On Jan 16, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Jan 16, 2012, at 10:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> Or do you prefer to funnel increasingly scarce public assistance funds to >> drug dealers? That's the Democrat way! > > Or do we spend enormous amounts of money to fight a non-exsistent problem? > That's the Republican way. > > <http://ideas.time.com/2011/08/29/drug-testing-the-poor-bad-policy-even-worse-law/> > <http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/state-losing-money-drug-testing-welfare-recipients-applications-drop> > > ""Based on the NYT estimate "that the average temporary assistance applicant > receives $253 monthly for less than five months, the state has saved $40,480 > in denied benefits due to drug testing. With an average test cost of about > $35, the state reimbursed $246,050 for the tests of those who passed. The net > loss to the state of $200,000 since July does not include substantial > administrative or legal costs. "
Oh yes, and I might note that one of the firms scooping up a slice of that $200,000 was Governor Rick Scott's company. Oops, I'm sorry, His WIFE'S company, because he very conveniently ceded his interest in it to his wife when taking office. <http://blog.reidreport.com/2011/03/rick-scotts-new-gift-to-solantic-drug-testing-state-employees/> <http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/gov-rick-scotts-drug-testing-policy-stirs-suspicion-1350922.html> -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
