Facebook Poll Rantings

Today I logged onto Facebook in an attempt to relax after a long day of phone calls and cranky children. One of the first things I noticed was a poll that a few people I know voted on. It was, "Should people on welfare have to be drug tested to get a check?" I was surprised to see how many people voted "yes." By no means do I support the idea of some scum bag using my tax dollars on dope, but being on welfare doesn't make you a scum bag. I know plenty of hard working, upstanding citizens who just so happen to be poor. Some of the most amazing friends I have are on welfare and they deserve every penny of it. What they don't deserve is the humiliation of having to pee in front of government employees to prove that they aren't scum. Do we not live in a country with a constitution that guarantees us certain freedoms? Is it not embarrassing enough to have to be on welfare? Isn't it enough that in order to maintain their dignity, they are forced to go grocery shopping at three in the morning so nobody sees their food stamps? I'm so exhausted of all the unfair stereotypes!

I'm sure it's easy to say yes when you have plenty of money. Maybe it's even easy to say yes when you don't respect yourself enough to care about your rights as a human being. It's not out of the question to assume that there are a few people abusing the system. But, in my opinion, you shouldn't punish those who are doing what's right, and have integrity, just to make sure you get all the bad guys. I saw enough of that nonsense in the Army.

There is a very vague point that our ever-strengthening government must be very careful not to cross. How easy it would be to force everyone to choose what's right. There's a name for that... dictatorship... soon followed by another name... communism. If you really want to live that way, I suggest moving to China. Just be sure to take an air purifier with you and wear a mask. I hear there is a lot of pollution.