This may be the most fair and novel approach to welfare that has ever been floated.

There was an article supposedly written by a construction worker, popping up on the Internet today and the concept he proposes may just be the best approach ever fielded for fairness when it comes to entitlements. That is, want your welfare check, then you have to pass a urine test. For those of you who don't understand the technical phrase; Urine test, I'll put into a phrase that I know you'll easily recognize, you would have to piss for your money.

The writer states that he has to pass periodic urine tests since he works on a government funded project and if he can't pass he loses his job, he also, pays his taxes which are taken out of his paycheck and the funds are spent by the government and distributed to those less fortunate who don't have jobs and are part of the welfare system. He says he has no problem helping those who are unable to find work but has a real problem with those who, as he puts it, sit on their asses, drink beer and do drugs and to this I'm in full agreement. I could take this much further but I would be accused of everything from being completely insensitive to the needs of others to being an out and out racist all of which I would call Democratic - Socialist - True believer horse crap and in my world definitely isn't a conversation stopper. In fact I would welcome the label and welcome the opportunity to make the accuser look like the dumb ass most liberal accusers' are for even using the term racist.

We are in need of change in this country and one thing that our elected' never seem to properly address in the entitlement system, and please don't get me wrong, there are many people who for one legitimate reason or another cannot provide for themselves and deserve to be helped out. I am referring to those able bodied who think the system owes them because some poverty pimps told them this is the easy way, or for that just plain lazy ass who thinks living like white trash is OK as long as someone else pays for it.

I am of the opinion that our government should be open to any and all solutions that are presented and so in the interest of getting along with all of my fellow Americans I am going to blog good ideas, like the Urine test concept in the HOPE that some of our elected officials see the logic in these ideas and promote CHANGE that will lead to an equitable system for one and all. Mr. Obama talks of testing his health care reform in small pockets across the country to show how it will really work, this idea would be simple to test in the same way at the same time and I can guarantee would show a significant savings from the day one.

Thanks for reading,

"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever".
Chinese Proverb

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