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[vicarz]

I just got the announcement, long expected, that we have drug testing in my group now. Anyone who tests positive for illegal drug use will be given a chance to complete Employee Assistance Program (EAP) rehab to quit. Failure to enter or complete the program results in mandatory termination.

I don't do drugs, try to avoid legal drugs, but I loathe these laws that regulate what I do to my body on my time. I have to wear a seatbelt too - I want to, but I hate the law that forces me. Why not make laws that I can't drink, have cheeseburgers or ice-cream, and force my attendance in state-sponsored fitness classes? Why not throw in mandatory religion (of my choice, of course) and education? Isn't that good for both me and the body of the country?

I'm watching everyone slow down for speed traps, and noting that I'm not exposed to people that think the speed limit is reasonable. Why does this country keep making laws that the population doesn't believe in, and successfully enforcing them?

Soon I'll rant about the federal deficit. Honestly, it's large enough that leaving the country to avoid the next 50 years is not an unreasonable thing to explore. I'm not getting the benefits of this credit spending, I'm fiscally responsible, and I don't want to pay these yahoos' credit bills.

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[inlaterdays.livejournal.com]

completely off-topic, but this:

Current Music: Deee Lite - Groove is in the heart

gave me an earworm that will probably last all morning. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Leaving the country doesn't have a whole lot of relation to whether or not you'll be required to pay US taxes, FWIW. Is something to keep in mind when you think about giving up easy access to US healthcare (such as it is) and so on.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Leaving could easily include dual citizenship or just losing citizenship. If research shows better alternatives, I can see it.

[shadow27.livejournal.com]

I've always felt that if the government is going tohave drug testing they should start with mandatory testing at the White House and Capitol, with the results made public.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I don't think it would do a thing. They're all legally high, the Rush Limbaugh method.