disgusting davidpdx Jun 2013 #13

let's drug test congress spanone Jun 2013 #16

Oh, those poor little babies that get food stamps. The majority of people on food stamps are jwirr Jun 2013 #22

So now medical cannabis patients can't get Food Stamps? kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #27

It remains to be seen shanti Jun 2013 #39

They have no other pressing concerns? What a double insult n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #29

I hate these people Politicub Jun 2013 #31

Didn't they already pass a drug test MindPilot Jun 2013 #33

How does conducting drug tests save the taxpayers' money? treestar Jun 2013 #36

The house should require drug tests of bankers and Wall Street avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #38