The Star Tribune has done an excellent job of covering the ins and outs of the state budget debate over the last several months. While the debate may be over for now, the Strib notes that the human services cuts enacted as part of final deal are now being felt by people with disabilities and their families. The article profiles a mother who is a paid personal care attendant for her brain-injured adult son. Thanks to one of the more heartless budget provisions pushed by the GOP legislature, she will be forced to take a 20% pay cut because she is a family relative. Plenty of other parents are in her position and will be forced to get other work to compensate for their lower wages. That’s less time they can spend giving quality care to their family members with disabilities.
Somebody needs to explain to me how this constitutes reform.
Over spending by government has it’s consequences too. It’s called “running out of other people’s money.” Have you ever considered that maybe 80% of something is better than 100% of nothing?
You didn’t publish my comment. Do you only publish those with whom you agree?
I’m always a little slow publishing comments. Just ask my regular readers. It’s published now.
Thanks, I apologize for not being more patient!