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Difference Conversation The person I choose to interview was William Gordon. The conversation was about whether or not people who get food stamps should be drug tested. I personally believe that this is wrong while on the other hand, he believes this is right. The conversation was going good until I started to ask tougher questions. The question came up whether it is fair to judge a whole system just because some people abuse it? The response was you are not judging the whole system. What you are trying to do is make the system more trustworthy. By drug testing you are rewarding the good participants by making it easier for them to get their benefits. By getting rid of bad participants it will
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