Should people on public assistance be able to vote?

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  1. Rex_B

    Rex_B Geaux Time

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    Yet you lose the money YOU work if you are over that line.
     
    Rex_B, Oct 15, 2009
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    OkieTigerTK Tornado Alley

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    i dont agree with rex 99.99% of the time. but in all fairness, he is right. tho its because most threads are being killed by cut and paste talking points spam.
     
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  3. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    I know about drug testing dude, i drug test people every day. Ironic isn't it?


    so you are offended if a girl who is on government assistance and cannot eat anything because she is afflicted with cancer smokes some grass to get her appetite up, or smokes some grass to relieve the nausea from chemotherapy?
     
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  4. Rex_B

    Rex_B Geaux Time

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    Awwww. I feel loved! hehe
     
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  5. cajun_tiger

    cajun_tiger Founding Member

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    ahaha. There are better alternative methods than dope. So far you gave me two examples and are yet to justify your point. You can't

    And RED is still yet to back up anything he's said. I'm still waiting for those links i ask for.
     
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  6. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Well, like you say, it depends on definitions. What most people refer to as welfare (where they actually send people a check) is the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program which is ONLY available to families that have a minor-child and have an income at or below 75% of the federal poverty line. Most of these families are single moms and children.


    If 10% of a group is a likely candidate for taking drugs, then testing 100% of them is a waste of 90% that could be spent elsewhere.
     
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  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Can you rephrase that? :huh:
     
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  8. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    there is NEVER a better alternative than a plant that grows naturally upon the earth. Just because i can't justify it to you does not mean that its not[​IMG]

    but, enlighten me on those alternative methods that work so well. Oxycontin? The addictive pain killer that is harder to kick than heroin, that kills its users? Or Fentanyl patches, the ones that have been recalled because they kill people? Sorry dude, no man made chemical or substance is ever going to be as good as good ole mary jane.
     
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  9. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    You've never backed up one damn thing you've said here. If you don't like my explanations, stick it in your ear.
     
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  10. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    you cant be serious with this. of course they get to vote. they are US citizens.
     
    martin, Oct 15, 2009
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