You do get the vibe that there's a weariness there with him lately. Like He's been doing this for the last 15 years, and to see no progress on the political front, and maybe even a degree of regression, just has become too much for him.

I kind of disagree. Typically the only time past words of deeds come back to bite a political candidate in the ass is when its something that would be an embarrassment to them or would cost them votes. Going into any political campaign, Stewart and his opponents would damn well know that there is a certain segment of…

Jesus, this is in my home state...

Also, have you gotten hate mail from Jamie Lee Curtis yet?

Exactly how bored were you when you decided to do this? Was nothing good on Netflix?

I'm pretty sure everyone is going to give her the side eye if she ever brings a dairy-based product to a pot-luck.

how many sailors does it take to make a batch of 'seamen' yogurt?

You're move Jamie Lee Curtis...

Jesus, so if that's the case, then they're only recouping an even smaller chunk of the overall amount spent on welfare.

I mean, on the one hand, I suppose its a slightly progressive thing that they offer you counseling for addiction and will even pay for child care.

Shit, so, it actually costs more than just the price of the tests. So we have [price of testing all welfare recipients] + [cost of rehab/counseling program for those that test positive]+ [cost of child care for those that have children]+ [and you don't even stop receiving benefits if you comply]. Jesus Christ....

Yeah, I figured that out after I already published the comment.

So, just for some quick math, lets assume* that the average total amount of assistance for each of the 16,000 people tested equals out to about $10,000 per year (its probably not even that generous, but anyway), that means that the state pays $160,000,000 in welfare. Lets assume that all things being equal, it costs…

Oh, and I didn't even think about the fact: what about all the tests you ran on recipients that came back clean and continue to receive assistance, you gotta figure in those expenses too.

From a purely math standpoint, I'm wondering if the state came out on top in this. Take the total amount of money that was given to these people - the expense of drug testing them and any related costs to enforcing this law = a net gain for the state? Even if it is a net gain, is it a negligible amount?

Why, its almost like people that are truly poor enough to qualify for welfare DON'T have the money to buy drugs. Who would have thunk.

Every-day-I'm-Shuffi-lin!

Ah, I guess I want to check out the companion program for the Sexual Multisituational Assitance Recovery Tax...

I was hoping for a more comprehensive program for my tax bucks. I'm using the more colloquial version of ass to mean 'variety of sexual stimulation', not just anal.

Yeah. Working with more profound DD individuals can be rough, even when its one on one and even when its a loved one. Its like you put in twice the effort for half the gains in terms of progress. I had to get out of direct care because I could feel burn out setting in (I'm in a QP position now).