Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Congress Must Do The Math On Foster Care

U.S. Representative Karen Bass recently commented on the Republican proposed cuts to foster care.  For more clarification, that would be cutting Title IV of the Social Security Act Chapters A, B, D, E and Medicaid Targeted Case Management.

As no specifics were presented in her statements and I have not taken the time to review the proposed cuts, I shall approach this quagmire in a general sense.

Foster care sucks.

Foster care is an entitlement program meaning eligibility is based on a state judicial determination measuring the poverty means test criteria for qualification of funding under Title IV-A standards.  Simply put, you have to be poor to qualify under abuse and neglect determination, wherefore, poverty, itself, is determined as abuse and neglect.

So here we have it.  If you cannot provide for the necessary needs of your child, then the state, funded through "foster care" will take parental responsibility of providing for your child.

Again, foster care sucks.

So, here is the logic.  If the nation is moving to gut all social assistance to the people and it has been demonstrated that the more that is gutted from infrastructure the more it leads to cognitive, emotional, physical and psychological developmental disabilities.  We are now going into the third generation of the deterioration of human capital and the industry of foster care is suppose to be the answer to this.

Now the question is begged, "How can these disabled individuals become productive members of society without governmental assistance?"  Future cheap labor.

Who will acquire this future cheap labor?  Corporations in quasi-governmental partnerships with the States to bill Social Security as a labor subsidy, or corporate welfare.  Why, because the greatest of nations have been built off the backs of the weakest in society.

Michigan has already taken policy action as the Madame Maura Corrigan is always ahead of the game.

The nation onto the third generation of the model of creating this cheap labor in order to compete with the emerging markets of a global economy has created obstacles and barriers, complete with extremely high tolls of interest payments, whereby higher and even quality education becomes impossible to achieve, furthering the agenda of cheap labor.  Innovation and creativity are not an option.

To balance out this argument, let us now look at the other facets.  Foster care sucks.  Just watch the video.


Billions of dollars are falsely claimed by child welfare organizations which are never questioned or punished, all in the name of God, where children are guaranteed a life of hell under state care and the campaign and lobbying pockets are lined with this foster care entitlement money which will never reach a child in need.

It costs tens of thousands to process a child through foster care.  It costs a few hundred to let them stay at home.  You do the math.

Democratic Rep: GOP Asking Students To Accept Doubled Rates Or ‘Forego Your Cancer Screenings’

Democratic Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) appeared on MSNBC on Tuesday where she said that Democrats opposed making cuts in programs like food stamps and the 2010 health care reform law in order to pay for programs that PresidentObama is proposing. Bass said that such cuts would be counterproductive in the long run because programs like food stamps creates “money that goes directly to small business” and stimulates the economy. Bass also said that the Republican compromise on freezing student loan rates amounts to asking students to either accept doubling rates or “forego your cancer screenings.”
When you’re talking about cutting ‘Meals on Wheels,’ when you’re talking about cutting food stamps, which actually is money that goes directly to small business – markets in communities – versus giving tax subsidies to farming corporations. These are the kinds of cuts that the Republicans are talking about, and I think that is completely unacceptable in this time period.
MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts asked Bass how she would defend criticism that Democrats are criticizing the Republican budget plan while not having even proposed one of their own.
“I do think that the Democrats have been very responsible,” responded Bass. “The President has put forward a budget that certainly I support.” She said that Democrats are willing to cut portions of the budget, but would only do so as long as it is part of a “balanced approach.”
On March 28, a version of Obama’s proposed budget was brought to the House floor that was defeated 414-0. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) brought a version of the Obama budget to the House floor for a vote to show how few votes such a proposal would receive. Bass would eventually alsovote against a Republican budget which passed the House on March 29 by 228 – 191 votes.
Bass went on to say that she is wearing a blue ribbon in honor of “foster month,” and to raise awareness the Republicans are seeking to cut funding from foster care programs as well. “Cutting money to fosters on foster care month? Can’t go with that,” said Bass.
Roberts concluded by asking about the proposed freeze in student loan interest rates. Republicans have agreed to freeze loan interest rates if portions of the health care reform bill are struck as a means of paying for that compromise. Bass said that Democrats oppose this compromise.
“I think it’s completely unacceptable to tell the youth of our country that if you don’t want your student loans to double, than you need to forego your cancer screenings,” said Bass.
Watch the segment via MSNBC:

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