Rant: It’s The First of the Month…Sing the Rest

My friend, Velinda, put this on her My Space page and told me to pass it on. Normally, she sends memes galore, but today she sent something relevant. It also got me thinking and made me say, “Yeah, why don’t they?”

[B](I sure would like to know who wrote this one! They deserve a HUGE
pat on the back!)

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 tax money 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 sitting on their butt, 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? [/B]

I started thinking about that. I think they should do it. I don’t advocate people getting high on my tax dollars. Get a respectable job and earn a respectable wage and get high like respectable people do. LOL. Seriously, though, they should randomly drug test these people to get their check. Send them a letter instead of their check one month saying they need to come into the office to pick it up and then drug test them when they get their. If they don’t do drugs, it shouldn’t be a problem, right?

One of my friends that smokes wacky weed and snorts um…..stuff was kinda pissed off when I said they should do it saying it was wrong and unconstitutional and rights would be infringed upon. She was getting crunk about it said until I reminded her she’s not on welfare, so the testing wouldn’t really apply to her. Then she was ALL for it.

Can you see me rolling my eyes?

State of the Union: Exasperated
Listening to: Champagne Supernova by Oasis

Edited: November 10th, 2008