cavanami Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 ...and now the Dems are trying to fark... Workers To Lose More Employee Benefits: Illinois Worker's Compensation in Jeopardy http://digg.com/submit?url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/get-employed-terri-lee-ryan/2011/01/workers-to-lose-more-employee-benefits-illinois-workers-compensation-in-jeopardy.html&title=Workers%20To%20Lose%20More%20Employee%20Benefits:%20Illinois%20Worker%27s%20Compensation%20in%20Jeopardy The Illinois State Legislative is in session working on a new Bill that would [color:red]take away the rights and benefits for an injured worker[/color]. If passed, it would greatly reduce the ability for an injured worker in Illinois to collect worker's compensation, by [color:red]instituting rules that only benefit the insurance companies[/color]. Again, our policy makers are cutting deals with one another as they posture to make sure their image is protected. The reason that a new bill for worker's compensation is even being considered has nothing to do with costs, since insurance companies currently pay a tax that largely supports the Illinois Industrial Commission, where cases are tried. Instead, it is [color:red]being used as a "political football" by the Democrats that have voted to increase the State income tax and want to save face[/color]. Our Democratic leaders are attaching the Worker's Compensation Bill to the Income Tax Bill to make it look like its bi-partisan decision... http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/get-employed-terri-lee-ryan/2011/01/workers-to-lose-more-employee-benefits-illinois-workers-compensation-in-jeopardy.html&t=Workers%20To%20Lose%20More%20Employee%20Benefits:%20Illinois%20Worker%27s%20Compensation%20in%20Jeopardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Congress should modify the Bankruptcy laws to allow the various governments to go bankrupt so as to terminate employee benefits and retirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2039945,00.html Booker turned the microblogging site into a public-service tool. Residents of the city, which has a population of around 280,000, swarmed Booker's account (@CoryBooker) with requests for help, and the mayor responded. He and his staff have bounced around Newark shoveling streets and sending plows to areas where residents said they were still snowed in. I love this guy. I wrote about him during the election as s future political star. He and Ron Paul are the only two I would trust in the white house. This guy is young but has the two things you want (and perhaps only need) in a pol. He's very smart and very principled. This may be the only mayor whom the city may not deserve. Yes, he's that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I guess the Republicans in Congress are going to do the right thing and turn in their health care as a prelude for their desire to get rid of Obama Care. 55555555555555555555 here's the reality of things! 2nd person denied Ariz. transplant coverage dies http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_transplant_coverage_death A second person denied transplant coverage by Arizona under a state budget cut has died' date=' with this death "most likely" resulting from the coverage reduction, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday. University Medical Center spokeswoman Jo Marie Gellerman said the patient died Dec. 28 at another medical facility after earlier being removed from UMC's list for a liver transplant needed because of hepatitis C. Gellerman cited medical privacy requirements in declining to release any information about the patient. Arizona reduced Medicaid coverage for transplants on Oct. 1 under cuts included to help close a shortfall in the state budget enacted last spring. Officials at the Tucson, Ariz., hospital said the patient's death "most likely" resulted from Arizona's scaling back coverage for transplants, she said...[/quote'] This lousy bastard obviously did something to get Hep C, drank too m uch, drugs, dangerous sex etc...why should we the tax payers have to pay to fix him? It would be different if I needed the transplant of course... One of the chaps who wants a lung transplant was a heavy equipment driver. He became disabled. Couldn't pay for his health insurance and now waits - for what looks like his death. The money needed for transplants in Arizona is 1.5 million dollars. The Govenor probably has blown that much and more in her debates about illegals and birth rights. Once again, your ignorance is blinding! This tax dollar sucking parasite, CHOSE that job, and full well knew the risks! So why should we hard working real Americans contribute 1 cent (which distinctly says "In GOD WE Trust") to his recovery, clearly, he brought it all on himself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Congress should modify the Bankruptcy laws to allow the various governments to go bankrupt so as to terminate employee benefits and retirements. I would love to see politicians and corporate rats lose it all in a bankruptcy the same way many of us did...but sadly, that will never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 "We're digging ourselves out of a hole!" Obama is starting to talk like George W. Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I guess the Republicans in Congress are going to do the right thing and turn in their health care as a prelude for their desire to get rid of Obama Care. 55555555555555555555 here's the reality of things! 2nd person denied Ariz. transplant coverage dies http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_transplant_coverage_death A second person denied transplant coverage by Arizona under a state budget cut has died' date=' with this death "most likely" resulting from the coverage reduction, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday. University Medical Center spokeswoman Jo Marie Gellerman said the patient died Dec. 28 at another medical facility after earlier being removed from UMC's list for a liver transplant needed because of hepatitis C. Gellerman cited medical privacy requirements in declining to release any information about the patient. Arizona reduced Medicaid coverage for transplants on Oct. 1 under cuts included to help close a shortfall in the state budget enacted last spring. Officials at the Tucson, Ariz., hospital said the patient's death "most likely" resulted from Arizona's scaling back coverage for transplants, she said...[/quote'] This lousy bastard obviously did something to get Hep C, drank too m uch, drugs, dangerous sex etc...why should we the tax payers have to pay to fix him? It would be different if I needed the transplant of course... One of the chaps who wants a lung transplant was a heavy equipment driver. He became disabled. Couldn't pay for his health insurance and now waits - for what looks like his death. The money needed for transplants in Arizona is 1.5 million dollars. The Govenor probably has blown that much and more in her debates about illegals and birth rights. Once again, your ignorance is blinding! This tax dollar sucking parasite, CHOSE that job, and full well knew the risks! So why should we hard working real Americans contribute 1 cent (which distinctly says "In GOD WE Trust") to his recovery, clearly, he brought it all on himself! Tell me why Arizona Medicaid will not fund transplants even though the people voted in a reforandum that Medicaid benefits in Arizona should be raised but the Govenor has decided the people do not know what they want and has decided to lower benefits and if she gets her way, eliminate Medicaid? There is no money for Medicaid for transplants but there is money for transplants for State employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Arizona wants to do away with Medicaid and has talked about ending Medicare and Social Security. We are already one of the largest (per capital) state for imprisonment. What is next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 New state motto: "Arizona: doing all it takes to out crazy TX & OK!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 In today's newspaper it claims Arizona Republicans want to do away with State employee benefits, especially retirement. YES! The rest of the nation will follow and then the government will realize what the rest of us have had to put up with. We might all be farked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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