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-FAIL - Florida Gov. Rick Scott drug testing welfare applicants -FAIL-
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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 872702"><p>Hmm, Yesterday, i did some searching and from what I can determine, the piss test may not be the only test that is used by Florida. There seemed to be some indications that the hair analysis test would be used sometimes as well(maybe both). Hair would tell the tale for the last few months but not for the last few days of what someone has been up to. The Hair test is more expensive but from from what I read, it is not always used. That is why 30 dollars is offered as the AVERAGE cost of the test. Anyway, neither here or there, but the cost of the test is now variable when making these calculations. </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, at some point I came to the conclusion that the $178 million was the total cost of the cash assistance program. Thanks for the link. It helped to clarify that point. </p><p></p><p></p><p>As for whether or not this program is right in terms of should people be tested or not . I will not address that point.</p><p></p><p>I will just say that a 2% percent failure rate is probably not indicative of the total failure rate. It mentions that another 2% failed to complete the application process. I would say in that group, there must be some who upon looking at the application, saw the mention of a drug test and decided to not fork over 30 dollars to show what they already know: that they would fail.</p><p></p><p>And then there has to be another group that knows before hand that a drug test is required and they know that they have no way of passing, so they don't even bother to start the application process as well.</p><p></p><p>In other words, I think the program might be more "successful" than these articles are suggesting. That is ,success being measured in terms of preventing a drug addict getting his hands on the cash from this program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 872702"] Hmm, Yesterday, i did some searching and from what I can determine, the piss test may not be the only test that is used by Florida. There seemed to be some indications that the hair analysis test would be used sometimes as well(maybe both). Hair would tell the tale for the last few months but not for the last few days of what someone has been up to. The Hair test is more expensive but from from what I read, it is not always used. That is why 30 dollars is offered as the AVERAGE cost of the test. Anyway, neither here or there, but the cost of the test is now variable when making these calculations. Yes, at some point I came to the conclusion that the $178 million was the total cost of the cash assistance program. Thanks for the link. It helped to clarify that point. As for whether or not this program is right in terms of should people be tested or not . I will not address that point. I will just say that a 2% percent failure rate is probably not indicative of the total failure rate. It mentions that another 2% failed to complete the application process. I would say in that group, there must be some who upon looking at the application, saw the mention of a drug test and decided to not fork over 30 dollars to show what they already know: that they would fail. And then there has to be another group that knows before hand that a drug test is required and they know that they have no way of passing, so they don't even bother to start the application process as well. In other words, I think the program might be more "successful" than these articles are suggesting. That is ,success being measured in terms of preventing a drug addict getting his hands on the cash from this program. [/QUOTE]
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