I wonder who had money involved in the drug testing industry

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  1. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I've always believed that, if you don't like drug testing, organize and pass a law that makes ALL elected officials submit to random testing. Imo, it would be quickly be found to be an invasion of privacy.

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  3. Ed O

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    $45,780 seems like a small price to pay to keep drug users from getting public funding, and I bet a lot of Floridians would agree with me.

    It's fantastic (a) that the cost was so low, and (b) lots of people are staying clean and getting the money they deserve from the state.

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    A lot of Floridians will agree with a lot of things, simply because there are in fact a lot of Floridians.

    Factor in the cost of the thefts and robberies that will occur instead, maybe with loss of innocent lives, and the reality looks less appealing.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Keeping America drug-free should be higher priority than any other priority. Anyone who uses anything publicly funded should be tested.

    When you drive to work on a street, you should be delayed a half-hour for your daily test. The cost to the economy is well worth keeping America drug-free.
     
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    Rather than drug test the needy (who really have little effect on society), wouldn't it make more sense to drug test all politicians, engineers, military, pilots, bus drivers, lifeguards, tax preparers, doctors, lawyers, CEO's, cops, judges, auto mechanics, grocers, chefs, and of course consultants?
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    The internet is publicly funded by DARPA, so we should be tested before each post. If you run out of urine, you'll have to wait to communicate your brilliant thought.
     

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