John,

Insulting someone then trying to claim it is sarcasm is extremely juvenile. You are like a schoolyard retard trying to cover up that he is not even smart enough to understand what sarcasm is. It is just sad.

If you act like an obnoxious troll, then don't get so huffy when you are put in your place, and frequently banned.

Hi there FOXY...

I'm not all that sure whether beneficiaries of welfare payments who take illicit substances, and are detected under this new scheme, should lose those benefits if they're found to be 'using' ?

In my experience many of those who take drugs, if given the opportunity they'd quit their habit immediately ? Of course there are many others, who have no intention of ever giving up their use.

Think about it for a moment. A regular user, who suddenly loses their benefits, may well lose their accommodation, their ability to eat, clothe themselves, and at least maintain some semblance of dignity. Therefore, the only other course they can pursue is return to crime ? A girl, in such circumstances turns to the 'street' as a street worker. Often falling into the hands of some maggot belonging to a criminal gang, and so it goes on...on and on and on ?

There's got to be another, better way of regulating and managing those who're in receipt of welfare benefits. After all, they're not criminals, they're unemployed, for one reason or another. This is a social problem, so the answer must come from a social solutions not from a criminal source.

No, I'm most definitely, NOT a 'leftie' socialist. Rather I'm very much a pragmatic individual. Our gaols are overflowing with those on detention, many of which are incarcerated, merely on drug matters. Many should never be in there. Particular those individuals or are purely users.

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By the way son, my name actually "is" Nhoj.

My above post was directed to SM.

By the way, I guess the crazy righties here don't comprehend that tobacco and alcohol are *DRUGS*. I guess they don't care, as their 'excuse' is, "oh my goodness me, but they're legal ..... thus harmless and ok".

if we drug tested before voting I suspect the greens/labour would be the biggest losers

if we drug tested before voting i suspect the libs/nats would be the biggest losers