Taxpayer and taxtaker

[PowerUp]

Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. In order to get that paycheck. I am required to pass a random urine test, which I have no problem with. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check, because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sit on their butt. Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check.

[sunny beach]

I never thought of it that way, but it is a very good point.

[Army_of_One]

You would THINK something like this would be common sense and would save Joe Taxpayer a bit of money....but like MOST things our gov't gets it hands on the avg Joe Taxpayer is NOT the one being represented... (see illegal immigration)....Here is YOUR UNamerican civil liberties union at work...

American Civil Liberties Union : Welfare Drug Testing

ACLU Position/Summary
The ACLU believes that suspicionless mandatory drug testing is discriminatory, an invasion of privacy and a waste of state funds. Welfare recipients' constitutional rights are no less sacred than the rights of any recipients of state assistance including those of corporate subsidies. And the Michigan welfare policy denies benefits to the neediest children. This policy sends the message to welfare recipients that they are criminals solely because of their socioeconomic level. As a defender of civil liberties, the ACLU believes that all people, rich and poor, are entitled to the same privacy rights. As Kary Moss, the Executive Director of the ACLU of Michigan, explains, "No one should have to choose between their constitutional rights and providing for their families." The ACLU applauds the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for recognizing the unconstitutional discrimination inherent in the Michigan policy. Emphasizing the important precedent this recent decision sets, Graham Boyd, Director of the ACLU Drug Policy Litigation Project, said, "This ruling should send a message to the rest of the nation that drug testing programs like these are neither an appropriate or effective use of a state's limited resources."

Limited resources because of all of the damned welfare abuse. If you are getting something free you should be tested.

[deuce91]

That's an interesting article Army. The theme the ACLU seems to be missing is that every state employee which gives them their money must pass a mandatory drug test. Double standards at their finest!

[Army_of_One]

Thank a Liberal for that.....