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"Billionaire-asshole-governor Rick Scott of Florida recently imposed mandatory drug testing on welfare applicants, arguing that people on welfare are much more likely to use drugs. Except it turns out, they're not:..."
LOL
Nice Article Rdeanhole
How about "Tampa Bay Online"? Oops.
Welfare drug-testing yields 2% positive results | TBO.com
A 2008 study by the Office of National Drug Control Policy also showed that 8.13 percent of Floridians age 12 and up use illegal drugs.
Newton said that's proof the drug-testing program is based on a stereotype, not hard facts.
"This is just punishing people for being poor, which is one of our main points," he said. "We're not testing the population at-large that receives government money; we're not testing people on scholarships, or state contractors. So why these people? It's obvious-- because they're poor."
Scott's office did not respond to a request for comment.
from your link:
The initiative may save the state a few dollars anyway, bearing out one of Gov. Rick Scott's arguments for implementing it.
So the real question in this thread is: Can rdean read?