Urine or you’re out

August 5th, 2009

This has actually been going around the interwebs for a while. But, the more I see it, the more I am inclined to agree with it:

Like most folks in this country, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test (with which I have no problem). What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don’t have to pass a urine test.
So, here is my Question: 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 sitting on their a– doing drugs, while I work. . . Can you imagine how much money each state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

I am also not opposed to helping people out, but the first author of that email has a point. If I am subject to random drug testing to keep my job, why shouldn’t the recipients of public money also be required to pass a random drug test to stay on the program?