Comments on: Taxpayer Tab In Drug Testing Lawsuit Tops $1.5 Million

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:04:12 +0000

Meanwhile state corrections goes yet another year I think this makes the ninth year without a raise but here’s the good news we get random drug tested regularly

By: VOR

VOR — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:48:32 +0000

Even if welfare recipients were to fail a mandatory drug screening the funds would just be released to another family member, which currently happens now for reasons other than drugs. The other factor to consider is the children that gov’t. assistance is “intended” to support. Essentially, the government is not going to deprive needy children even if the families choose to do so unlawfully. Unfortunately, there is abuse to some degree of every system in America, and solutions will be difficult to find until we reform it completely.

By: MB

MB — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:33:35 +0000

Do employees of the major companies receiving tax breaks also have to submit to drug tests? They receive much more than the recipients of TANF.

This policy by scott was another failed attempt to appease his party members. He stinks as a governor. He bought the election and continues to screw the common citizen.

By: mick

mick — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:40:24 +0000

Way to go governor, the lawyers are laughing and smoking fat cigars over the easy payday, you should pay this bill from your own personal fat coffers…

By: eventemp

eventemp — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 20:08:59 +0000

Given the stats correlating poverty and drug abuse (not the ugly stereotypes but the research), it should at some point become a 4th Amendment question of Probable Cause.

“The amount spent on both lawsuits — at least $1.5 million — would cover about 8,900 days of residential substance-abuse treatment, based on average costs for in-patient treatment in Florida.”

For whom? Taxpayer funded treatment for all of the taxpayer-subsidized who do not use and abuse drugs?

By: pje

pje — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:29:32 +0000

The 4th Amendment to the US Constitution–read it. It is the most important Amendment, and the one the “Law & Order” crowd most frequently forgets about and would throw away in pursuit of their attempts to impose their own morality on others..

Gov. Scott has a penchant for doomed legal challenges that have cost Florida’s taxpayers millions. Some conservative.

By: eventemp

eventemp — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:36:37 +0000

Just because a person on gov’t assistance isn’t always a “bum” doesn’t mean that the recipient of such funds is the only one allowed to be unhappy about the situation. Whether it’s through their paycheck or via groceries disappearing from the house and rising utility costs due to a long-term guest, it’s difficult for hardworking, budgeting individuals to consistently justify giving up money they desperately need to someone who likely is, or even may be, spending what money he does have on drugs and pleasures instead of improving his situation. Put simply: If it’s my money, it’s my business whether or not you’re getting high with it.

By: Bob B

Bob B — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:27:07 +0000

No “john”…everyone who works does NOT have to comply with a preemployment drug screen. And if you actually read the story, you’ll see that part of the lawsuit was about exactly that!

And “Lifendason”, “Just more Democrats wanting to give free(lol) stuff to get a vote off the taxpayers backs”. Really? You mean like YOUR foodstamps???? Republicans want to take those away. I am always amazed how you people constantly vote against your interests.

By: William 2

William 2 — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:22:16 +0000

@fred most of them yes.

By: john

john — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:37:20 +0000

instead of wasting money on litigation, the governor should have just eliminated all state welfare. then there would be nobody to drug test for state welfare and that ’s where the real savings would be; cutting off the parasites from their handouts. let the states who want to have an ever-growing welfare population offer taxpayer-funded welfare and those who vote for a living will move there, leaving florida taxpayers with a smaller number of freeloaders and a higher number of productive people.