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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Today I went for my pre-employment physical and drug screen.  It was a
pain because I had to drive almost to Tennessee to get it done at the
assigned clinic.   I have to drive back up there, over 60 miles, to have 
my PPD(TB test) looked at on Thursday.  Why I can't have someone local 
look at it and call them is beyond me.
Anyway, On the way back, as I hummed down the interstate, I had this 
thought...
I've had to be tested for drugs at almost every job I've ever held, both
pre-employment and random screening.  I think it is a good idea and I
don't mind it.  I know a lot of government type jobs also require
testing...law enforcement, transportation employees, etc. etc.  So here
is my question....
If it is accepted that you and I must be subjected for drug testing in
order to get our paycheck, why is it not accepted that those who receive 
government assistance in the form of welfare or unemployment be 
subjected to the same random screening and terms?  I have no clue as to 
how that would fairly be executed, but things just don't seem right as 
they are now. Also,  on a related matter, physicians involved in 
fraudulent disability claims should lose their licensure.

B

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Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the ocean's depths, MY son is
protecting your freedom on the USS Key West, currently deployed
somewhere in the Pacific and/or Indian Ocean.  Go Navy!
EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA