Letter: Veto refusal slap in face to public
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Yes, Mr. Jindal did make a blunder — and a big one — an unforgettable one.
And then to say he could veto it, but he will not. To the general public, this is a slap in the face!
When we see all the needs out there — Department of Social Services, the group homes, nursing homes — they are understaffed and underpaid. There is no money for the nursing-home workers, and they are working for a pittance.
We wonder why there is such a large number of complaints. How are you going to get trained workers for the pay they receive? Remember, you get what you pay for!
Patients in nursing homes have worked hard and paid taxes all of their lives. The children in these group homes cannot help their situation. Who is going to stand up for them?
The contracts for these agencies are probably going to the lowest bidders, and they are run as cheaply as possible. This is a disgrace! We should all be ashamed.
Let’s raise the pay for this group. If we have the kind of money floating around to give all this money to these legislators, we should be able to increase the pay to the very people who take care of “ours.”
Mr. Jindal had better enjoy his term as governor. It ain’t gonna happen again! No matter what he does.
He can bring all kinds of business into Louisiana; he can hold special sessions; he can sign all types of reform.
No matter. No one is going to forget the pay raise.
Remember the line from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”:
“The evil that men do lives after them,
The good is oft interred with their bones.”
Katrina Wicker
83-year-old homemaker
Central
And then to say he could veto it, but he will not. To the general public, this is a slap in the face!
When we see all the needs out there — Department of Social Services, the group homes, nursing homes — they are understaffed and underpaid. There is no money for the nursing-home workers, and they are working for a pittance.
We wonder why there is such a large number of complaints. How are you going to get trained workers for the pay they receive? Remember, you get what you pay for!
Patients in nursing homes have worked hard and paid taxes all of their lives. The children in these group homes cannot help their situation. Who is going to stand up for them?
The contracts for these agencies are probably going to the lowest bidders, and they are run as cheaply as possible. This is a disgrace! We should all be ashamed.
Let’s raise the pay for this group. If we have the kind of money floating around to give all this money to these legislators, we should be able to increase the pay to the very people who take care of “ours.”
Mr. Jindal had better enjoy his term as governor. It ain’t gonna happen again! No matter what he does.
He can bring all kinds of business into Louisiana; he can hold special sessions; he can sign all types of reform.
No matter. No one is going to forget the pay raise.
Remember the line from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”:
“The evil that men do lives after them,
The good is oft interred with their bones.”
Katrina Wicker
83-year-old homemaker
Central
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