RE: Re: State budget...drastic measures

May 29, 2010

I wholeheartedlyly agree with swedegrl!!!!!!

ville, IL

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From: swedegrl@...

Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 21:44:26 +0000

Subject: Re: State budget...drastic measures

Hi All. I agree a call for appropriate leadership is what we have always needed,

and should have always had.

However, food for thought..... The way I think about this situation, is somehow

similar to what all the legal folks of the world, tried to sell me about 13

years ago, when I was involved in the disgusting arena of the court systems,

while going through my divorce.

When my ex was not helping at all, with my three small kids, one being my young,

very hyper 4 yo with Autism, and I complained to the courts that why should he

have joint parenting rights when he doesn't joint parent?

They kept feeding me a line of crap that all he was required to do was pay his

little $500 a month child support (for 3 kids mind you) and he had rights.

He didn't have to actually take the kids every other weekend, and 1 measly day

for dinner and 2 measly weeks in the summer, to give the single,working mom a

break, and the kids a little time with their father. But, he had equal rights to

make decisions for the kids. He was doing what was required!!!!!!! It was only

MY opinion that all that stuff was necessary to consider him a good parent,

after all he paid his child support. WHAT??

Well sorry folks, these are the same type of idiots that we have running our

state. Lets just say, I don't think they could get it right if they had a

detailed manual sent down from GOD. Yea, I said it selfish IDIOTS!!!!!

Expect nothing, and then you will never be disappointed. Ah our wonderful legal,

and political system in Illinois. Pathetic thats what it is. A bunch of folks

who care about nothing except their own paycheck. Yea, real pillars of society.

NOT. End of Story.

Diane S.

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> From: ELLEN BRONFELD <egskb@...>

> Subject: State budget...drastic measures

> IPADDUnite

> Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 5:10 PM

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> Hi all:

> I will keep this short, since I know political diatribe or even discussion is

discouraged on IPADDU...

> The Senate has gone home for the long weekend without a vote on borrowing from

the pension funds. I hate the notion of borrowing to fix our enormous budget

deficit. There have been numerous opportunities to cut spending and to enact

budget reform, that have not materialized. This state is about as screwed up as

it gets and it is incredibly depressing and demoralizing to think that it is our

children, both those with and without disabilities who will bear the brunt. The

fact is, I have come to believe that social service will get hit even harder if

we do not borrow and do so soon. Much as I hate to say it, I believe that we

should be talking to our Senators this week while they are on holiday break to

encourage them to vote to borrow from the pension funds. I am sorry to take up

IPADDU space on this, so please forgive me! I am truly worried about the

survival of many agencies and their ability to serve those already getting

supports and services. Needless

> to say, I am just as concerned for those who have little hope of receiving any

supports or services any time soon. I am struggling to figure out what is the

right thing to do.

> I have already called my Senator, Garrett, to encourage her to vote for

SB 3514. You will find additional information at

http://www.thearcofil.org/document.asp?did=2302

> Ellen

> Ellen Garber Bronfeld

> egskb@...

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May 29, 2010