Michigan gives people on welfare drug tests, with predictable results.

[Archae]

Guess how many welfare recipients tested positive in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s drug test?

Answer: Zero.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/guess-how-many-welfare-recipients-tested-positive-in-michigan-gov-rick-snyders-drug-test/

[louis-t]

1. You think he's done? He's not done.

He won't slink away. He'll come up with some excuse to continue the program. Snyder is a turd. Brain-dead ideologue.

[Ilsa]

2. citizens should now insist their elected officials take the tests,

Since they must be doped up to think it was a good idea.

[etherealtruth]

4. These are the same ass-hats that poisoned the City of Flint

... and tried to cover it up.

If anyone needs drug testing ....its our elected officials

[lpbk2713]

3. Rick Scott did that in Florida.

He required State workers to have drug tests and pay for them with their own money.

Turns out he owned the drug testing company. Whooda guessed?


Link: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/gov-rick-scott-solantic-and-conflict-of-interest-whats-the-deal/1161158

[aggiesal]

5. Wonder how much that cost the taxpayers of Michigan? ...

So glad we found out there were 0 positive drug tests.

I'll sleep like a baby tonight, you know, wake up every 2 hours and cry.

[bearssoapbox]

6. Test all politicians

These politicians need to be drug AND alcohol tested each and every time they propose, debate or vote on any legislation that affects the people of country, state, city, township, etc. that they legislate in.
With 0 (ZERO) tolerance and no slack.
You fail ONE time...
You're GONE!!!
(I wonder how many in my county would pass?) 30+ years ago more than half would have failed.
I know because I was providing or working with security for many of them at parties and other events.
From what I hear from people I know that provide security now-a-days, it hasn't changed much. Evidently they still like to party.
I live in Ohio in Boners district. Now Warren Davidson's.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. This is the result of thinking of the rich as "blessed"....

They believe the poor are cursed because of their immorality. Either drugs or sleeping around or SOMETHING that God is punishing them for. There's also this assumption that there aren't REALLY any ACTUAL "poor people" out there. Not in the "richest country in the world". If they're broke it's because they're either too lazy or they're blowing all of their money on drugs and booze.

This is the kind of thinking you encounter in people who got where they are easily but who believe it was hard.

[Rex]

8. It is the main weapon in class warfare, give up The Test and just about anyone can do anything!

Want a low wage job? Piss in a cup. Want to get unemployment benefits? Piss in a cup. Want to become President of the United States? No piss in a cup. Want to be a hedge fund manager? No piss in a cup.

Want to play a major league sport? Piss in a cup. Want to destroy a town's water supply? Run for governor and NEVER ever worry about pissing in a cup! Want to shutdown the federal government and cause untold damage? Run for office in Texas...

[Igel]

9. It's hard to validate the data.

It's not a random sample.

In Florida, a few people were caught, denied benefits, and the benefits denied roughly matched the cost of the program. But nobody knows if the program was a success because nobody knew how many people who knew they'd test positive didn't show up for the test. Nobody knew how many people went off drugs briefly before being tested--and if you go off drugs for a week or two, perhaps it might stick.

No control. Not random sample. Can't draw much of an inference.