House votes to let states run drug tests on food stamp applicants

[xmas74]

34. I have family who agreed with this like you do

and thought what was done in Florida was a wonderful idea-until the saw the stats.

When less than two percent of those tested were found to be using they started questioning. When my family members then read that the state had to pay millions for the tests, millions that could have been used somewhere else, and that the tests actually increased the budget instead of helped save money, they flinched. When they read that the governor, who was one of the biggest backers, made millions off of the deal because of this ties with one of the drug testing companies, they were appalled.

When you are in desperate you want to find ways to escape. That's where drugs come in. It happens, it's a fact of life. The problem is that it's been found to be a much lower percentage than anyone thought and all charged back to us, the tax payer. Personally, I'd rather take that money spent on drug testing and use it in other places, such as education or mental health.