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Sunlei

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49. Thank you for being one of the good home healthcare persons.

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 10:11 AM

Jun 2013

My family kept my Mom at home for years as she declined from alzheimer's. We all shared primary caregiver 24/7, and Medicaid healthcare Aids came in daily to assist w/ feeding/ bathing.

Some wonderfull Aids, one named Shirley she was awesome and told us 7.25 an hour and the boss limited her hours. Some of the aids were horrible, stuff was stolen, they wouldn't show-up, they would bring their criminal kids along and her phone got charged with jail calls. Couple times mom had brusing and we noted meals were skipped. She did have a wonderfull Doctor who did home call routine check-ups.

My heart goes out to disabled persons without local family to help and the underpaid good healthcare workers.

Medicaid should pay the workers directly, screen them, pay more and manage the workers at a national location, without a local 'for profit'-middleman.

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Guess who is the largest employer of underpaid workers in America? [View all] rhett o rick Jun 2013 OP

This demonstrates my ignorance Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #1

So... it's not the US government, it's federal contractors for the US government. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #2

The Federal Government is using these underpaid workers thru rhett o rick Jun 2013 #3

avoiding prevailing wage & other standards is one of the reasons they're using contractors. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #9

You're so right, rhett, but we all know the purpose of 'contracting out' is to make wealthy indepat Jun 2013 #29

I have seen it first hand. Government workers that were making a decent wage rhett o rick Jun 2013 #31

The company owners get big bucks because, in part, they send a cut back... Amonester Jun 2013 #38

No, it's the government itself. Occulus Jun 2013 #64

They always write exceptions and exemptions into laws for themselves and their Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #4

Bingo. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #17

I also say bingo. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #32

Somehow I find this to be extremely hard to believe 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #5

But does it work out that way? Exen Trik Jun 2013 #6

The law sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #13

Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon act after Katrina. alfredo Jun 2013 #26

That was for just one month. Lasher Jun 2013 #42

And that was because of Democrats pushing him. alfredo Jun 2013 #57

I find it extremely easy to believe. If you have evidence this is nonsense, please share. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #52

I spent a little over two decades as a Contracting Officer, so it is first hand experience 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #63

Yes, those laws are supposed to dotymed Jun 2013 #60

Oh, that's EASY to fix. Occulus Jun 2013 #66

contractors don't have to hire americans they can use foreign visa workers. Sunlei Jun 2013 #7

If you can get security clearances for Chinese workers, I will be impressed (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #15

"subcontract stuff from china to fill their contracts" Sunlei Jun 2013 #18

And the people making those goods would still have to have a clearance jeff47 Jun 2013 #19

what's mic? Sunlei Jun 2013 #22

Military Industrial Complex jmowreader Jun 2013 #28

meals ready to eat contracts must give massive profits to the 'middleman' :) Sunlei Jun 2013 #47

During the Katrina reconstruction contractors subcontracted out, and did not hire alfredo Jun 2013 #27

you're right, remember reading all the locals who had jobs forever w/ seafood Sunlei Jun 2013 #48

I know... malokvale77 Jun 2013 #8

So, so sorry you're being exploited!! xynthee Jun 2013 #21

Appreciated. nt malokvale77 Jun 2013 #23

Hourly workers should be paid for all time spent in service of the employer. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #25

I'm allowed 30 hours and not one minute more. malokvale77 Jun 2013 #30

Thank you for being one of the good home healthcare persons. Sunlei Jun 2013 #49

If YOU are a member of America's Working Class, bvar22 Jun 2013 #10

Oh. It's Impolite or Impolitic to say what you just said..You gotta get with the PROGRAM. KoKo Jun 2013 #36

Lots of great links.... thanks. midnight Jun 2013 #41

Nailed it. ctsnowman Jun 2013 #54

As a federal government employee, I can tell you that it requires more than the Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #11

Red herring or ... salib Jun 2013 #16

It is not necessary to be rude and a smart ass. Of course I know the difference between contractor Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #50

When government "CEOs" start pulling salaries in the hundreds of millions... KansDem Jun 2013 #12

The point of the OP was that the government is guilty of paying more employees low rhett o rick Jun 2013 #20

Yes...gotta read a lot..which you do...to reveal this...and it's sad that so many don't KoKo Jun 2013 #33

And as MORE and MORE of our Government functions are "privatized", bvar22 Jun 2013 #37

Pay to Play sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #14

Worthless eaters. Get out of the way of the Savvy Businessmen! blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #24

Have some experience with this madville Jun 2013 #34

OK, so what do the RWingers want? they can't have it both ways. They wanted the Gov to cut jobs kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #35

K&R midnight Jun 2013 #39

Really? You think the President can modify existing contracts unilaterally? jeff47 Jun 2013 #40

Wow, did you really think they were speaking of changing existing contracts?? Wow, that's totally rhett o rick Jun 2013 #43

Read your own quote. jeff47 Jun 2013 #44

LOL, and you thought that meant existing contracts. You should know he cant change rhett o rick Jun 2013 #45

Then explain, exactly, how an EO can give them a raise today. jeff47 Jun 2013 #46

du rec. xchrom Jun 2013 #51

This link contains absolutely no back up for the claim karynnj Jun 2013 #53

K & R ctsnowman Jun 2013 #55

As a gummit employee Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #56

They started privatizing a lot of the low-skill jobs in order to "save money." alarimer Jun 2013 #58

Can someone post a link to the Service Employment Act? shawn703 Jun 2013 #59

Try searching for Service Contract Act instead. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #62

Thanks but shawn703 Jun 2013 #65

As a state employee Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #61