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From today's HutchNews:

Wasting taxpayer money

I called SRS and asked how much three people could make to qualify for LEIP. It took 30 minutes for the SRS employee to figure out what I had asked. Then she asked if I needed a form.

I also wanted to know why the Housing Authority last April said that I owed $2 more a month and that it had covered the extra amount for the past two months. The law reads that I must be notified in writing before they can put it into effect. Yet I have received no letter as of Feb. 1. Therefore I will not pay extra until I have something in writing from the housing authority.

On another matter, I want SRS to deduct my medical client obligation, which I pay every month. After my caseworker said she could not do it, her supervisor said he could, but it still has not been done. Why does SRS hire people who don't know all the information?

For a person on a low income, it can mean a meal or two or the medication they need for the month. If more people in the social work area spent more time working with the consumers, they would get a feeling for the reality of the situation.

To me, it is a waste of taxpayers' money. These programs are supposed to help taxpayers when they are in need. It is a sad situation when consumers know more than caseworkers. What a waste of government money.

FRED MARKHAM

Hutchinson


02/09/2006; 02:34:04 AM

Er... I think the current name is client... consumer it much too accurate to be politically correct.