<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Supervision of entitlement programs is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">catch-22 situation.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Currently the Medicare and Social Security programs are extremely under-staffed. Being under-staffed makes it virtually impossible to meticulously screen and evaluate each and every application. That is the reason why every once in a while we read about welfare fraud and system abuse.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">The only foreseeable cure for this problem is to hire and train more staff . . . like that's gonna happen.</span></div><div><br><div>Seeya round town, Moscow.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div> </div><div>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">and the Realist adjusts his sails."</span></div><div><br></div><div>- Unknown</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Aug 8, 2011, at 11:52, "bookpeople of moscow" <<a href="mailto:bookpeople@moscow.com">bookpeople@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">what big spending programs?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">the veterans dept is the second largest dept in the
govt.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">are you advocating cutting veterans
benefits?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">the defense dept is the largest govt
dept.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">what cuts in american defense are you
demanding?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">what are the big liberal spending programs? please
give facts and figures.</font></div>
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