Article

2010-02-22 Home Front: Politix

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2010-02-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Robert Bliss, a Patrick administration spokesman, acknowledged that the state will see no savings by furloughing the employees.

But it certainly may slow the bleeding from the rubber stamping of bogus Social Security disability claims, which appear to be skyrocketing nationwide.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-22 03:11|| 2010-02-22 03:11|| Front Page Top

#2 I just think it's incomprehensible."

Which is answered a few lines further down...

"The issue is equal treatment" of all employees, he said. "We have asked state employees to share the sacrifice across management and through concessions from state employee unions."

Hey, bud, union rules never were needed to make sense. When you have them, you have to work around and with them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-02-22 04:43|| 2010-02-22 04:43|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm surprised they haven't concluded they can just have the remaining 20% of the employees simply approve all Disability claims 'as presented.'

Posted by Glenmore 2010-02-22 07:58|| 2010-02-22 07:58|| Front Page Top

#4 "The issue is equal treatment" of all employees, he said.

Then just fire all of them.

Posted by DoDo 2010-02-22 11:05|| 2010-02-22 11:05|| Front Page Top

#5 As someone who receives Social Security Disability (with good reason), I know from experience that the DDS Offices almost always deny the first claim. I ended up hiring a lawyer specializing in Social Security disability law. My time before the judge lasted less than 10 minutes, and my last application was approved.

Many of the people filing for Social Security disability don't meet the requirement that they have a condition that renders them unemployable. That is the most common determining factor in approving or disapproving SSDI.

As for Deval Patrick, picking a fight with the US Government is NOT a good idea. The fed can win by simply withholding ANY funding to Massachusetts. I don't remember if the government has ever done something like that before, but it's within their capability.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-02-22 16:44|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2010-02-22 16:44|| Front Page Top

23:46 ed
23:44 ed
23:43 ed
23:41 3dc
23:38 ed
23:36 rjschwarz
23:32 rjschwarz
23:27 rjschwarz
23:02 GirlThursday
22:56 JosephMendiola
22:45 JosephMendiola
22:43 JosephMendiola
22:34 JosephMendiola
22:29 ed
22:22 JosephMendiola
22:19 JosephMendiola
22:14 JosephMendiola
22:09 ed
21:59 Mike Hunt
21:58 Raj
21:54 ed
21:50 tu3031
21:49 ed
21:49 49 Pan