Still in Operation, still getting money

[Jeff]

Tim Walz saying that he's been fighting fraud for years is exactly like O.J. saying he won't stop looking for the real killer.

[Jeff]

Why do people there continue to vote for politicians who are Somali friendly

You actually believe that don't you?

A registered voter from your precinct can go with you to the polling place to sign an oath confirming your address. This is known as 'vouching.' A registered voter can vouch for up to eight voters. You cannot vouch for others if someone vouched for you.

Tell me, what is the only possible reason this is allowed?

https://www.sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/register-to-vote/register-on-election-day/

[Jeff]

[beej]

That is probably the best source you've ever used.

Still pretty awful, but everything being relative, that best.

Trying to follow the "nuance."  Are you saying this story isn't real because of the right wing media sites that are posting on it? Or that it is real and you don't care about it?

[Bucky Cornstarch]

You actually believe that don't you?

Tell me, what is the only possible reason this is allowed?

https://www.sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/register-to-vote/register-on-election-day/

It would be far more entertaining if you would tell us, Jeffy.

[beej]

Morning Bucky, didn't you wear that shirt yesterday?

[beej]

New York is now spending $6000 per resident on Medicaid alone.

https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/its-not-just-minnesota-or-just-daycares

And most especially in New York. A few weeks ago I received an email with the subject line, "Healthcare and the $2,100 Taxi Ride." The email began:

I have a friend who drives a taxi in XXX NY. He estimates that 80% of the cab fares are paid for by Medicaid...

Yesterday, he made a round tripper from XXX to Boston where a child had a 2 hour appointment at Boston's Shriners [Children's] Hospital. The fare? $1,058.37 - EACH way. $2,116.74 in total.

It appears this was not a direct pay/bill to Medicaid, but a hospital pay from a fund they have for such "needs". I think we can safely assume these funds are either backed by state of federal dollars at the end of the day. His take? 37% - $783.

Attached to the email was a photo of the fare. The unusual name on it matches the unusual name of a child from a refugee family who was publicly reported injured in an odd accident.

The city where the child lives has several hospitals.

What exactly is this hospital in a different state providing — especially when getting to an appointment and back requires a full day in the back of a taxi?

How much is all of this care costing, if a single appointment costs $2,100 — the cost of a round-trip business-class cross-country plane ticket — for transportation alone (before whatever markup the hospital is adding)?

And who is paying for all this care for a penniless refugee family from one of the poorest countries in the world?

The first two questions have no answer.

The third does, however. Local (in New York, counties and the City of New York contribute to Medicaid), state, and most of all federal taxpayers. And the spending is skyrocketing unstoppably.

In 1988, New York had about 18 million people and spent about $10 billion on Medicaid. Today, the state has about 20 million people — and spends about $120 billion. Even with inflation adjustments, New York is spending about four times as much per-person.

[Bucky Cornstarch]

In another thread, this question was asked:

Sounds about right?   Does anyone really fall for this shit?

And here, we have our answer:

New York is now spending $6000 per resident on Medicaid alone.

https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/its-not-just-minnesota-or-just-daycares

Did anyone actually read the above article? And if you did, and were outraged, and felt the need to repost it on a random internet forum that consists of eleven other people in the same demographic with largely the same political views, have you lost your ability to think critically?

[beej]

In another thread, this question was asked:

And here, we have our answer:

Did anyone actually read the above article? And if you did, and were outraged, and felt the need to repost it on a random internet forum that consists of eleven other people in the same demographic with largely the same political views, have you lost your ability to think critically?

I just posted that so that I could take a second look at the ketchup stain on your shirt

[mowens]

Chatgpt:

For 2025 (reported mid-year and used in budgeting), New York's Medicaid spending per resident was about $4,942 — the highest of any state in the U.S. This figure represents total Medicaid expenditures divided by the state's total population. �
Empire Center for Public Policy +1
🧾 Context
This $4,942 figure includes all Medicaid spending (federal + state + local shares) and is a per-resident average — which means it's spread across every person in the state, not just Medicaid enrollees. �
Empire Center for Public Policy
The national average was about $2,791 per resident, so New York's per-capita Medicaid cost is significantly above the U.S. average. �

[gcode]

50 years of hard work, the American Dream achieved.

[gcode]

Trump Admin cuts off all childcare payments in Minnesota

The Trump administration is cutting off all childcare payments to Minnesota and demanding a comprehensive audit of the state's day care centers as a mushrooming billion-dollar fraud scandal engulfs the state's human services department.

"We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota," Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O'Neill wrote on X Tuesday afternoon, days after a viral video investigating alleged fraud at day care centers in the state drew national attention.

O'Neill said Minnesota has "funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade," and outlined three actions the department has taken in an attempt to cut off the flow of exploitable funds.

So far at least $1 billion in fraud has been confirmed by authorities, and 92 people have been charged, 82 of whom are Somali immigrants, according to the US Attorney's office, which warned the number could be as high as $9 billion.

[Newbeeee™]

So far at least $1 billion in fraud has been confirmed by authorities, and 92 people have been charged, 82 of whom are Somali immigrants, according to the US Attorney's office, which warned the number could be as high as $9 billion.

Hahahahaha so they already know it;s 9bill.
At least
"We're gunna need a bigger calculator...."

[Jeff]

[Jeff]