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It's about friggin' time already.
Well said.
Why did it take them so long to figure this out?
Another great idea. Look at how much of this "public assitence" money is wasted by these idiots on lottery tickets.
If these laws are already on the books, why haven't they been enforced?
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Want government assistance? Just say no to drugs.
Lawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing.
It's about friggin' time already.
"Nobody's being forced into these assistance programs," said Craig Blair, a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature who has created a Web site - www.notwithmytaxdollars.com - that bears a bobble-headed likeness of himself advocating this position. "If so many jobs require random drug tests these days, why not these benefits?"
Well said.
Lawmakers in other states are offering similar, but more modest proposals.
On Wednesday, the Kansas House of Representatives approved a measure mandating drug testing for the 14,000 or so people getting cash assistance from the state, which now goes before the state senate. In February, the Oklahoma Senate unanimously passed a measure that would require drug testing as a condition of receiving TANF benefits, and similar bills have been introduced in Missouri and Hawaii.
Why did it take them so long to figure this out?
Drug testing is not the only restriction envisioned for people receiving public assistance: a bill in the Tennessee Legislature would cap lottery winnings for recipients at $600.
Another great idea. Look at how much of this "public assitence" money is wasted by these idiots on lottery tickets.
The link between public assistance and drug testing stems from the Congressional overhaul of welfare in the 1990s, which allowed states to implement drug testing as a condition of receiving help.
If these laws are already on the books, why haven't they been enforced?