[Kimmers]

I recieved this in an email today and I thought FReepers would enjoy it.....I actually do have a problem with work place urine tests but it all proves a point....

[Mister Da]

If the lab screws up while testing your sample, you are in deep doo doo. You may lose your job, but if not, you will surely be tested more frequently. Thus, you are even more susceptible to a false positive. Regardless, your employer may never treat you the same again.

Kind of a crap shoot, isn't it?

Random drug testing is a gross violation of ones privacy whether done by the state or an employer. The laughable part is that the most abused & deadly drug - alcohol - is rarely tested for. If health & safety is the issue, why not test for alcohol?

The solution to welfare is work. Anybody able to work gets a check ONLY if they put in 40 hours a week working for the state. If it is just keeping the parks neat & clean, that is way more than we are getting for our money now. Plus, that's 40 hours a week that they are sober. The exercise & fresh air may do them some good. Getting into the habit of working for a living will certainly be good for them.

[ExGeeEye]

Personally, I believe in the maximum amount of liberty for those of us who earn our income—

—and an iron fist of oppression for those who suckle at the public teat.

No booze, no drugs, no ‘baccy; heck, no CASH. Let’em live in WW2 barracks, eat in messhalls, be required to attend vocational training, get job placement assistance IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

There should be no reason why anyone who sits on their butt for a living* should have a higher standard of living than the lowest-paid $#!+-shoveler

Some may suggest it would be like prison. Not a bad idea. Let it be EXACTLY like prison-- except for the part where, when you think you're ready or you just want out (and, necessarily, off the dole) you're free to walk out. *Obviously I'm not talking about paying jobs done from a seated position.

[cynwoody]

What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.

You need to press REWIND on two fronts:

1. You shouldn't have to pass a urine test.
2. Your taxes should be used solely to fund the legitimate functions of government, not for redistribution in order to buy votes.

[Publius6961]

All I can say is, I think the writer is correct.
If it comes to a vote, he's got mine!