Louve00
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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl Those on welfare would pay for theirs up front, then be reimbursed if they passed. And on that point too, consider this.... Let's say we give the governor the benefit of the doubt -- 9.6 percent of the 93,170 people on welfare in Florida use drugs, and they won't be receiving their cash assistance. The average monthly check for a welfare recipient is between $100 and $200, but we'll use the latter to maximize the state's savings. Based on 8,944 people failing their drug test, that saves the state $1,788,800. Then the state has to reimburse the cost of the test to the 84,266 welfare recipients who they believe will pass. Since the drug tests are believed to cost up to $25, that's $2,106,650 they would be paying to the welfare recipients. That's $317,850 the state believes -- based on their presented research -- they will lose in the first round of drug testing. http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2011/06/rick_scott_invents_scientific_study_welfare_drug_testing.php
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