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  1. dainerra

    Drug test for welfare recipients

    Yeah, save $5760 a year, sounds like a good deal. Until you figure that even one employee (and they have to hire more than one to oversee the program) is going to make at least 4X that much money. Then take into account that the cost of reimbursing for the negative tests is going to be...
  2. dainerra

    Drug test for welfare recipients

    some programs DO offer cell phones. Why? because if you don't have a phone then it's kind of hard to get hired for a job. They stopped paying for landlines because of complaints - with a landline, anyone in the world can call you and maybe they were sitting on the phone all day chattin' with...
  3. dainerra

    Drug test for welfare recipients

    actually, the entire system needs over-hauled. Yes, there are people who abuse the system. There are those who come from a long line of lifetime welfare recipients. Benefit limits have helped a LOT with that. However, there still is work to be done. the vast majority on welfare want to...
  4. dainerra

    Drug test for welfare recipients

    but the promotion of the program is that there are large numbers of people on welfare, using our tax dollars to buy drugs. if you are using drugs all day long, you are going to be a drain on the tax dollars, privately employed or not.
  5. dainerra

    Drug test for welfare recipients

    all of the numbers given don't even include overhead for the testing program. The extra caseworkers that have been hired. The cost of the appeals process in case of false positives. The numbers released so far are ONLY for the cost of the tests vs benefits of those kicked out of the...
  6. dainerra

    Drug test for welfare recipients

    I've checked the numbers on this. FL is one of the first states to require this. So far, it has cost them far more money than it has saved. What they have found is that welfare receipents aren't any more likely to test positive than any other portion of the population. Yes, there are...
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