Recent test results from Florida show that only 2 percent of temporary cash assistance applicants use drugs. This proves that Florida Governor Rick Scott was completely wrong in his bigoted claims that welfare recipients use drugs at higher rates than other people.
The Florida legislature passed a law earlier this year requiring all temporary cash assistance applicants be tested for drug use. Ninety-six percent were clean, while only 2 percent withdrew their applications for unknown reasons. The state will save only $60,000 at best from the rejected applicants.
This only shows that right-wingers are telling lies to demonize workers and the unemployed so they can cut social programs that help the poor.
In other Rick Scott related news, he wants to privatize Florida's prisons. This has lead the Teamsters Union to file an ethics complaint against him.
The union stated that Scott received $1 million in campaign funds from two private prison companies, GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America. In return, Scott is now advocating for the privatization of prisons in Florida.
They contend that this will result in the loss of 3,800 jobs and decrease public safety. The Partisan contends that it will increase the amount of people behind bars who shouldn't be locked up. These prison companies clearly want to profit from the captivity, enslavement, and misery of other human beings.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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Ron Paul is no prize either.
And they say slavery is a thing of the past.
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