So they kicked off Jimmy V week at ESPN this week. It is always a week of a lot of interesting activites. What drives it all is the memory of Jimmy Valvano. Coaches are a special breed, and he was no exception. In his acceptance speech for an ESPY award in 1993, we all saw what the athletes see in the locker room. Here it is.
I think that this makes sense.
This was written by a construction worker in Fort McMurray. Read on . . .
‘I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes, and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to earn that pay check, I work on a rig site for a Fort McMurray construction project. At any time I am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem. HOWEVER, what I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don’t have to pass a urine test. Shouldn’t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them?
Understand – I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do on the other hand have a problem with helping someone sit on their fanny, drinking beer and smoking dope. Could you imagine how much money this country would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? ‘
From an ROI standpoint, the cost of the screening program is more than offset by the savings that the program would produce. I wonder what the impact to the Federal deficit would be.
