President Obama's health care--

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Being many American workers are required to take random drug tests in order to work, and therefore pay taxes,
it should be the same rule for Government Health Care applicants, take random drug tests to get and keep the insurance.

Seems only fair, but it's probably not PC.

West Virgina is working on (or has passed, I can't remember) a law requiring any person taking state assistance to agree to random drug testing.

A policy like that needs to be nation-wide. I'm tired of paying for some sh*tbum to sit at home and smoke crack all day while hard-working people work their tail off in hopes of keeping their job.

Drive down Blue Hills Ave. in Mattapan any day during the week and it's like a Sunday afternoon with all the people sitting on their porches drinking from paperbags or walking around the streets. The same could be said for 90% of people in the City of Springfield.

I can't imagine a policy like that would fly in a hard Left state like MA though.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

West Virgina is working on (or has passed, I can't remember) a law requiring any person taking state assistance to agree to random drug testing.

A policy like that needs to be nation-wide. I'm tired of paying for some sh*tbum to sit at home and smoke crack all day while hard-working people work their tail off in hopes of keeping their job.

I can't imagine a policy like that would fly in a hard Left state like MA though.

Being it would be a Federal program, it could become a plan requirement and
should be, illegal drug abuse is a costly health problem.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Being it would be a Federal program, it could become a plan requirement and
should be, illegal drug abuse is a costly health problem.

Exactly. A government that will fine tobacco agencies for public health costs should also protect *my* interests by testing people on public assistance for drugs - because of the public health costs of course. The government has to justify policies like that as them protecting people from themselves.

[striperman36]

We all use drugs, it's the Feds and lobbyist money that decide which are legal

[justplugit]

Pretty interesting, just returned from a Town Hall Meeting with my Congressman on Health-Care.

Main concerns from the people were, afraid company plans will fold and leave it all up to the government plan with no choice, the speed at which this plan is being pushed on us, and where the money is coming from to pay for it in this economy debacle.

A poll was taken on:
Are you willing to have your taxes increased to pay for it?
Are you willing to pay an extra $1000/yr ?
Are you willing to pay an extra $2500/yr ?
Are you willing to pay an extra $4000/yr ?

70% said they were unwilling to have a tax increase to pay for it.

People are starting to wake up to the fact this is going ahead way to fast, questioning what quality of care they will get compared to private plans , and howand where the $$$ are coming from to pay for it.

[Raven]

that our PCP PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN

is booked thru the middle of 2010 already
for physicals.

[Joe]

McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, KFC - They're profiting off contributing to heart disease and diabetes while not offering health care to most of their employees. This is where many of the 50 million without health care are working. The uninsured eventually get sick and the taxpayers pick up the bill. The profits and the jobs are outweighed by the social liabilities they incur. So F-them - they're one click above tobacco companies.