House Bill Would Allow Drug Testing For Food Stamps

[hollowdweller]

10. Here's why this is stupid

You can make way more money selling pills and weed in most states than you can get in food stamps.

In my state many jobs that are min or low wage go empty because people would rather be able to get high and either work under the table or at jobs that don't require a drug test.

Most aren't hard core drug addicts but face it, if you are poor and especially live in a rural area what else is there to do for fun that you can afford??

I've known tons of people who passed up jobs because they wouldn't be able to smoke pot. On the other hand I've known some of those same people, who started working for the railroad, or in the mines, or got in a good union construction job and quit smoking pot because they didn't want to lose the job.

So what I am saying is in my experience people don't want to give up their recreation if it's not worth it. For a most people they'd just do without the food stamps.