Scott Says Policies Are Working: Do You Agree?

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 12:55 am

Yeah, life would be good until the state went broke and had to go into receivership like Detroit and Oakland. Then you would see mass exodus, of all the able bodied taxpayers, out of this state.

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 12:59 am

All government = violence and theft.

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 12:59 am

You mean like Obama is? And like they all are? lol

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 01:04 am

He was not convicted of fraud. You are ignorant. If he had been convicted of a felony he would be behind bars and would not be able to be governor. Also, unemployment rules are dictated by the OBAMA administration and NOT the governor of Florida. And people have been on unemployment for over 2 years, the longest ever in the history of the country. The drug law has nothing to do with prescription medication, it has to do with pot and cocaine and meth, so-called illegal drugs. So you are completely misinformed about that as well. I am appalled that you are allowed to vote because you are really stupid.

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 01:10 am

Marco rubio is a US citizen, he was born here. His parents are cuban immigrants. Rick Scott was never convicted of anything. HSA was sued long after he left. Will Weatherford's family was helped by MediCAID, not medicare, and he still stands against the expansion. His family was helped BEFORE any expansion was ever talked about. You are a stupid person for not doing your homework on these subjects.

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 01:14 am

And you are also a sick jerk for trying to hurt a man whos' brother died of cancer when he was just a little toddler. People who don't do their homework and just have an agenda of blind hate are what is wrong with this country. Namely, people like you.

sharon poole March 8, 2013 at 01:17 am

Anyone that cuts spending of my tax dollars gets a thumbs up from me. No one asked my permission to take my money and use it for things I don't agree with.

Grace March 8, 2013 at 09:26 am

You and Rick Scott need to go into comedy. Where were you while Bush was screwing the economy over? And where was Rick Scott? Oh that's right he was getting ready to spend $70 Million to become governor of the state and has done absolutely nothing to fix things but that's ok, he can spend another $70 M next election but smart people won't vote for him. What's your excuse going to be?

ptb March 8, 2013 at 12:36 pm

Rubio’s version casts him as the son of exiles and part of a Cuban diaspora, displaced by a communist regime and forced to make a new life in the United States. Roig-Franzia's findings detail a less evocative immigrant experience.
Now, Roig-Franiza has unearthed information indicating that Rubio’s maternal grandfather allegedly returned to Cuba after Castro’s rise to power and worked for the government for about two years before deciding to return to the United States, Politico reported. When he did, U.S. officials questioned his political exile claim and ordered him deported. Roig-Franzia found that Rubio’s parents left Cuba for Miami in 1956, nearly three years before Fidel Castro seized power on New Year's Day 1959. HUFFPOST MARCH 8, 2013 "LATINO POLITICS" SHARON POOLE YOU ARE A DOUCHEBAG

ptb March 8, 2013 at 12:40 pm

But when reached by the Times/Herald, Weatherford's father said Medicaid paid for more than $100,000 of the family's medical bills. Weatherford reportedly told the Times/Herald again that Medicaid had not paid the family's bills and that he thought his father was mistaken. Sharon Poole will weatherford is a liar you can eat crap and bark at the moon.

Michael D. March 8, 2013 at 02:04 pm

Sharon,
You need to check statements before commenting. Rubio did admit to lying about his story to get votes when the proof of the truth was brought to light. PTB and Sharon, The irrational name-calling and labeling is uncalled for in a rational debate.

Michael D. March 8, 2013 at 02:09 pm

Sharon,
Per the Department of Labor: "The law of the State (under which the claim is filed) determines benefit amounts, number of weeks benefits can be paid, and other eligibility conditions." Please check your facts. Again, labeling and namecalling unnesscary especially if you are factually incorrect.

Michael D. March 8, 2013 at 02:30 pm

The numbers show that we are still increasing in population, but the rate at which we are increasing has dropped about around 50% from 2000-2012. The number of foreign born immigrants are around 10% that are entering our State yearly. The number of people in the state of Florida of Latin decent by 2012 numbers is 22.1% or just under 19 Million Residences. All numbers taken from the census.gov.

S.A.BELL March 8, 2013 at 07:46 pm

money buys votes

Patricia Houghtalen March 18, 2013 at 02:36 pm

Brandy I am with you on your opinion of the Governor , he denies knowing about so many bad things he instituted or supported that I have begun to think maybe he has early dementia and loss of memory. Scott is a very amoral type of person and he is without a doubt the worse type of individual to have as the "leader" of a state. Right now Florida ranks number one in public corruption among all other states. We rate as the fourth most violent state in the Nation and we are second in the number of uninsured woman and children. Is this a record we should be proud of and this is just a few of our really disgusting ratings. Our leadership provided by Scott most recently and by the Republican Party for the past 12 years has eroded the quality of life in this state to a horrifying extent. Add to that the fact that when Jeb Bush took over we had a surplus in the budget and in the past few years we have stood on the brink of losing our bond rating to join some of the poorest states and you have a report card that screams pink slipping the entire GOP legislature and the Governor.

