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longship

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2. Rubbish! It does not work.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 07:59 PM

Feb 2016

Statistically the false positives will overwhelm the false negatives.

Statistics 101!!!!

Ignorant lawmakers!

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House Bill Would Allow Drug Testing For Food Stamps [View all] Purveyor Feb 2016 OP

I say to expand it to ANYONE who receives government money angstlessk Feb 2016 #1

Including all executives of defense contractors. What could be more reasonable than to insist GoneFishin Feb 2016 #12

I totally agree...EVERYONE who receives government funds,,,get tested angstlessk Feb 2016 #13

A bit off the subject I would really like to see all cops drug tested including for illegal steroids GoneFishin Feb 2016 #16

They are on a government payroll angstlessk Feb 2016 #17

and doctors too!! CountAllVotes Feb 2016 #21

AND government BAILOUTS! dchill Feb 2016 #28

Rubbish! It does not work. longship Feb 2016 #2

wouldn't work on me PatrynXX Feb 2016 #11

How about substance testing for a pay check? Downwinder Feb 2016 #3

They did that in Florida. Wilms Feb 2016 #4

And typically they find one or two offenders among the countless victims tested Orrex Feb 2016 #8

I bet if they tested the congress it would be way more! angstlessk Feb 2016 #14

It was something like less than 1% tested positive titaniumsalute Feb 2016 #23

"This is a compassionate way to try and help these people who have issues...." ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2016 #5

Doing drugs should be a choice Matthew28 Feb 2016 #6

Compassionate my ass. Repukes LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #7

I thought they were all about getting government out of people's lives. nt silvershadow Feb 2016 #9

Here's why this is stupid hollowdweller Feb 2016 #10

Why take food stamps away from innocent children Lyric Feb 2016 #15

It doesn't make sense awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #33

Yawn. This is going nowhere with a filibuster proof Senate. Sam_Fields Feb 2016 #18

CAN WE DRUG TEST THE PEOPLE WHO START WARS AND CRASH THE ECONOMY Skittles Feb 2016 #19

+1,000 !!! CountAllVotes Feb 2016 #20

Forget the testing. We need to outright drug them into submission. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #30

This bill Timishini Feb 2016 #22

LOONY! cynzke Feb 2016 #24

Just Two Days Ago... cynzke Feb 2016 #25

legislation by urban legend...no wonder we are so fucked dembotoz Feb 2016 #29

Just getting their mean ole rocks off again BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #26

Why don't they just come out and say it - line up the poor and shoot them. 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #27

Shhh! warrprayer Feb 2016 #31

Lol 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #32