Here's one that the news affiliate don't even know about as of now that I found out today: Rick Scott our new Fla Governor has an entire list of "Governor's Recommendation" and number 8 is suggesting to completely eliminate the Home Care for Disabled Adults program!! This wonderful program has been in effect for over 25 years. Back in the beginning it only paid these giving souls taking care of their Disabled loved ones $92.00 a month. This program now pays the loved ones of the Disabled to take care of them and their needs for only $115.00 per month. In thousands of cases it's a 24/7/365 days a year job. And the Gov Scott wants to do away with it!!
These giving people are usually a spouse or a live in loved one who cooks, organizes and doles out meds, cleans, does laundry, etc for their loved one who cannot do it themselves! Already the Disabled has not received a cost of living increase in two years!! The reason you ask? Because they are saying that there has not been inflation in 2 years and therefore an increase cannot be given to the Disabled! Trust me, most Disabled people don't get enough money to do much with at all, some barely can pay their bills. In many cases what they receive for Disability is all they receive period per month. This $115.00 a month is so important to them - to buy food, help pay the rent/mortgage, utilities, etc. PLUS this will mean the loss of many jobs in Florida!! Even though Gov Scott said "Let's Get to Work" and create new jobs.
Gov Scott plans to take this to the State House and State Senate to vote on it! Please, please for the Disabled Citizens sake, go to www.myflorida.com and email your Legislator, your Senator, your Gov Rick Scott, anyone you think might take notice. Let's bombard them with emails telling them we won't stand for it.
Thank you for allowing me this venue to express this!
Marla
