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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Fri May 15, 2015, 05:52 PM May 2015

pRick Scott asks agency heads to prepare for government shut down

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29066766/scott-asks-agency-heads-to-prepare-for-government-shut-down

Gov. Rick Scott is asking agency heads to list only their critical needs as the Legislature prepares to hold a special session over the state budget.

Scott sent the letter to agency heads Thursday and told them to prepare in case the budget impasse results in state government shutting down July 1.

The Legislature is returning to Tallahassee June 1 after leaving its regular session without a budget agreement.

The House and Senate are divided over whether to expand health care coverage to 800,000 Floridians, with the House and Scott opposed to the idea. If it's not expanded, Florida could lose more than $1 billion in federal hospital aid.


Wonder how he's gonna blame the Dems for this one.
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Rex

(65,616 posts)
5. Almost impossible to believe, Rwing people seem to want to suffer.
Fri May 15, 2015, 06:20 PM
May 2015

And then there are us poor voters that actually vote D, because we want some kind of working government. How stupid of us...the BEST governors are the ones that hurt their state the most! Or so some voters seem to believe.

Mind boggling!

RKP5637

(67,088 posts)
7. The stupidity runs deep with many American voters. I have no idea what is floating in their
Fri May 15, 2015, 06:46 PM
May 2015

minds when they vote him in twice. I really think, anymore, it is organic stupidity, genetics at work.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
10. here is my theory
Fri May 15, 2015, 07:11 PM
May 2015

1- Hard core Republicans knee jerk voted for him.

2- Low information voters saw OMGAH HE'S A RICH BIZMAN and HE WASN'T CONVICTED, so... yeah, they voted for this idiot.

There are still way too many voters who automatically think a "businessman" or "businesswoman" etc can run the government better than someone like President Obama or a lifetime public servant, who knows government in their sleep.

 

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
11. Bullshit stuff
Fri May 15, 2015, 10:07 PM
May 2015

The idiots causing the problems are never the ones that pay the rpeice, they stil get their checks and all theoir perks and some extra from whatever corp. gains by the action..

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