Saying it is "unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction," Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed legislation requiring adults applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screening.
"It's the right thing for taxpayers," Scott said after signing the measure. "It's the right thing for citizens of this state that need public assistance. We don't want to waste tax dollars. And also, we want to give people an incentive to not use drugs."
And this is just priceless:
- Shortly after the bill was signed, five Democrats from the state's congressional delegation issued a joint statement attacking the legislation, one calling it "downright unconstitutional."
We were reading the Constitution the other day and for the life of us, we can't find a single thing that mandates giving money to people who don't work, won't work or use drugs. It's almost like the Founding Fathers didn't want to reward misbehavior and kind of believed in the responsibility of the individual to better their lives rather than the state being "responsible" for everything.