On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected] > 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. " > > yup...that's the kind of republican leadership fraaaaank is promoting.... spend $5,000 to save $50.....[i dint do the math...; ^) > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > > "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- knowledge and wisdom come from knowing a ""republican conservative"" is an oxymoron. -- 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.
