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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> 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 DON'T accept that we should be screened for drugs. I consider it an 
invasion of  privacy. I don't and never did take  drugs, but I don't think 
it should be anyone's business if I did.  Where does that end? How far can 
companies go controlling your non-work activities?. Of course if it impairs 
our ability to function (work, drive, etc.) that's another issue and should 
be  dealt with harshly.

By the way, I've never had to have a physical or drug test for a job. I've 
worked in the computer/publishing industries (Burroughs Corp. and McGraw 
Hill), and as a free-lance consultant. Different industries, different 
rules, I guess.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA