Underlying Racism in Florida's Welfare Drug-Testing

This is an appalling attempt by a state government to further oppress the most needy in their region. It has been shown time and time again that poverty is a huge catalyst for drug dependancy. Those who are seeking welfare are the poor, and unfortunately in this country that means a large percentage of African American population. Our government has been and still is the leading importer of drugs into this country(if you don't believe that, do some research on the Reagan Contra issue and Freeway Ricky Ross), yet we spend billions every year on the war on drugs, but we rarely arrest anyone above a "street-level" dealer. AND one of the most hyppocritical points of it all is that the major contributors to A Partnership for a Drug Free America are the tobacco and alcohol industry. We, as a nation, provide minimal support for those struggling in our country and yet we are going to put up even further barriers to the most needy in our country. This is another racially motivated policy to further oppress the poor and to further stretch the socioeconomic gap that is ever-widening in this country. One last point, the majority of the 'dirty urines' that would probably be seen, would be for marijuana. So once again we will be wasting money fighting a so-called drug that we hold a very hyppocritical stance upon as a government. We allow marijuana to be a very socially accepted phenomena, yet we continually lock up our youth providing them with criminal records that will follow them for years if not forever, and now we will once again use a substance that we socially accept and hyppocritically waffle on, to further seperate the economic classes and deny citizens the avenues to a better life. Shame.