[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Call Me Irresponsible

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Call Me Irresponsible
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1245639741.shtml


   Minnesota 2020 has published a [1]jeremiad on Governor Pawlenty's
   unallotment plan that will "cut services that keep people happy,
   healthy and alive." That's right, our Governor is too dense to realize
   how he might actually be killing people by his benign neglect. Or is
   it worse than that? "Not everyone in Minnesota cares about our
   elderly," says the author, Elizabeth Rich. Could Tim Pawlenty be one
   of them?
   Of course not. No, this is just another in the series of "get
   Pawlenty" attacks, just as weak, and decidedly more personal. Since
   the Governor doesn't care, we "should just put our disenfranchised
   population on a bus to Wisconsin." "Grandma is on her own." For those
   needing a special diet, "too bad. Get a job, you slacker." "The
   poorest of the poor better save their pennies to buy really soft food
   to go with their lack of teeth." The poor should buy lottery tickets,
   as Ms. Rich thinks "the odds are about the same that they'll get any
   quality of care." And finally, "nothing says 'I care about the people
   of Minnesota' quite like withholding money from the [doctors] that
   treat them."
   We, the million plus in Minnesota who support the Governor's actions,
   and that includes me, just don't get it. How, pray tell, "can we
   [bear] our children's ridicule when they mock how we turned the
   'Minnesota Miracle' into the 'Minnesota Mortification'?" Billions of
   dollars will be spent on Health and Human Services, but without that
   last $200 million, "at some point, it will hurt our quantity of life."
   The DFL could have found that $200 million any number of places in a
   $32 billion budget. We could take that from the Minneapolis and St.
   Paul City Budgets in fact, and still keep all their police, fire,
   public works, courts, and parks running at full strength.
   So, no, this piece and the DFL complaints in general isn't about the
   money, not this time anyway. It's about the nerve of an adult to say
   no to some very spoiled children.

References

   1. http://tinyurl.com/kn7nc5