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Comrade Grumpy

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5. Yes, this doesn't reflect well on Americans.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2014, 10:56 PM

May 2014

The thinking must be that the black guy is more likely to be on drugs, although that isn't backed by the numbers, and--whew!--this drug test shows he isn't, so now I can hire him.

I can just see somebody on Fox turning this into an affirmative action argument for broader drug testing.

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When US companies drug test, they wind up hiring more black people [View all] IronLionZion May 2014 OP

Is Abigail related to "The Woz"? nt bananas May 2014 #1

??? IronLionZion May 2014 #2

I had to look this up gollygee May 2014 #3

K&R treestar May 2014 #4

Yes, this doesn't reflect well on Americans. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #5

Interesting Egnever May 2014 #6

Those are some pretty astounding statistics. MohRokTah May 2014 #7

Society often has very astounding assumptions that just aren't true IronLionZion May 2014 #8