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  Pill mills thrive as Gov. Scott nixes database
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Last EditedServo  Mar 01, 2011 10:33am
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AuthorCarl Hiaasen
News DateSaturday, February 26, 2011 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionOne view of Gov. Scott’s opposition to the drug database is that he’s an ideological extremist who doesn’t like any form of government snooping.

Perhaps there are hard feelings left over from his days at Columbia/HCA, when the feds were nailing the company for massive Medicare fraud.

In any case, one can’t help but wonder if Scott’s concern for shielding the privacy of dope dealers will extend to other criminals.

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