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Poor people use illegal drugs at a lower rate than wealthy people. Probably because drugs are expensive and they don't have as much leisure time. The notion th
by bhickey 10y ago
Poor people use illegal drugs at a lower rate than wealthy people. Probably because drugs are expensive and they don't have as much leisure time.
The notion that we should drug test welfare recipients is just an outgrowth of condescending Calvinist morality.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoWrong on all counts. Poor people have more leisure time and do more drugs. http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p60-252.pdf http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publication... https://www.nber.org/chapters/c11165.pdf https://www.nber.org/chapters/c11165.pdf Why not just spend 2 minutes googling like I did before posting ?
- bhickey 10y agoThanks for your condescension. http://www.saprp.org/pm_keyResFind.cfm http://www.saprp.org/pm_keyResFind.cfm https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/21/house-republicans-want-drug-tests-for-food-stamp-recipients-theres-no-good-reason-for-that/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/21/house...