Reply #1: No mistake here. The state of Texas has been cutting

[mbperrin]

benefits of all sorts for years. The new privately-operated call centers do several things: gives the state plausible deniability when thousands are denied coverage by the "new" people; shuffles millions into cronies' pockets (Accenture ain't exactly a donor to Democratic Party nominees); eliminates face to face contact with the bureaucracy, making denial even easier; restricts access to those with phones or with the desire to stand outside on a pay phone literally for hours.

And if you think that's neat, wait till the special education session in April, when huge property tax breaks will be handed to oil companies and funding cut by billions to public education. If you think Texas education's a miracle (If you got an education in Texas, it's a miracle!), you ain't seen nothing yet.

I live 20 minutes from the Midland center, and many of my freshly graduated 18 year olds were hired and given a days' training to work there....mistakes, sure....................