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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 1514614" data-attributes="member: 1940">I found <a href="http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2011/jun/09/rick-scott/rick-scott-says-welfare-recipients-are-more-likely/" target="_blank">this</a> link interesting about the topic and this may have been what you had already read. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what?&nbsp; &nbsp; o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" />In conclusion:Let&#039;s remember what Scott said. He told CNN&#039;s T.J. Holmes that, &quot;Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare.&quot;Scott&#039;s office provided evidence that supports that claim. Sort of.And opponents provided evidence that refutes Scott&#039;s claim. Sort of.What&#039;s obvious is that it&#039;s difficult to make broad generalizations about a whole group of people. And it&#039;s even more difficult to definitively measure drug use. Scott&#039;s statement is at least partially accurate because there are studies showing a higher prevalence of drug use among some welfare recipients. But he also is neglecting research that suggests that drug use among welfare and non-welfare recipients is consistent. We rate this claim Half True.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 1514614, member: 1940"] I found [URL='http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2011/jun/09/rick-scott/rick-scott-says-welfare-recipients-are-more-likely/'][COLOR=#ff4d4d]this[/COLOR][/URL] link interesting about the topic and this may have been what you had already read. o_O In conclusion: Let's remember what Scott said. He told CNN's T.J. Holmes that, "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare." Scott's office provided evidence that supports that claim. Sort of. And opponents provided evidence that refutes Scott's claim. Sort of. What's obvious is that it's difficult to make broad generalizations about a whole group of people. And it's even more difficult to definitively measure drug use. Scott's statement is at least partially accurate because there are studies showing a higher prevalence of drug use among some welfare recipients. But he also is neglecting research that suggests that drug use among welfare and non-welfare recipients is consistent. We rate this claim Half True. [/QUOTE]

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