FL Gov. Rick Scott Says People on Welfare Use More Drugs - VIDEO

by TheCameraObscura | June 7, 2011 at 12:11 am
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Appearing on CNN, Florida Governor Rick Scott claimed that “studies” have shown that people on welfare are higher users of drugs than people who are not on welfare. When pressed to prove this statement, Scott again referred to unnamed “studies,” but provided no actual evidence.


When Scott was pressed on the potential cost of the drug-testing program, he didn’t have a firm answer, saying it will depend on how many people pass or fail the test. Scott, whose company was behind the biggest medicare fraud in U.S. history, claims that he is just trying to save Florida taxpayer money.

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YankeeJim

Let's see, welfare = drug abuse. Or, is that drug abuse = welfare. Or, is it none of the above?

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Karen Hatter

Whether welfare recipients do or do not use more drugs than an average citizen of Florida, it is interesting (emphasis on interesting to suggest suspicious) that Governor Scott recently transferred his holdings in a drug screening company to his wife. 

One of the more popular services at Solantic, the urgent care chain co-founded by Florida Gov. Rick Scott, is drug testing, according to Solantic CEO Karen Bowling.

Given Solantic's role in that marketplace, critics are again asking whether Scott's policy initiatives - this time, requiring drug testing of state employees and welfare recipients - are designed to benefit Scott's bottom line.

The Palm Beach Post reported in an exclusive story two weeks ago that while Scott divested his interest in Solantic in January, the controlling shares went to a trust in his wife's name.

This raised a groundswell of concern and questions about his health policy initiatives, especially his push to move Medicaid into private HMOs. Solantic does not take Medicaid but does business with private Medicaid HMOs. The questions are growing louder with Scott's executive order on drug testing.

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TheCameraObscura

Good catch Karen.

Also, I wonder how many wealthy CEOs, who receive US welfare, use drugs?  Or how many drugs do Israeli leaders use, as they also receive US welfare?  Oops, we are not allowed drug test those people, or question them.

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Karen Hatter

Thanks, TCO.

Now, now! You know you're not supposed to scrutinize any type of corporate welfare received by the rich. 

That's un-American since we now live in the post Citizens United ruling! ( I hope you do know my attempt is to be sarcastically facetious!) 

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