Kentucky’s Problematic Drug Test Law: Fact Check That Status

stfuconservatives:

I am rebloggin’ myself from a year ago since this issue was addressed on The Daily Show last night.

Since I wrote this article, only somewhere between .04%-2% of the people who took the drug test have failed. Florida forces poor people to pay the $30 up front for the drug test, and they reimburse them if they pass. As of October, the state had lost nearly $250,000 reimbursing people for the tests. They saved about $40,000 denying benefits to the people who failed or refused to provide results.

So, a complete and utter failure on every level. Oh, and have I mentioned that the governor’s wife owns a controlling share in the company that administers the drug tests? Florida has lost money, but the governor who passed the law has made money! Surprise!

Besides the fact that the law has actually cost the state 5 times more money than it’s saved, Aasif Mandvi brought up the excellent point that EVERYONE USES TAXPAYER DOLLARS. If our legislators won’t consent to a drug test, welfare recipients shouldn’t have to either.

-Jess