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To: i-node who wrote (651792)	4/18/2012 12:54:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583391

>> Time to bring out military home and teach them some manners. I think we ought to send them to your tent city and let them show you a few things. Once again, you low expectations rise to the occasion. You're nothing if not consistent.

To: i-node who wrote (651792)	4/18/2012 1:00:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1583391

Interesting.......this is acceptable to you? You see nothing wrong with it? Would not have been bothered had your son taken part in such a photo? Well you know what......some of us do have standards. Time to bring these assholes home and teach them some manners I wonder is they know how to use the john.

To: i-node who wrote (651792)	4/18/2012 1:36:22 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1583391

Welfare Drug Tests Cost Florida $46K AND DIDN'T UNCOVER ALL THAT MANY DRUG USERS, EITHER: NEW DATA By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff newser.com ( Yet another loser conservative idea..it seems that buying drugs is beyond most welfare recipients means. Duh!) Posted Apr 18, 2012 7:30 AM CDT (NEWSER) – Remember that controversial Florida law requiring welfare seekers to submit to drug tests? Turns out it didn't save taxpayers any money, didn't affect the number of applications, and didn't even ferret out very many drug users, the New York Times reports. During the four months the tests were given, just 2.6% of applicants failed, mostly for marijuana use. Everyone who passed was reimbursed for the cost of the test—which totaled $118,140, or more than the state would have paid in benefits to those who failed, according to an ACLU director. That means the program actually cost the government $45,780. The tests were only given from July through October; at that point, following an ACLU lawsuit against the state, a judge issued a temporary injunction halting the tests. The recently released state data comes on the heels of Georgia installing a practically identical law and other states considering doing the same. Of course, supporters of the Florida law still back it, and some insist that the law will deter drug users who would normally apply for assistance. “Not only is it unconstitutional and an invasion of privacy, but it doesn’t save money, as was proposed," says the ACLU director.