... televised debate, Nan said “Florida shelled out more money for drug testing  than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.
Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare  benefits to people who tested positive for drugs. — PolitiFact Georgia on ...
Mar 20, 2013 ... Why laws mandating drug tests for welfare recipients are doomed to fail. ... Those  who test positive for drugs will be required to enter a treatment ... states often  spend more on testing than they save by denying benefits. ... But by 2012, the  state had shelled out $200 million in benefits and testing costs, and ...
Jan 2, 2014 ... Not surprisingly, Governor Scott refused to have his urine tested for drugs. ... It  turned out that so few applicants for public assistance actually tested positive for  drugs ... shelling out thousands more dollars reimbursing those who tested ...  Sometimes laws, like Florida's drug testing scheme, that are patently ...
Apr 16, 2013 ... As a result, Florida ended up paying more than $118,000 to ... would  undoubtedly end up shelling out thousands of dollars more to the vast majority  who pass their tests than it would save from denying benefits to those few who  fail. ... of drug use by individuals, should the state waste all that money to force ...
Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.