Comments on: Democrats Say Scott’s Budget Not So Rosey http://www.northescambia.com/2014/02/democrats-say-scotts-budget-not-so-rosey Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gail http://www.northescambia.com/2014/02/democrats-say-scotts-budget-not-so-rosey/comment-page-1#comment-251638 Gail Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:36:08 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=167605#comment-251638 While it appears to be oh so noble and generous that Scott wants to take disabled persons with critical care needs "waiting for services" off of the waiting list for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities........it is not as great as it seems! I know of persons who waited for services for 18 years, got on the waiver were "denied the critical services", finally won hearings to gain the critical services and then has had budget cuts,service cuts, denials, etc. for years and years. The Agency is painfully underfunded!! All politicians know this and they (BOTH Republicans and Democrats) only "throw a bone" to these vulnerable persons each year which is such a small part of the states money....... federal dollars pick up the higher percentage. They only do this when the media pays attention or to get re-elected. If no one was watching they would do very little, if any thing to help these individuals.Scott is playing politics as usual. While it appears to be oh so noble and generous that Scott wants to take disabled persons with critical care needs “waiting for services” off of the waiting list for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities……..it is not as great as it seems! I know of persons who waited for services for 18 years, got on the waiver were “denied the critical services”, finally won hearings to gain the critical services and then has had budget cuts,service cuts, denials, etc. for years and years.
The Agency is painfully underfunded!! All politicians know this and they (BOTH Republicans and Democrats) only “throw a bone” to these vulnerable persons each year which is such a small part of the states money……. federal dollars pick up the higher percentage. They only do this when the media pays attention or to get re-elected. If no one was watching they would do very little, if any thing to help these individuals.Scott is playing politics as usual.

]]> By: bigbill1961 http://www.northescambia.com/2014/02/democrats-say-scotts-budget-not-so-rosey/comment-page-1#comment-251630 bigbill1961 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:07:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=167605#comment-251630 "$374.7 million of Scott’s proposed $542 million increase for schools would come from local property taxes." The lottery was supposed to be such a boon to the education budget. Where is all the lottery money going? It should be a requirement to publish an annual statement of where every penny of the money is going. “$374.7 million of Scott’s proposed $542 million increase for schools would come from local property taxes.”

The lottery was supposed to be such a boon to the education budget. Where is all the lottery money going? It should be a requirement to publish an annual statement of where every penny of the money is going.

]]> By: Mark http://www.northescambia.com/2014/02/democrats-say-scotts-budget-not-so-rosey/comment-page-1#comment-251611 Mark Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:42:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=167605#comment-251611 I find it amazing how Demo-Rats can complain about a budget by the way the are running our national debt to unimaginable heights in DC. I find it amazing how Demo-Rats can complain about a budget by the way the are running our national debt to unimaginable heights in DC.

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