Paisley
I'll Lock Up
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An employer cannot be expected to know whether a particular drug user is going to be an outstanding employee or a dangerous one. They might be like Chris Titus's alcoholic father, who never missed work, never missed a mortgage payment, and never missed a party (and had custody of his children), or like another nephew of mine who wrecked his father's truck and destroyed large, expensive pieces of marble in the back because he was high.
Economist Thomas Sowell has discussed how people sort themselves and others into groups. He observes that some people are going to be unfairly tarnished by association, but sorting out individuals' merits one at a time is costly, and employers in particular run a high risk when they hire the wrong person.
Economist Thomas Sowell has discussed how people sort themselves and others into groups. He observes that some people are going to be unfairly tarnished by association, but sorting out individuals' merits one at a time is costly, and employers in particular run a high risk when they hire the wrong person.