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News from the Bubble: Welfare Drug Testing

A friend of mine added this to his Facebook photos today:

My first reaction was to add this comment:

I’d rather see nobody drug-tested. Doesn’t that make more sense?

Then, since I remembered reading about Rick Scott’s program in Florida some time ago, I googled “florida drug testing welfare“. I skimmed two articles and added this comment:

BTW, Florida spent more money testing than they saved cutting benefits for those who tested positive. They also found that only 2.6% of those tested were drug users. Compared to Florida’s rate of 8.13% among the general population, it showed that welfare recipients actually use drugs less than everyone else.

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25 Bottles of Nyquil

Someone on Twitter linked to an article called “What Would Happen If You Bought 25 Bottles of Nyquil” and it is one of the most hilarious things that I have read recently. I’m sure it’s because it appeals to my own poor impulse control, but I really enjoyed some of the more subtle moments. For example:

I mean, what kind of nanny state am I living in right now? I can’t even buy cold medicine anymore without the government all up in my shit? Why is my right to privacy being invaded in favor of incompetent police officers who lack the ability to catch drug dealers without spying on the average law abiding citizen?

I’ve long thought that limiting sudafed purchases was doing little if anything to stop the meth problem, so this article was particularly satisfying for me.

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Brand It

I’m not a baseball fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a sports fan and an advocate of fair play. That is why I have strong feelings about the Barry Bonds saga. Now the man who owns the record-breaking ball has put it up to a vote. I voted to brand it: