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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
Welfare recipients in the US should have to take drug tests just like workers do.
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Workers shouldn't have to take drug tests in order to work.
Working in the States I had to take a drug test at the age of 16 in order to bag groceries and gather carts from the lot. What a load
Let alone most drug tests only test for pot as others are out of your system so quickly. Work drug tests are not randomly sprung about an employee, they have days or weeks notice in advance. I had to schedule my own. Also do many get tested throughout their time working? I've only heard of pre-employment. I'm sure the odd time someone gets tested throughout their employment, but probably only through knowledge of them coming to work high, or they just want any reason to fire the person.
I would be fired for working drunk, make drugs the same policy. The only reason these drug screens are in place is because insurance companies lower the cost if the companies do so. I'm curious if the cost the companies save actually outweigh the cost of pre-employment screening everyone.
Also who should pay for welfare recipients to take the drug tests? Certainly not the welfare recipients. That would hurt those that actually need to assistance for legitimate reasons the most.