tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post8475644700703303624..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Screw the Seniors?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-30458519895819752212009-02-21T23:35:00.000-05:002009-02-21T23:35:00.000-05:00Perhaps Rell could save even more money by lifting...Perhaps Rell could save even more money by lifting the smoke detector & sprinkler requirements in our nursing homes...West Haven Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712427655275435591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-4159325647333409102009-02-21T17:53:00.000-05:002009-02-21T17:53:00.000-05:00Lots of Democrats supported Rell in the last elect...Lots of Democrats supported Rell in the last election. I could never figure out why. This is on them. I hope they are the ones effected. I doubt it , but it would be poetic justice.Sellitman (Kevin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14633611509376264411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-57166841478515554602009-02-21T14:22:00.000-05:002009-02-21T14:22:00.000-05:00Thanks Kirby. That was of great interest to me. Wh...Thanks Kirby. That was of great interest to me.<BR/> Why yes Bob, I can explain how to make sense of this. The people of Connecticut, at the least are intelligent enough to almost always split their vote at elections, so when the leader of one party makes a dumb suggestion the majority of the the other party tells them to pound sand. <BR/> Getting back to my interest. I'm a 79 year old senior Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-31265419728732101152009-02-20T11:58:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:58:00.000-05:00So what does Gov. Rell want to do? Reduce the fund...So what does Gov. Rell want to do? Reduce the funding of this home care program. These poor seniors are not going away -- and if she pulls the funding for home care, the state will be on the hook for care that costs twice as much in nursing homes.<BR/><BR/>If the owners of the nursing homes are contributors to rell's election fund or other activities it makes perfect sense <BR/>corruption from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-14464555227761183902009-02-20T07:50:00.000-05:002009-02-20T07:50:00.000-05:00"Can someone explain to me how this makes sense?"I...<I>"Can someone explain to me how this makes sense?"</I><BR/><BR/>In <I>RellWorld</I> it doesn't <I>need</I> to make sense! If seniors suddenly start showing up at hospitals and nursing homes for expensive emergency care, she'll just say it was unanticipated expense, and our next budget will be that much higher. <BR/><BR/>Foresight is something sadly lacking from our myopic governor.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.com