Re: TN - TenCare/Doug-St. sburg

[Guest guest]

Vaughn and friends...It's curious that you mentioned how the tobacco

settlement revenues ended up in the General Fund. That's precisely the

situation we have here in Florida. Lottery was supposed to be the " be

all-end all " answer to our struggling educational system and the concept

was sold that way to Florida voters...that is, until it passed. You

guessed it! A huge percentage of the lotto monies were syphoned into our

General Fund and a few crumbs were thrown at the schools. Our schools are

on the brink of exploding due to too many students and not enough

classrooms. Kids are shuffled from one portable to another. Books are

shared. Classes are either cancelled or doubled-up. Teachers buy needed

supplies with their own money. Pay increases are slim to none. And the

beat goes on. Meanwhile our state leaders are busy feathering their own

nests. Building bridges bearing their names, re-zoning sensitive land to

accommodate major developers who poured millions into campaigns and

allocating dollars to fund frivolous research projects as a means to repay

favors owed. Are Tennessee and Florida unique? NOT! This kind of stuff

happens all the time in every state.

Just last night, the national news reported Boston's 45+billion dollar " Big

Dig " has spring a leak that may take 10 years to fix! So I guess we all

have our problems and issues. There's plenty of blame to share across the

board regardless of one's political lean. Still in all, this ain't a bad

place to live. Considering the alternatives, we got it pretty good.

Have a good day to all...Doug/St. sburg, FL

" Vaughn Hickman "

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Dolores,

It's TenCare that the Governor is cutting. It's for those who don't

qualify

for Medicaid, but are too poor for insurance - that also includes druggies

who can't hold a job (or won't), homeless people and of course single

mothers with a brood of children. Some of the ones affected would break

your heart, but some others who suck off the " system " make you want to

spit.

If there were only some " fair " way to administer it without discriminating

-

- - but apparently there isn't. The one thing that makes me furious is the

hundreds of millions of dollars that TN received in the " tobacco

settlement "

went into the General Fund where the politicians could use it for their pet

pork projects.

I really feel sorry for some of those who are just trying to make it to the

end of the month with enough money for food and clothing. The druggies

have

it made, because they know how to work the system.

Vaughn

[Guest guest]

In California we also passed the lotto because ALL the money was to go to the

schools - however the schools are always asking for more. Where is all that

money going to? Susieq in Calif

dbrand@... wrote: Vaughn and friends...It's curious that you mentioned

how the tobacco settlement revenues ended up in the General Fund. That's

precisely the situation we have here in Florida. Lottery was supposed to be the

" be all-end all " answer to our struggling educational system and the concept

was sold that way to Florida voters...that is, until it passed.

[Guest guest]

---Funny how that works. Sounds just like what Washington State

pulled, lottery money to go to the schools. Yea, right. CarolynIn PLS-

FRIENDS , Sue <susieq2828@y...> wrote:

> In California we also passed the lotto because ALL the money was to

go to the schools - however the schools are always asking for more.

Where is all that money going to? Susieq in Calif

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> dbrand@s... wrote: Vaughn and friends...It's curious that you

mentioned how the tobacco settlement revenues ended up in the General

Fund. That's precisely the situation we have here in Florida.

Lottery was supposed to be the " be all-end all " answer to our

struggling educational system and the concept

> was sold that way to Florida voters...that is, until it passed.

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