More Reactions to the Kasich Budget....

** UPDATE:  State Sen. Nina Turner appeared on the Ed Show on MSNBC-TV.  She said that Gov. John Kasich's goal was to "create a low wage work force" in Ohio.  Turner also mentioned that the Kasich budget was just a continuation of the work of SB 5.

>>>>  Ed Schultz mentioned that the Republicans in the U.S. House had an emergency meeting today to try to defund NPR because of the tape taken by that right winger.  Of course, none of them are talking about the fact that the "video" was heavily edited to convey a message that would get the righties to pee their pants over NPR.

Save NPR.  Save the intelligent presentation of news. Contact your Representative and Senators and tell them: 

Keep your hands off NPR.

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> A day later, and people are still reacting to the budget proposed by Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich.  While the governor protects the rich and gives more money to charter schools and their wealthy owners (who just happen to be huge Republican contributors), public school children will suffer.  The elderly, sick children, the poor, public school students, and children without parents, are all victims of the Kasich budget.


13abc.com:

School districts are reacting to major cuts in state funding. 

Governor John Kasich's budget plan would slash funding by 11.5 percent. It means that most school districts will have to make even deeper cuts, when some of them are already operating on a tight budget.....


Businessweek:

....The cuts in the proposal include eliminating funding for the Kinship Permanency Incentive program, which provides up to $2,250 over three years for caregivers who are awarded court custody of children...


....The governor's budget also would cut funding for adoption services by about $16 million over two years and reduce the state share of subsidy payments for families that adopt children with special needs.

Because state and federal rules prohibit changes in subsidy amounts to those families without their consent, the move could put a greater strain on county agencies that might have to find local money to make up the difference, said Cindi Orley, a social services supervisor in northwest Ohio's Hardin County....

I guess Kasich's cuts to disabled children, poor youngsters, and their caregivers shows to what extent he'll go to in order to provide tax cuts for the wealthy.  Why is the only "shared sacrifice" pertain to the poor, elderly, school kids, and middle class people?



Gather:


...The Governor's budget is slated to slash Medicaid funding to Ohio's nursing homes and hospitals drastically. In an interview with the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Health Care Association Executive Director Pete VanRunkle has stated that the cuts to nursing homes may cost upward of 6000 jobs in the industry, whose labor costs account for up to 70 percent of revenue.

Kasich's plan is to cut Medicaid funding to nursing homes, while increasing funding for home health care for seniors who wish to remain at home. While this sounds ideal at the forefront, it does not answer the questions of who will care for those who do need care in a facility?  An increase in home health services will still fall short for those who need 24 hour supervision, nor does it answer who will care for Grandma when the hired help does not show up.

As for the hospitals, Kasich plans to cut Medicaid funding to all hospitals, including Ohio's five children's hospitals.  This will effectively cut $478 million in payments to hospitals over the next two years, a loss of over $30 million to the children's hospital services alone. Perhaps Kasich is taking a cue from W. C. Fields, who once stated, "Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again. "

  ....where are the jobs in the Jobs Budget? Oh yeah, in the funeral home industry.