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MichMan

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15. While it may not be effective, I understand the reasoning

Reply to Zing Zing Zingbah (Reply #11)

Sat Feb 25, 2017, 09:01 AM

Feb 2017

Last edited Sat Feb 25, 2017, 12:35 PM - Edit history (1)

The rationale is that unemployment is intended to provide an income stream to tide people over while they are looking for a new job.

Since the vast majority of employers require passing a drug test as a condition for employment, it would stand to reason that someone who uses recreational drugs is not seriously intending to be looking for work. A responsible recreational user would quit using for the time period they were actively looking for a new job.

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Poliquin votes to let states require drug tests for jobless benefits [View all] jpak Feb 2017 OP

Is he in favor of drug testing Congress?? Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #1

Yeah, betcha a lot of them like their coke. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #13

Unemployment choie Feb 2017 #2

That's right. Unemployment is paid by employee deductions out of our paychecks each week... iluvtennis Feb 2017 #9

Not in my state MichMan Feb 2017 #16

Didn't know some states have workers contribute directly MichMan Feb 2017 #17

In California, we contribute from our paychecks. It's not lifetime available though... iluvtennis Feb 2017 #18

wow some out of work trumpers........ samnsara Feb 2017 #3

I understand completely. Doreen Feb 2017 #4

Agree bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #8

Damn, they must be heavily invested in labs that do tox screens Warpy Feb 2017 #5

Big waste of tax dollars... Shell_Seas Feb 2017 #6

So, now just let the 'whims' of Red State Govs drug test. riversedge Feb 2017 #7

Follow the profits - who makes money off of drug testing? jmbar2 Feb 2017 #10

So people with drug addiction are undeserving of unemployment benefits? Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2017 #11

While it may not be effective, I understand the reasoning MichMan Feb 2017 #15

can we please drug test the politicans who start wars and crash the economy Skittles Feb 2017 #12

"flexibility" means "they get the power to really gets tested and the power to determine who gets nikibatts Feb 2017 #14

Weren't these drug tests tried in Florida? Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #19

I can see the subject of a Ph.D. dissertation for a very brave grad student jmowreader Feb 2017 #20