Ain't Chicken

Thursday, January 18, 2007

The following is reprinted from a "Letters to the Editor" column in Douglas County, Oregon. I don't think I could say it better myself.

I have a question not only for Douglas County, but for the entire state of Oregon. Like a lot of other folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. In order for me to get that paycheck I am required to pass a random urine test, which I have no problem with.

What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes 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 nothing against helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem helping someone sit on their butt. Could you imagine how much money the state could save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

-Leonard Wilson
Riddle, Oregon

I am always delighted when I hear something that is a new idea that makes so damned much sense. You know, I was in Oregon about ten years ago and I really liked it. Hello, Austin. Are you listening? Yeah. Right.

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