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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:45 PM
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I Am a Missouri State Emplyee. A Social Worker this is a post about my Boss Matt Blunt.
"When Blunt took office in 2005, he decided Missouri couldn't afford its health care program for the poor, then known as Medicaid. About 100,000 adults below the poverty line were cut from the rolls. Most were single mothers.
Under Blunt, the number of children covered by the state has shrunk by 71,463, a decline of nearly 13 percent. A recent Post-Dispatch poll found that 57 percent of those surveyed opposed Blunt's approach to health care for the poor."

Mr. Blunt declared this week that he would not seek a second term because he said he had accomplished everything he had wanted to do in Missouri.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:47 PM
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1. I understand they call that miserable boxcutter a "Blunt instrument." nt
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:49 PM
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7. There are great bumper stickers here
BLUNT TRAUMA
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:21 PM
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20. Heh heh!!! nt
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:51 PM
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11. when we're feeling kind!
!
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:48 PM
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2. I'm speechless..........
well, not really, but whatever I say will be rude and laced with obscenities.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:50 PM
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8. Thank God He's Leaving!
!
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:55 PM
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16. Not necessarily.
Him throwing in the towel opens the door to Republican candidates who actually have a shot at winning in November.

Were he to stay in the race, Gov. Nixon would almost be a sure thing.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:59 PM
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18. They are talking Pete Kinder and being from his home town...
he has A LOT of skeletons in his closet, which is where he spends most of his time if you get my drift.
Trust me I have no problems with his persuasion, but he is a real hate monger when it comes to that so SUCH a HYPOCRITE!..
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:39 PM
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22. Don't get me wrong.
I'm not suggesting that the race automatically becomes competitive. I'm just saying the potential is there now that Blunt has dropped out.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:47 PM
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23. It will be interesting to see how things go!
Blunt ticked a lot of people off but Kinder is pretending to be a kind mentor for the elderly!
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:48 PM
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3. i smell a Medal of Freedom, and an appointment to FEMA...
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:52 PM
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12. Actually at one time they floated him as a GOP vice-presidential candidate!
Dan Quayle part 2?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:48 PM
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4. He has done everything TO Missourah that he planned on
Good riddance. What a monstrously bad governor.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:48 PM
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5. Be grateful he had few goals. Do 'in' Missouri or TO Missouri?
x(
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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:49 PM
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6. Peach of a boss you had there.
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TheDebbieDee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:50 PM
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9. I read in the Missouri Forum earlier this week......
that this PAB wasn't running for re-election because he will be getting into serious trouble for being unable to produce some e-mails that were sent and received on the state's e-mail accounts.

Whatever the reason, I will welcome Gov. Jay Nixon.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:54 PM
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14. Yes, Nixon's the ONE! Who ever thought that would be said as a positive ?
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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:51 PM
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10. Hmmm, he sounds like the governor and some state senators/assembly people in Nevada
What a jerk!
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:55 PM
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17. Seriously!
he is!
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:52 PM
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13. You mean he finally met his quota of dead poor people
who died because he cut off their Medicaid funds? If memory serves, I heard about some folks who were left without "frills" like oxygen because they were taken off the roles.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 09:55 PM
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15. yes and no batteries for their wheelchairs!
what a ...guy!
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DaveJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:07 PM
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19. My cousin's wife is a Missouri social worker too
I'm happy to see that there are concerned citizens in that position, but based on her life philosophy, it appears some of them consider their jobs to chastise the poor for being losers.

Whether or not this is a good thing, it appears enough people in the U.S. are becoming poor to turn around this attitude.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:23 PM
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21. I Know Some Workers like that! I can't imagine why they want the job!
Why don't they go sell tires or something?
A LOT of the clients have "issues".
Many dropped out of school at an early age.
Some are mentally ill.
ALL NEED HELP!
Tell her if she can't have a little compassion she should consider it job security!
And trust me, there but for the grace of God go many of us! One paycheck, brain injury, breakdown , stroke or early onset Alzheimer's away from sitting on the other side of that desk!
Peace!
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TheDebbieDee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 02:43 PM
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27. "I can't imagine why they want the job!"
They weren't always that way.......the social workers that you hear blaming the poor and disadvantaged for being poor and disadvantaged are suffering from burnout.

It's a common affliction for many people in a variety of professions and the only I know of is to take a long break or sabbatical from the whatever profession the person is burned out on.
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stravu9 Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 03:11 PM
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29. Burn Out Is a Problem...However some are life long Republicans who don't ...
think the programs should exist and got the job because it's a paycheck and a desk job , mostly.

But yes, the average caseworker lasts about 3-6 years according to my union guy.Low wages for a job where you often take abuse from all parties involved is really tough!
The Clients think you are with holding benefits from them or not working up the case fast enough. The Politicians don't want to fund the programs! The States go from make as many eligible as possible to make as many IN-eligible as possible depending on who is in the Governors House.
The rules and regs change on a weekly basis!
Yes , it is a tough and usually thankless job to be sure!
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:51 PM
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24. Elect Jay Nixon!
It would be great to see another Dem governor in Missouri!



http://www.jaynixon.com/
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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:56 PM
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25. And Sam Page for Lt. Governor!
Two good, solid Dems!
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:59 PM
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26. Please tell me there is no retirement pay for this kind of executive fuck-up. nt
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 02:59 PM
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28. kick
:)
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