As the judge progressed through the case it seemed this girl had some really bad spending habits. She was buying designer sunglasses at $400 a pair. As the judge read through her statement she questioned the girl on her insurance that was suppose to pay for the eye exam ,that she was also suing for.
It turns out that the girl had gone to an eye clinic that accepted Medicaid, and she proudly displayed her Medicaid card to the judge, saying your honor I have insurance right here.
The judge, totally amazed said let me get this straight, you bought $400 non-prescription sun glasses with Medicaid? The reply was yes, of course. We don’t need health care reform, we simply need to stop the theft and waste and misuse of our current system when you go to a doctor these days.
I can assure you he will make three or four referrals to other doctors as long as he knows you have a Medicaid card. Fifty percent of the testing is simply to send more Medicaid money to a buddy or pal, when testing is not really needed. If we only stop the waste and stop handing out Medicaid cards to those who could get off their backside and take care of themselves, we would save billions.
I grew up in a time of not what you had, but how you managed it. Let’s get back to the basics and stop depending on the government to solve our every small problems that God gave us the brains to do for ourselves.
Mike Hall
Rockingham
What are we telling people if we pay for their kids and all their healthcare, and we continually support people, pay for their housing, electricity, food, clothing, etc.
They, they get to have luxury items, clothing, etc.
I'm sorry, but that's kind of ridiculous. No one should be able to sit around, leech off of the government and not contribute.
I mean, even in a socialist society, the whole point of it is so that everyone reaps the benefits because EVERYONE contributes.
I have a life! why don't you tell us who you really are? I always list my name. Hhowever it, more often than not, it appears under 'anonymous’
I've alerted RCDJ a couple of times. I've had my computer re-installed and it did not stop it. Evidently, it isn't my computer.
I will look into the quality of the cheese and get back to you on that,as for the other you are on your own. please understand I dont label myself as a rep or a lib, I am an american. it is really funny how people reacted to my post,I dont pretend to have all the answers as the problems seem to come faster than the solutions. My post was simply to state that if we start at a local level, policing the system and stopping the fraud and waste. If the people who truly need the services that tax payers provide,I have no problem with that at all. The old and needy who I have seen during winter months pumping kero at the Exxon could surely use some of the food stamps that are sold each month for 50 cents on the dollar,to turn them into cash for booze and drugs. The spending is not the problem, the waste and fraud is. It is common knowledge if you know someone inside, it doesnt matter how much you have ,you can still get a handout inside the social services dept. If we only stop the misuse of the funds designed to help the truly needy,we would only need to reform that issue.I guess the easy way is to stick my head in the sand and pretend that this is not happening right here in our county, but wake up,it is. It will take a unity of voices to stand up and demand accountability from those in charge, our lives are not up to the goverment to take care of, it is up to us, we the people. If you grew up in this county as I did 40 years ago you know there was no social services,no handouts and though we had hard times we made do with what we had,this was my only point here. It is all up to us,not the goverment. They have enough problems of their own.If you need furture proof read the story about the housing authority and we have only knocked the tip off that iceburg. thank god for a great police chief who was not afraid to confront and ask questions. If more of our officals would take that stand a lot more would be discovered. Mike ,I wish you the best of everything in your life I am sure you have earned it.
The price of heath insurance raised three times of inflation. Now that's not right! $500/month insurance for a family of 4 and you go to the doctor 3 times a year.
This county would not want someone who thinks like Mr. Hall,I am sorry to say. People around here want to breed, live on the system and lay in bed all day.
- Bonnie Wheeler