Drug testing for welfare blocked

The Bill of Rights was given to protect us from Government Intrusion. The Bill of Rights protects rich and poor, black and white, and Democrat and Republican. This is important so when masses of people are fed extreme propaganda to scapegoat the poor for the waywardness of the ruling elite we can work through it until times of clarity. I agree with Tea Party people that we have got to get back to Constitutional Government and I agree with liberals who argue the poor and needy are our sacred obligation as given to us in Bible. The ideals of both ends of the spectrum are upheld by the court in the case, and it’s a great day to be American.

Take the money, take the test.

If you have had no experience with welfare recipients (such as while volunteering in neighborhood soup kitchens or in homeless shelters), it is likely that you will have difficulty putting yourself in their shoes. Anyone that I know that has done volunteer work and has talked to these unfortunate people has come away feeling that but for the grace of God, go I. Sure, there are some free loaders taking advantage of the system, but if you take the time to investigate you will see that they are a very small minority. Most welfare recipients started out like you and me but have ended up living in a nightmare existence. Many have mental issues and some have drug issues. They do not deserve to be further humiliated by being subjected to drug testing. Such testing should have no place in determining if they are deserving of help. We degrade ourselves by doing so. Brad

Odd – I don’t seem to recall a “Charlie Christ Watch” (or far less likely a “Lawton Chiles Watch”) in the SH-T. Could it be that its editors and reporters have a double standard? I’m shocked – SHOCKED I tell you!

If the government wants to test welfare recipients receiving cash benefits then why is there no accountability for the custodial parents whether it be mom or dad when they receive childsupport ? It’s a known fact that alot of mom’s spend the funds intended for the support of a child on self serving needs hair, nails as well as the dad’s ie alcohol, marijuana, etc… There is no agency that follow up to ensure that the recipients of childsupport are meeting the basic needs for the welfare of their children. Alot of these children’s basic clothing items hygiene ie, haircuts are not being met, these kids look like children from a third world country. Let’s make sure the Department of Revenue business practices are FAIR AND IMPARTIAL, because I know from experience that the non-custodial parent has to bring in proof of income, ie the last three paycheck stubs and the custodial parent usually the mother just has to tell the DOR how much they’re making without a requirement of proof as in paycheck stubs and the non-custodial parent gets the shaft, because the DOR isn’t ensuring the custodial parent is being truthful about their income.

This was a bad law. Saves some money at the expense of innocent, needy children. Probably costs more to implement than the savings.Dehumanizes and denigrates the vast majority of welfare recipients who are not drug users but who are in many cases out of work because of our misguided economic policies.

Rick Scott start producing the 700 000 jobs you promised.

take the money – take the test

Totally unreasonable. We can’t help the needy without asking them to submit to humiliation? We can paint the needy with a brush that says they are guilty before proven innocent. When you are in need, is it required to undergo government scrutiny to determine you are worthy or not get help. I think the next time I want to lend a helping hand, I’ll just say if you aren’t willing to show me how you are going to use my help, you can just starve. ‘Let them eat cake’ comes to mind. And again, who is holding the people who created this mess accountable for how they use the money they stole from us that put people in this sorry position in the first place.

all testing should be illegal even when companies test new employees a violation of rights should not be tolerated. Does Bachman get tested to receive her 245 million a year in farm subsidies? how about Scott himself? I heard he swindled a bunch of medicare tax monies is he going to take a test? And when is Scott going to realize that A large part of the Economy in FL is based on Tourism?

If we have the shame of testing the poorest among us for taking Government money, then test them all. Test everyone getting Government money for whatever reason. Test the Governor, Congress, the aides in Congress, Cops, Home Inspectors, Teachers, the DMV and every bastard that took Bush’s first half of the TARP money that didn’t have to pay it back. All of the bastards that took Obama’s second half of the TARP money that DID have to pay it back with interest. All the folks on Longboat Key that get subsidized insurance rates for National Flood Insurance. Drug test Ed Smith, the police keep his neighborhood civilized, one of the kids around him goes to school so they don’t have to rob him to survive, he drives on government roads, has a phone that gets government subsidies and uses the internet that the government gave away to the TelCos.
But, can we PLEASE not have Mrs. Rick Scott administer all the test kits? Wait a moment!!!. Mrs. Rick Scott makes a bundle on all the stock that Rick gave her to secure this massive lucrative market for his 62 million dollars in Solantic stock. Every poor person tested – she gets money, so test that woman.
Take the money-take the test!
Everyone that takes the money, including Ed Smith – Take the test.

I’d pass. Most people would.
So far 2% of the welfare folks drug tested bad or dropped the program.
It’s cost us millions to do this measly 2%. We lost money.
The national average is 7 – 9% will be users.
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Welfare people then use drugs LESS than the national average.
What a stupid program for stupid people looking to be vindictive.
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Drug test all of Ed Smith’s family and friends, too. When pain meds are found in Granny’s blood stream, kick her off Medicare!

This is another fake issue created to distract you from the fact that the banks and credit card companies are robbing the middle and lower class blind while being completely responsible for the failing economy for the benefit of the CEO’s and every single politician they buy. Not to mention the trillions of dollars spent on blowing up and rebuilding Iraq that could have been used for education, infrastructure, healthcare, and social security. We’ve signed away our future to the banks. There is no hope.

DONO – so the poorest are taking “government money”? Perhaps a simple concept should be explained to you. Governments don’t have money. They don’t make money. There is no such thing as “government money”. People have money. People make money. The only way our government has access to money is to take money from us. The poor aren’t taking “government money” because “government money” doesn’t exist. The poor are taking other people’s (taxpayers) money.
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take the money – take the test

Take the money take the test.
Every politician, every cop, all the recipients of Flood Insurance, test them all.

Test the Rich, they take more of the money than the rest combined.