The AP tells the story: The lawsuit filed Thursday in Ramsey County District Court names the Republican governor and three of his cabinet members. It seeks class-action status for everyone who will lose state aid for medically prescribed diets or get smaller property tax refunds for renters.
MinnPost interviews one of the people affected: Deanna Brayton, 49, is disabled by multiple health problems: autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative disc disease, osteoporosis, underactive thyroid, irritable bowel syndrome, traumatic brain injury. She has undergone 47 surgeries since being involved in a severe car accident — not her fault, she says — more than a decade ago. She also suffers from migraine headaches, anxiety and a host of other problems.
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3:17 pm
In an ironic way, Pawlenty seems to be playing Darwin, i.e. cut health care availability enough so that the weak die off without becoming financial burdens to stingy taxpayers.
8:54 am
‘…without becoming financial burdens to stingy taxpayers.”
Maybe their parents didn’t teach them that they’re supposed to share.