Comments on: Florida To Begin Testing Welfare Recipients For Drugs

By: jonesgirl83

jonesgirl83 — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:04:40 +0000

I jusr moved back to florida from missouri, while I AM married, both my husband and I work, and support all 3 of our children, we still found ourselves struggling pay check to pay check. Mean while there DO seem to be several ppl out there that DO work less and get more…sure they could be doing odd and end jobs, (and while this is clearly just my opinion) chances are, that odd job invovles something with drugs…I don’t think its such a bad thing, they give u a drug test, you pass, you get to put food on the table for another month!! I don’t get the big deal, if your not doing anything wrong to begin with, then there’s nothing to worry about, besides the cost of the test, that you’ll be reimbersed anyways….I mean, how many of us spind that $ on something we should of waited to buy later, anyways!? Did we REALLY need that new shirt, pants, pair of shoes that was on sale, and couldn’t pass up. Give me a cup to go in everyday if it’ll help put food on the table for my babys!

By: Halo1978

Halo1978 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:47:13 +0000

Im not making excuses….But heres my take on it. My 2 children receive Medicaid. I was on medicaid but recently I was able to get Medicare. I only received Medcaid do to me having stage 4 breast cancer,and my husband only receives “Share of cost” medicaid. No facilities accept “Share of Cost”,why?? Because Medicaid NEVER pays the bill,even when its it OVER your share of cost. They basically give you this to ease your mind of not being able to get medicaid. I have 2 children,I receive only $600 a month on disability,and my husband only makes $11 hr (full~time). Money is so bad (as im sure it is for lots of people). How can my family afford to take this test? I mean,its says that they would reimburse you if you pass the test,BUT they dont pay there bills,AND THAT IS LITERALLY killing people who cant see a doctor since our goverment dont pay there bills. I cant she’ll out between $10-$70 (a piece for my husband and I),to NOT get it back,or to wait for it for MONTHS!! We DONT receive temp cash assistance,just the kids medicaid and food stamps.

By: amanda

amanda — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:15:10 +0000

All i can say is ……THANK GOD! And pharmacytech….you are exactly right!!

By: pharmacytech

pharmacytech — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:40:22 +0000

If you don’t believe some people on welfare are driving new (caddies) cars then drive on down to your local welfare office & sit outside & watch them. They drive in & park them new cars up front & proudly get out & go inside for their appointment. I think all who receive assistance of any kind should be tested. Even food stamp recipients. They sell their food stamps for drugs. I’ve seen it happen at the local Wal-mart. People hang around outside & beg to buy groceries for someone if they give them the cash. They even go so far as to knock off $20 on the cash. The ones that really need it are not able to get it cuz the funds just arent there cuz of people like this that need to be tested. I was a single Mom of 3 (divorce) & left with nothing & I got assistance but only long enough until I found a job. I know it’s not easy to get a job nowadays, but these girls keep having babies just so the state (taxpayers) will keep paying them to sit on their butts & let their baby daddies get away with taking their assistance & using it for drugs. While the babies go hungry or get abused cuz the daddy gets aggravated with Mommy.

By: alice c

alice c — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:53:57 +0000

While testing all these people lets put camras in the prison towers and drug test the COs maybe they wont sleep on duty and really 1A your at a prison wake up! Its funny how people look down on welfare people the way they do I thought we was to treat others the way we would want to be treated. This is nothing but evil treating parents in need like dirt. why not spend all this time making deadbeat parents pay…O wait that is because they cant.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:57:05 +0000

EAB- I’m with you on this. Most of the Cadillacs are older models and the small lots (buy here-pay here) have a field day. The car may be clean and all but they most time are not new. There are people who will abuse any “system”, there are a lot of people who are trying to get BP money and the real shock will come when they are investigated and charged with fraud. I understand that the people receiving BP checks will be matched against their last years tax return. Like the lady who filed because she was unable to work on Feb. 30 and 31 because no one was coming into the store where she worked.

By: eab

eab — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:19:26 +0000

Far be it from me to doubt any of the folks who post on here but I can’t help but wonder….Could any of the people who talk about welfare recipients driving Cadillacs and assorted new cars please post some evidence of this? I have personally never witnessed this phenomenon as far as I know.

By evidence, I don’t mean an old country and western song or saying something because someone you know knows someone who knows. I mean can you prove that this ain’t just something some folks dream they will witness some day to prove their other beliefs? For example the belief that some of us have that poor people have brought it on themselves or that the disabled should do without or that because someone is unemployed they should move.

I can’t help but wonder if some of the mean spirited folks here aren’t sitting in church on Sunday morning weeping for life’s unfortunate ones and then grinning about folks hurting.

Yep. These welfare Cadillacs are something some people long to see but never have and never will.

Now if you can bilk Medicare to the tune of a 1.7 *billion* dollar fine, the way Rick Scott did, then don’t stop at Caddy’s. Lay in some Jags and Maserati or two. Sure enough, that boy was on *welfare*!

By: alice carden

alice carden — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:24:32 +0000

its about time for someone to do something about people living on welfare and driving these new cars ,i think they need to be drug tested cause they r out there bragging on being on welfare and doing drugs r maybe selling them and taking away from people who really need it,i agree with gov. scott and i think all states should be drug tested to all people that r on welfare,cause u will see how many people that r doing drugs and collecting welfare,so those that disagree r guilty ones,i used to live in milton,fla. now i live in n.c. and hope they do drug test here to cause there is alot of people here for sure that r on welfare and doing drugs and driving nice cars and etc,u go scott

By: ArmyCptswife

ArmyCptswife — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:11:56 +0000

This is a great thing!!!!!!! I have been on welfare before, for a very short period, after my first husband walked out on me and our 2 small children. It was less than 6 months. I was treated like scum, but needed the help. I would have gladly took a drug test with no issues whatsoever. Anyone contesting in my opinion has something to hide. This is from someone who has been there done that! These programs should be designed to help people help themselves, not live.
Oh, and I was looking for a job the whole time, from Pensacola to Brewton and Atmore. I was willing to go anywhere to get a job. lol

By: whodat

whodat — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:56:41 +0000

Welfare was intended to assist people until they could get back on their feet. I know women that spend more time on their back instead of their feet, so that their check will get increased, while the deadbeat dads pay nothing toward the childs support. Besides drug testing, I wish the state would pursue the dads , and make them pay up. Also, the mothers should not be allowed to have more children.