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<blockquote data-quote="Dexcheque" data-source="post: 1621989" data-attributes="member: 20098">I firmly believe that drug use should not be illegal.&nbsp; The gov&#039;t ( or anyone else) does not have the right to say what a person may or may not do to ones&#039; self.&nbsp; As long as you are only hurting yourself, it shouldn&#039;t be anyone else&#039;s business.That being said, I have a job with a salary out of which the gov&#039;t demands taxes to pay for welfare and other social &quot;entitlements&quot;.&nbsp; The money I earn that pays for those entitlements requires that I be willing to stop what I&#039;m doing and pee in a cup anytime my employers so desire.&nbsp; Why should a welfare recipient receiving a &quot;wage&quot; for doing nothing be above those funding the system?If this passes, there will most assuredly be children that suffer.&nbsp; Unfortunately, there are children that are suffering right now with the status quo.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t right nor is it fair, but should we enable the cycle to continue?There needs to be a complete overhaul of the system.&nbsp; While I don&#039;t see it ever happening, the whole &quot;entitlement&quot; mindset needs to be stopped. Welfare was actually designed as a stop-gap measure to help while one was getting back on one&#039;s feet.&nbsp; NOT a lifestyle.&nbsp; This bill should absolutely pass, and it should be just the first part of widespread reforms.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dexcheque, post: 1621989, member: 20098"] I firmly believe that drug use should not be illegal. The gov't ( or anyone else) does not have the right to say what a person may or may not do to ones' self. As long as you are only hurting yourself, it shouldn't be anyone else's business. That being said, I have a job with a salary out of which the gov't demands taxes to pay for welfare and other social "entitlements". The money I earn that pays for those entitlements requires that I be willing to stop what I'm doing and pee in a cup anytime my employers so desire. Why should a welfare recipient receiving a "wage" for doing nothing be above those funding the system? If this passes, there will most assuredly be children that suffer. Unfortunately, there are children that are suffering right now with the status quo. It isn't right nor is it fair, but should we enable the cycle to continue? There needs to be a complete overhaul of the system. While I don't see it ever happening, the whole "entitlement" mindset needs to be stopped. Welfare was actually designed as a stop-gap measure to help while one was getting back on one's feet. NOT a lifestyle. This bill should absolutely pass, and it should be just the first part of widespread reforms. [/QUOTE]

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