Instead of raising the sales tax by a penny (as the Maine legislature is threatening to), we ought to be making some common-sense cuts to the state budget.
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- Ray Richardson
- I live in Westbrook with my wonderful wife Dee Dee and our four children. We have been residents of Maine for a little over 22 years, moving here from Florida in 1985.
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Ray, on Feb. 29th's (Fri) morning show a call-in threw you a carrot. He shared with you & your guest, Tarron Bragdon, Maine Heritage Policy Center, that when appling for mainecare/medicare he was "required" to apply for services for his privately-insured son, as well. T Bragdon, CEO, MHPC, sporting a puzzling look of confussion replied, "what you see - maybe - is . . . some eligibility criteria that would be more generous if one were a parent."
Unfortunately, that is standard procedure. While appling, I was also requested to apply for service for my privately-insured dependent. Not wanting my dependent (back) in the mainecare system, I voiced the ludicrousness of this stipulation, bit-my-nose-to-spite-my-face and left uninsured. (still uninsured)
Actually, this is the reason "I" view your show to learn (confirm) what you and other "expert" guests don't know. You asked, "Why wouldn't the first role of the State be to ask 'is there any other way . . . so we (system) wouldn't have to insure?'" I think you, & Tarron Bagdon, as well as the entire legislature would be astounded by the number of Maine's doubly-insured dependents - based on this requirement alone!
What's unfortunate is there may not be any way of knowing because the "experts" hired to set-up these info-gathering templates probably didn't have the best "experts" telling them exactly what to include!
Chase that carrot, Ray.
I just watched the news...a bunch of special interest folks (those that don't work at a full time job, those on welfare, or whose job is attending to the needy) packed in to show the legislature how they felt about (needed) cuts. Do the lawmakers know that the workers of Maine can never take the time to match them by showing up? Is that the only measure they take, or do they consider the source? Do they know it is VERY innaccurate as a measure of what the population of taxpayers feels? How do we, the silent majority, get the pain we feel to the legislature and not lose our jobs for lost time? Ricey
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