praxis1966
8th June 2011, 17:28
Alternatively Titled Reason Number 468 I'm Glad I Left My Home State
I can't be bothered to comment on this at the moment because it has me so angry it makes me wanna vomit. Here's the article. Discuss.
Florida to test all welfare recipients for drugs
(Reuters) Florida will begin testing all welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday.
The measure makes Florida the only state to test all recipients of the federal program known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, according a Washington-based public policy group that says other states have chosen less obtrusive ways to monitor drug use.
The new law, a version of which was struck down by a federal court in Michigan in 2003, requires recipients to pay for the tests before qualifying for benefits and periodically after they receive them.
The law was one of Scott's campaign promises. Supporters say it will help ensure that taxpayer money is used to get families on their feet and not to fuel drug habits at state expense.
"While there are certainly legitimate needs for public assistance, it is unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction," Scott said in a statement released after he signed the bill during a visit to Panama City.
(Read More (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-florida-welfare-drugs-idUSTRE74U6W320110531))
I can't be bothered to comment on this at the moment because it has me so angry it makes me wanna vomit. Here's the article. Discuss.
Florida to test all welfare recipients for drugs
(Reuters) Florida will begin testing all welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday.
The measure makes Florida the only state to test all recipients of the federal program known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, according a Washington-based public policy group that says other states have chosen less obtrusive ways to monitor drug use.
The new law, a version of which was struck down by a federal court in Michigan in 2003, requires recipients to pay for the tests before qualifying for benefits and periodically after they receive them.
The law was one of Scott's campaign promises. Supporters say it will help ensure that taxpayer money is used to get families on their feet and not to fuel drug habits at state expense.
"While there are certainly legitimate needs for public assistance, it is unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction," Scott said in a statement released after he signed the bill during a visit to Panama City.
(Read More (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-florida-welfare-drugs-idUSTRE74U6W320110531))