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Originally Posted by 2sleepy
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Just a bit of advice, if you are going to use a reference like Think Progress you better thoroughly analyze the figures they are using. I would give the same advice to anyone using ultra conservative site. Both of them will inevitably twist the numbers so much it would impress a contortionist.
Here is some more recent figures that include those that refused the test:
A quick search says the average TANF payout is $432, if we were to assume those that failed or refused the test would not receive benefits for one year.
12(months)*780(failed or refused)*$432= $4,043,520 ...........