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What’s more, the Florida law is actually costing rather than saving the state money. Only 2 percent of welfare recipients actually failed the drug tests, which means Florida will reimburse the 96 percent of recipients the $30 for the drug test. Florida will now owe “about $28,800 – $43,200 monthly in reimbursements.”
Ohio state Rep. Tim Grendell (R) said today that he will introduce legislation requiring Ohioans in need of unemployment benefits, welfare, or other government aid to take a drug test first. Patterned on Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) new law, the bill, Grendell says, will force those seeking state aid “to pay for the drug tests” upfront — a payment that would only be repaid “if they pass.”
Ohio GOP Rep. Wants Drug Tests For Anyone Who Seeks Unemployment Benefits
Only 2 Percent of Florida Welfare Applicants Fail Drug Test
Alabama's Republican lawmakers are pushing to require people who apply for welfare to take drug tests, like Florida just has.
OUR VIEW: If the idea is to protect taxpayer dollars, why limit drug testing only to those who apply for welfare? | al.com
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Look at that. The idea is so bad and so stupid, other Republicans are rushing to do the SAME DAMN THING. Hilarious! And they wonder why I'm critical of Republicans. They probably had a "gut feeling". Or looked at a tree.
But why stop at lawmakers? Why not test everyone who receives state taxpayer dollars, from other elected officials, to state agency employees and schoolteachers, to those who garner state contracts and tax incentives? That's the only way taxpayers can be sure they're not helping fund somebody's drug habit.
Hmmm, why not drug test those getting a tax refund and make them pay for it out of their return. If they don't pass it means they earned their money illegally, maybe selling drugs, so confisticate their tax returns. If they pass the test, they are reimbursed the costs of the test, but not the time off from work or mileage to go get tested.
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