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I would have been caught a few years ago, I think

when we returned from Peru. We drank coca tea quite a few times to deal with altitude issues. Being as high as 16,000 ft was not easy for us sea level dwellers. We're retired, so a job was not an issue, but it could have been for our 16 year old granddaughter who was with us.

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Posted: 05/23/2017 at 12:15PM

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No way this happens...maybe a token cut at best -- Tuckahokie 05/23/2017 10:27AM

How much of this depends on HUGH job growth? -- 757 05/23/2017 11:19AM

None. Republicans don't think about such things, and the so-called -- WaxHoo 05/23/2017 12:05PM

Does Hugh Grant even work anymore? Doubt he has any growth left. ** -- psychobilly 05/23/2017 12:04PM

You're out of your element. ** -- Hoocinogenic 05/23/2017 1:23PM

So's your face ** -- psychobilly 05/23/2017 3:30PM

You are OUT of your element, Billy ** -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 5:14PM

So's YOUR face. ** -- psychobilly 05/23/2017 7:29PM

Under Trump, of course Hugh Hefner will have huge job growth. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 05/23/2017 12:03PM

Regardless of cost, all food stamp recipients should be drug tested ** -- FfxStationHokie 05/23/2017 11:14AM

Regardless of cost, all Congress-people should be drug tested -- WaxHoo 05/23/2017 12:09PM

Monthly? Not good enough -- Beerman 05/23/2017 3:32PM

Winner! ** -- HoosWillWin 05/23/2017 2:19PM

I bet more Congresscritters would fail, as a %, than welfare recipients -- Hood 05/23/2017 12:34PM

Standard bait post. ** -- psychobilly 05/23/2017 11:56AM

I can see your point, but -- VaTechie 05/23/2017 11:56AM

I hold stock in testing companies. I'm for daily tests. ** -- NJHoo 05/23/2017 12:03PM

Funny, the best way to catch a current employee for drugs -- VaTechie 05/23/2017 12:09PM

I would have been caught a few years ago, I think -- NJHoo 05/23/2017 12:15PM

If we could do it by magic wand, I might support it ... that said the -- CharlestonSC 05/23/2017 11:51AM

Sounds expensive. How often? Where's the $ coming from to do it? ** -- 757 05/23/2017 11:35AM

Why stop there? Let's drug test everyone -- Beerman 05/23/2017 11:17AM

It'd be better received at any level if the savings weren't directed to -- Shenhoo 05/23/2017 11:09AM

This is true, Mulvaney has stated this explicitly. -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:22PM

Take Food from the Poor + Take health care from the poor = -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 10:58AM

It's just a modest proposal to solve such problems -- Late 80s Hokie 05/23/2017 11:33AM

Fascinating. A cross between reimposing slavery, and soylent green -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 11:39AM

It's a good idea, except ... -- Beerman 05/23/2017 11:37AM

Hey, I am an old white dude that likes dark meat -- VaTechie 05/23/2017 11:48AM

This comes from a GOP mindset that the poor have only themselves to blame -- Hood 05/23/2017 11:13AM

And liberals refuse to address the thoroughly documented -- TomKazanski 05/23/2017 11:35AM

Food stamps (SNAP) is among the most efficient programs at 95% -- Hood 05/23/2017 12:40PM

The easiest way to be "efficient" is to hand out lots of money -- Faz d. Hoo 05/23/2017 4:16PM

You have to be kidding.....goes to buy lobster and filets -- TomKazanski 05/23/2017 1:15PM

Nothing illegal about buying lobster with food stamps -- Beerman 05/23/2017 3:22PM

That goes to pay the lobstermen, cattle ranchers and grocery store -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:19PM

Nancy is that u? -- TomKazanski 05/23/2017 2:46PM

GOVCOs not confiscating all our money, hence deficits. -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:56PM

Why not just hand out food -- TomKazanski 05/23/2017 3:43PM

People get fat because of what they eat. -- Hokieesith 05/23/2017 11:15AM

Knowing people on food stamps....the thing is a scam... -- psychobilly 05/23/2017 11:53AM

They do ** -- Beerman 05/23/2017 11:17AM

How much though? ** -- Hokieesith 05/23/2017 11:22AM

Dunno the details -- Beerman 05/23/2017 11:26AM

How they work: You get $X per month to apply against food bills -- Hood 05/23/2017 12:17PM

It comes with great hard feelings -- VaTechie 05/23/2017 11:34AM

Yeah. I don't really care that much about cutting back the -- Hokieesith 05/23/2017 1:03PM

Obama-era refgs encourage use of SNAP for healthy choices -- Hood 05/23/2017 1:26PM

Yes, when you are receiving free money from the government. ** -- Hokieesith 05/23/2017 1:29PM

That's a great idea -- Beerman 05/23/2017 3:24PM

You are really good at apples and oranges. ** -- Hokieesith 05/23/2017 3:32PM

Not at all -- Beerman 05/23/2017 3:37PM

I wasn't arguing about drug testing. I was arguing over -- Hokieesith 05/23/2017 3:39PM

Haha. You're right :) -- Beerman 05/23/2017 3:48PM

It is complex, but -- VaTechie 05/23/2017 1:10PM

The right move ** -- Charleston Cav 05/23/2017 11:05AM

I was going to just post some questions and thoughts on the budget -- VaTechie 05/23/2017 10:52AM

Yeah, this won't pass, more of a menu of options for cuts and such -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:29PM

"What have you got to lose?" ** -- Hoocinogenic 05/23/2017 10:40AM

It's about time we went after the poor. ** -- hooshouse 05/23/2017 10:39AM

The GOP just doesn't get the concept of the working poor. Yes, -- HoosWillWin 05/23/2017 10:48AM

And the Democrats don't understand the middle class. -- Faz d. Hoo 05/23/2017 11:16AM

There is basically nothing involved with GOVCO that can be cut that does -- Tuckahokie 05/23/2017 10:51AM

We should understand the impacts from cuts before we make them -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 10:59AM

We should also understand the impact from governmental largesse before -- Hokie5150 05/23/2017 11:23AM

Well we should. What do you think we have missed? ** -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 11:32AM

What have we missed? The government's role in creating and -- Hokie5150 05/23/2017 11:39AM

Ohh, really, how interesting. I guess the fact that tens of millions -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 11:41AM

Did I suggest that? Nope. I said, and I quote, "The government's role"... -- Hokie5150 05/23/2017 11:46AM

A great example of what Hood was talking about above ** -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 12:01PM

Many liberal scholars agree the so-called welfare state has had some -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:37PM

Cut everything by the percentage that our expenses outpaces our -- Tuckahokie 05/23/2017 11:01AM

Should GOVCO run a balanced budget or surplus? -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:42PM

From 2010 but discusses relevant issues. -- hoodeyo 05/23/2017 2:47PM

Which = ignore potential impacts from the actions we take ** -- 111Balz 05/23/2017 11:31AM