Comments on: States seize citizens’ property to balance their budgets http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035 from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maxwell S. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035/comment-page-1#comment-1555 Maxwell S. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:51:01 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=35#comment-1555 This is really unnerving. Cookie jar, matress, whatever... Bank of America sucks anyway! This is really unnerving. Cookie jar, matress, whatever… Bank of America sucks anyway!

]]> By: Russell T Snow http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035/comment-page-1#comment-1537 Russell T Snow Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=35#comment-1537 Government abuses are rampant and this is one more example. I've always wondered why and how state governments rationalize the seizing of "unclaimed funds". Who appointed government to that job? It seems to me it would better remain with the people to manage between themselves. Government spends everything it can get its hands on, justified or not. I'm from Idaho and wasn't aware of the new ten year limit on holding unclaimed funds. If they remain unclaimed they should belong to the business that was holding them not the government. Government abuses are rampant and this is one more example. I’ve always wondered why and how state governments rationalize the seizing of “unclaimed funds”. Who appointed government to that job? It seems to me it would better remain with the people to manage between themselves. Government spends everything it can get its hands on, justified or not. I’m from Idaho and wasn’t aware of the new ten year limit on holding unclaimed funds. If they remain unclaimed they should belong to the business that was holding them not the government.

]]> By: Thomas L Eaton http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035/comment-page-1#comment-1531 Thomas L Eaton Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:12:59 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=35#comment-1531 In Wisconsin, Gov Jim Doyle (D) took $200,000,000 from the Injured Patient and Family Compensation Fund to help balance his budget. This is money all state physicians and hospitals throw in to maintain a balance of $800,000,000 to pay medical malpractice awards. This covers true injuries without everyones malpractice insurance going thru the roof. The Wisc Medical Society will spend the next "10 to 12 years" in court to recover the money, with interest. They will probably win, but Gov. Doyle will be retired by then. At least the Medical Society can actually say they are doing something other than playing concerned bureaucrates. In Wisconsin, Gov Jim Doyle (D) took $200,000,000 from the Injured Patient and Family Compensation Fund to help balance his budget. This is money all state physicians and hospitals throw in to maintain a balance of $800,000,000 to pay medical malpractice awards. This covers true injuries without everyones malpractice insurance going thru the roof.

The Wisc Medical Society will spend the next “10 to 12 years” in court to recover the money, with interest. They will probably win, but Gov. Doyle will be retired by then. At least the Medical Society can actually say they are doing something other than playing concerned bureaucrates.

]]> By: Christopher Passidomo, M.D. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035/comment-page-1#comment-1525 Christopher Passidomo, M.D. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=35#comment-1525 I hope she sues the bank and state roally! I hope she sues the bank and state roally!

]]> By: Judith L. Tharp http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035/comment-page-1#comment-1522 Judith L. Tharp Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:07:42 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=35#comment-1522 Really scary. I'll take my chances with a cookie jar. Really scary. I’ll take my chances with a cookie jar.

]]> By: Alan Berger http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0035/comment-page-1#comment-1519 Alan Berger Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:59:38 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=35#comment-1519 I guess the safest safe-deposit box is still a mattress! I guess the safest safe-deposit box is still a mattress!

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