Obviously, that's a bit of a joke, but it's also a serious point There are no experts in the area who think there is the slightest shred of evidence supporting drug-testing welfare recipients, but it's still got broad popular support
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The government isn't entirely alone on this - a lot of people honestly think that anyone receiving any sort of benefits should be perfect paragons of morality
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Making policy that contradicts those beliefs is politically difficult, whereas implementing new laws that accord to them is probably not ineffective at winning public sentiment
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And on the gripping hand it is an expensive and cruel way to demonize the marginalized and vulnerable
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Because only poor people use drugs
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