Thursday, March 8, 2007

Here's Yer Cup... Urine Testing Government Subsidized Hillbillies

A recent Omninerd post got me thinking...
Not that I'd relish any of our fine health care workers who have to hold the piss cup for a bunch of hillbillies, but why shouldn't we drug and alcohol people who are on welfare or who live in public housing?
In the past year, I personally heard of at least four ODs in nearby public housing projects. And, a law enforcement official that I talked to estimated 70 to 80 percent of the calls he responds to in these projects are drug and alcohol related.
It's also obvious to me, at least, that public housing has become an underground railroad of sorts for the drug trade.
Add a few murder-suicides and I think we can officially say we have a problem, Whitney Huston.
I see a role for Welfare in society, don't get me wrong: it's for those who are physically or mentally challenged, the elderly, and the sick and infirm. If welfare recipients are buying drugs and alcohol, they are stealing from these folks. Strike one.
Remember, this is all about welfare, i.e. providing help. If a welfare recipient does have a D and A problem, they need help. They need rehab. Providing drugs to a drug addict is welfare, it's enablement. Strike two.
Even if you don't have a "problem" with drugs and alcohol, welfare is about necessities. And dope and booze is not a necessity. If you want a six pack and dime bag, get off your ass and earn it like everyone else does, hillbilly. Strike three.
The only problem I have with the suggestion to piss test hillbillies is that it doesn't go far enough. The actual welfare recipient is probably the female. And she might be drug and alcohol free. Meanwhile, there are usually a couple males shacked up at taxpayer expense that are generally high or drunk 24-7.
So, not only should the GSHB be tested, but all male residents should be tested to.

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