LTE: Welfare Checks Should Require Drug Tests
Bart Canada
December 8, 2007
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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 it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, 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. 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 people sitting on their bottoms, doing drugs, while I work. Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
Bart Canada, Honolulu |
