"I want to make sure our taxpayers are not subsidizing drug addiction."
[Fla. Welfare Recipients Must Pass Drug Test]
I wonder what he thinks about the taxpayers subsidizing him.
From his present: Rick Scott owns a firm that does drug testing [GinAndTacos - Certain Rights for Certain People]
A friend of mine posted the following on Facebook recently:
After reading that Gov. Scott wants random drug tests for Government employees, and mandatory drug tests for welfare recipients, my cynical response was, "What, does he own a drug testing facility?"
Ha! Funny, but no. Of course he doesn't.
He transferred his $62 million stake in Solantic, a walk-in clinic chain that contracts with employers and government agencies to provide drug screening, to his wife – in a revocable trust, so the moment he leaves office he can regain control of the company. So you see, Rick Scott does not own a drug testing facility. He merely founded a chain of fast food-style walk-in clinics and transferred his ownership share to his wife. (This kind of "share shuffle" is prohibited by federal law and in most states wherein at least the pretense of preventing cronyism and conflicts of interest is maintained. But in Florida it's A-OK. Way to go, Shitshine State.)
And from his past: Rick Scott CEO of company that defrauds the government
Wikipedia - Rick Scott
He was forced to resign as Chief Executive of Columbia/HCA in 1997 amid a scandal over the company's business and Medicare billing practices; the company ultimately admitted to fourteen felonies and agreed to pay the federal government over $600 million.
... Columbia/HCA admitted systematically overcharging the government by claiming marketing costs as reimbursable, by striking illegal deals with home care agencies, and by filing false data about use of hospital space. They also admitted fraudulently billing Medicare and other health programs by inflating the seriousness of diagnoses and to giving doctors partnerships in company hospitals as a kickback for the doctors referring patients to HCA. They filed false cost reports, fraudulently billing Medicare for home health care workers, and paid kickbacks in the sale of home health agencies and to doctors to refer patients. In addition, they gave doctors "loans" never intending to be repaid, free rent, free office furniture, and free drugs from hospital pharmacies
Defrauding the government health care system a few years ago and now, as governor, passing laws that can feed money to you own company! Now that is being subsidized by the taxpayer. Hell, some might even call it stealing from the taxpayer.
This guy looks like one crooked bastard.
tnb
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