[BIGDAY]

I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes & the government Distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test (with which I have no problem). What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes To people who don't have to pass a urine test. So, here is my question: 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 no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their BUTT----doing drugs while I work.. Can you imagine how much money each state would save If people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? I guess we could call the program"URINE OR YOU'RE OUT"! Pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don't. Hope you all will pass it along, though. Something has to change in this country - AND SOON! P.S. Just a thought, all politicians should have to pass a urine test too!.... They should also have to pass an intelligence test, a common sense test and an understanding the constitution test, as well!!! Remember November is coming

[RyanLeafOfBets]

I like this one...

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.

The fifth would pay $1.

The sixth would pay $3.

The seventh would pay $7.

The eighth would pay $12. The ninth would pay $18.

The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.

So, that's what they decided to do.

The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20."Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.

The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.

And so:

The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).<>The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).

The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).

The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).

The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).

The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.

"I only got a dollar out of the $20,"declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got $10!"

"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!"

"That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"

"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!"

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.

The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.

[muldoon]

Can you imagine how much money each state would save If people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

Which drugs should be tested for?

Shouldn't the same rule apply to those in government that vote on these laws?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/us...rug-tests.html

MIAMI — Ushered in amid promises that it would save taxpayers money and deter drug users, a Florida law requiring drug tests for people who seek welfare benefits resulted in no direct savings, snared few drug users and had no effect on the number of applications, according to recently released state data.

[rkelly110]

We've discussed this before. It would be cost prohibitive to do the drug tests.

Though, I do agree with the E-mail. The P.S. part should include the people voting for the candidates, except for the urine test.

That will be next by the Repubs to restrict votes, like the ID law.

[Nick Papageorgio]

If you pay taxes you are a muppet, cut and dry.

[Shafted69]

For 30 years the GOP have been saying if we cut tax rates on the wealthy they'd "create jobs".

It's been 30 years, those tax rates are the lowest since the Great Depression, the wealthy

top 2% now take home 40% of the total U.S. income. Where are those jobs? Thirty years of

lies. No more Trickle Down policies, please. Enough is Enough !

[dante1]

For 30 years the GOP have been saying if we cut tax rates on the wealthy they'd "create jobs".

It's been 30 years, those tax rates are the lowest since the Great Depression, the wealthy

top 2% now take home 40% of the total U.S. income. Where are those jobs? Thirty years of

lies. No more Trickle Down policies, please. Enough is Enough !

Facts are facts and yet if Mitt wins they will in all probability do this again, still people buy into it. Very strange.

[milwaukee mike]

i know for a fact that bigday doesn't have to take a urine test

neither do i, and it's a good thing