This is the first post of a new blog that I have titled “Monarchnc”. I do not have much experience at blogging, so this will be an interesting experiment for me. I am very interested in seeing other people’s comments, so I really hope those of you reading this will comment back.
It’s Sunday, and I am trying to work on email. No surprise there. I love the weekends because I can think about all sorts of things and have time to do it. One of the emails that I just read was about a NC State CFAC satisfaction survey. In the survey, a top issue for CFAC folks was to “keep community support”. I so wish our system was that simple. Why is it that every thing we do is also political and financial?
I know that one primary reason for eliminating community support was the public press and the pilloring that the state legislators took over the issue. So why couldn’t they see that the problem was not community support, but how it was rolled out, and the decisions made as to how to authorize the service? I get extremely frustrated when I realize that poor providers were allowed to provide the service. I know that those providers were “endorsed”, “nationally accredited”, and approved by the state. I also know that when the state tried to eliminate some of those providers, the lawsuits were so expensive it just wasn’t worth it. So money and politics…
Why can’t people just do what is right for the greater good?
I agree. It seems the government and politics in general get in the way of great programs, services, and organizations. I am constantly amazed at the people that work in this social services sector. It has to be a passion to put up with all the laws, rules and hoops you have jump through. Thank goodness for people like the staff at Monarch. Thank you for continuing to jump through government red tape for those you support in these especially hard economic times!
Why can’t people just do what is right for the greater good?
I am sure God awaits the answer!
The people in power (Government) are officials that we have elected. Although a lot of us complain about what takes place while they are in office…we continue to cast our votes on them when they run for a second term. We are the ones that can make a change…instead of just voting them into office because of what we heard about them; we should try and research their background history (what they were doing before they decided to run for an office. What better way to learn about their character than to look at their actions before they needed our votes. I personally research before I vote, if they weren’t effective in the past, I’m almost certain they wouldn’t be in the present.
I find it interesting to meet with my legislators. Last session I was not happy with what some of them did. Several months ago I met with Justin Burr, freshman to the house in NC. He was interested, eager, and let me know that he would welcome any information we had that could help him make better decisions. I was quite impressed with the young man (although I’m getting older, he looked 12 years old to me!) and will give him information as the 2010 session takes off.
I’ve tried to research various candidates, but sometimes I am completely wrong. I once voted for a pediatrician, thinking surely he would understand the issues that kids with disabilites face. He consistently voted against all the things I would have expected him to vote for. What a bummer.