Tony Abbott talking about mandatory drug testing for dole recipients
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I know I'm right. It's going to be a fun 2 years
Watching people suffer ain't gonna be fun.
People voted for this guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IaKVmkXuk
On the other hand, here's the alternative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs6DAwuP7r8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IaKVmkXuk
On the other hand, here's the alternative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs6DAwuP7r8
And therein lies the problem... real change isn't going to happen until people start considering other parties.... be it The Sex Party, The Greens, Palmer United, whatever.
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No. Real change isn't going to happen until we live in a Mad Max-esque world. Survival of the fittest, baby!
Edit: I already knew that pollies are merely puppets for their corporate masters. It's why I don't vote.
Edit: I already knew that pollies are merely puppets for their corporate masters. It's why I don't vote.
What amazes me is how Bill Shorten is so vocal about how crap the current Gubb is, but he was one of the pointy-end participants in one of the worst Gubb's in the history of Aus politics.
What's more mazing is the enlightened public are giving him their ear.
I'm friggin' rolling around on the floor laughing so hard, my guts have just burst out of my body like a scene from Alien.
Gotta go now; ACA is on soon and I have to get ready.
What's more mazing is the enlightened public are giving him their ear.
I'm friggin' rolling around on the floor laughing so hard, my guts have just burst out of my body like a scene from Alien.
Gotta go now; ACA is on soon and I have to get ready.
Why are they cheats or lazy SOB's? Does everyone on welfare fit into this category, or only those that take drugs?
What if they grow their own? Still a cheat, still lazy? What if they get it for free from a friend?
You're not really thinking this through are you.
This..............
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Amazes me that the average voter has less of an attention span than my gold-fish Jaws.
All Labor has to say is that they'll make things better by spending more and taxing less.
Party time.
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Amazes me that the average voter has less of an attention span than my gold-fish Jaws.
All Labor has to say is that they'll make things better by spending more and taxing less.
Party time.
You guys don't see the irony in your comments?
Hahaha, dude! I was thinking the same thing. Liberal supporters criticising Labor supporters (and vice versa), when both are two factions of the same party.
Oh yeah, I've thought it through, even been one myself !
I speak from experience, even though I gave it a shot for a very short time and simply steered 180 degrees AWAY from it.
Ive been there done that and it was a looooong time ago my friend.
Now, back to work you lot !
Oh no, a wasted vote. If that's what you believe, why not vote for Assange then... he's not a puppet?
All politicians are scumbags, David. I refuse to waste my time voting for any of them.
This x1000
Or until Rupert dies right?
You have to spend your Saturday morning once every 3 years regardless - may as well make it worthwhile.
Pee for Pay?
If you use toothpaste you are a drug user, how about if you take Antihistamines, aspirin, asthma medications and cold/flu syrups..we all take drugs nowadays, prescribed or otherwise
A mental health nurse told me their were more schizophrenic mental patients in their hospital from marijuana than anything else. Having seen a friends brother go down this path I also wondered whether it caused it, or brought on any latent illness.
Edit- Found this
Some interesting figures quoted within regarding the money involved
High risks: cannabis and psychosis
The initial issue seems like common sense, drugs could stand in the way of a person's ability to gain employment.
Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients or applicants could also save money, help people get off welfare, and prevent the country from subsidizing a person's drug use.
The devil is always in the detail though, how would you do it? I would think a number who knew they would go positive, would just refuse testing on the grounds that it's an invasion of privacy - There's a saving straight away, no testing required.
With the rest, it may just cost more to implement than it saves
Mandatory drug testing also does nothing to address the issue of alcohol dependency amongst welfare recipients or applicants.
Also, who are welfare recipients as a group? I'm sure there's only a minority surfing and chillaxing whilst being looked after by the government
Apparently mandatory welfare drug testing programs are already underway in a number of American states, then again they also have Sheriff Joe and seem to be losing the War Against Drugs
I think it's just sensationalism, it will never fly, but it will get everyone talking about Abbott rather than Palmer
If you use toothpaste you are a drug user, how about if you take Antihistamines, aspirin, asthma medications and cold/flu syrups..we all take drugs nowadays, prescribed or otherwise
A mental health nurse told me their were more schizophrenic mental patients in their hospital from marijuana than anything else. Having seen a friends brother go down this path I also wondered whether it caused it, or brought on any latent illness.
Edit- Found this
Some interesting figures quoted within regarding the money involved
High risks: cannabis and psychosis
The initial issue seems like common sense, drugs could stand in the way of a person's ability to gain employment.
Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients or applicants could also save money, help people get off welfare, and prevent the country from subsidizing a person's drug use.
The devil is always in the detail though, how would you do it? I would think a number who knew they would go positive, would just refuse testing on the grounds that it's an invasion of privacy - There's a saving straight away, no testing required.
With the rest, it may just cost more to implement than it saves
Mandatory drug testing also does nothing to address the issue of alcohol dependency amongst welfare recipients or applicants.
Also, who are welfare recipients as a group? I'm sure there's only a minority surfing and chillaxing whilst being looked after by the government
Apparently mandatory welfare drug testing programs are already underway in a number of American states, then again they also have Sheriff Joe and seem to be losing the War Against Drugs
I think it's just sensationalism, it will never fly, but it will get everyone talking about Abbott rather than Palmer
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