Pubdate: Thu, 15 May 2014 Source: Tampa Bay Times (FL) Copyright: 2014 St. Petersburg Times Contact: http://www.sptimes.com/letters/ Website: http://www.tampabay.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/419 Author: Linda Wade Page: 8A DRUG TEST: SMALL PRICE TO PAY Re: May 11, John Romano column: "Governor just won't take no for answer" John Romano is way off the mark on this one. Gov. Rick Scott has every right to test people who expect to collect money from the taxpayers. My friend's daughter just joined the Air Force. She now works for the government. She has routine drug tests, and there is no getting around it. I know countless other people who work for companies who are drug-tested. What is it about you bleeding hearts who think that just because someone is poor or a minority or unemployed that somehow anything we make them do is unjust or demonizing? If you want a free check every week from the government, there should be some reciprocity. A drug test is a small price to pay. We have half the country on some type of government assistance. That is disgraceful. Linda Wade, Palm Harbor - --- MAP posted-by: Matt