Response to Facebook status - Florida drug testing welfare applicants

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Florida is the first state that will require drug testing when applying for welfare (effective July 1st)! Some people are crying this is unconstitutional. How is this unconstitutional? Yet it's okay that every working person has to pass a drug test in order to support those on welfare?
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about an hour ago ·  · 

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    (MY RESPONSE) Rather than blindly reposting like most of the FB sheep out there, i briefly dug into this. No mention of what drugs are being screened for. Think of the false positives that can and do happen in professional sports because of obscure meds someone is on. Pill popping addicts are just as dangerous as other addicts. Only difference is the delivery method.
    
    Also this is coming from a state that thought Jeb was a wise decision as governor in recent history.
    
    Also you have to pay up front for the test which can lead to you being reimbursed. Ummm if you're on assistance then what are the odds that you can afford to pay for a mandatory test? This right there is where the courts are going to kill this because you're excluding those that potentially need the aid the most.
    
    After failure of the test you can designate someone else to receive the benefits for your kids. If that doesn't sound like an opportunity for exploitation then i don't know what does.
    
    How much of this added layer of bureaucracy going to cost the tax payers? Has anyone done a cost/benefit analysis?
    
    BTW, not every working person has to pass a drug test...
    
    I have an idea... Let's put a bit of effort into collecting those that owe taxes (especially corporations) and investigating the rampant fraud within both out healthcare and benefits system. I'm sorry but this idea is too complex for most FB'ers to grasp let alone constantly repost in their status to make themselves feel good for 10 seconds before they click on the next bright shiny object...