Patricia Houghtalen March 21, 2013 at 04:25 am

David you are delusional. Worse Governor ever. He has turned this state back by 50 years, Florida is now one of the most corrupt states in the nation. This GOP regime cannot even stop stealing from themselves. What a crew. By the way the medicare fraud that slick manage to avoid prosecution on was not his first encounter with fraud he also had an inside trader problem and really should have gone to jail for that but slick as oil the eel slide out again to do his damage to medicare and now to Florida.

Florida Independant March 21, 2013 at 02:47 pm

Yes to Rick Scott. He saved Florida from bankruptcy. Running state like a biz man, not a politician.

Shore Acres Rick March 21, 2013 at 04:05 pm

Sharon, you are a citizen of the United States. It is you who has the duty to pay taxes, regardless of whether you agree with how they are spent. Nobody asked you because that is the price of citizenship.
But Scott didn't do what you think he did. He took money from universities through increased tuition and raised the price of Government services in Florida, and then turned around and cut business taxes under the unsound theory that it would attract business to Florida. Nothing happened. No great migration by business into Florida happened. That is because tax rates have little to do with where you locate a company. Other factors such as proximity to transportation and shipping hubs are far more important. He raised the price of living in Florida and has nothing to show for it.

Shore Acres Rick March 21, 2013 at 04:24 pm

Sharon's right, he wasn't convicted of fraud, his company was. He was the CEO of a company that had to pay the largest fine in US history for defrauding medicare. There is a slight difference.

Shore Acres Rick March 21, 2013 at 04:37 pm

Florida has a balanced budget by constitutional edict. The only debt it can accumulate is for capital improvement, when it does a bond issue to build a road, most of which are paid by tolls collected after construction or from land purchases. The threat of receivership is ridiculously low. As for Scott saving Florida, the accumulated debt in Florida is almost identical to when Crist was in office. The only thing he really did was curtail preservation land purchases.

Shore Acres Rick March 21, 2013 at 04:41 pm

The PIP change was a complete give away to the insurance companies. If you are in a traffic accident, see a doctor immediately and hire an attorney immediately. If you wait to see how you feel, you will literally be unable to get more than a band aid under your insurance. It has led to zero cost savings to consumers, just increased profits to the insurers.

Dan Pressler March 21, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Scott also - wisely in my opinion considering the future cost - turned down the high-speed rail (Tampa to Orlando is ridiculous - too short to ever be financially viable) - which required the state to cover more & more funding.
I'll admit I don't pay as much attention to state politics/government as I do the federal because no matter how bad the state gov't is the feds can really foul it up.

Shore Acres Rick March 22, 2013 at 02:10 am

I completely disagree. It is a major conduit for tourists to travel between the Theme Parks and the beach. Connecting them with High Speed Rail is ideal. Why rent a car when I can board high speed rail? If you have ever been a tourist in a location with rail service connecting places of interest you would know what I mean.

Michael D. March 22, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Rick,
It was a bad deal, because of the possible litigation against the state of Florida and how the cost structure of the deal was set up. The owners of the rail (Believe CSX) would have no liability for any accident on the tracks regardless of owner of the train, it would all fall on the state of Florida. It was also a poorly constructed plan over all in the cost center and job growth. That is not to say that Light Rail is not a good idea, but the federally proposed plan was horrible.

Todd Patrick May 27, 2013 at 02:45 pm

The Devil was in the details. The State of Florida was on the hook for any cost overruns. Anyone ever hear of the Big Dig. Thank you Gov Scott. While it sounds nice anyone who thinks it is a viable proposal should go ahead and build it. Minus my tax dollars. But I suspect the only place this would be viable is Fantasy Land.

Robert Saltzman May 27, 2013 at 06:32 pm

He has failed at most every Mickey Mouse (sorry Mickey) POS of legislation he tried. He put a tax on public workers and used the money not for their pension fund which was solvent he used it to balance the budget. Drug testing welfare recipients is saying your poor you must be on drugs (guilty before proved innocent). The teachers aren't too happy with him either....his boast about 700,000 "new" jobs was hot air but you TEA Heads sucked it right up...LMBO
I will be working hard to get him out next year.

JR May 28, 2013 at 04:29 am

"Bobby the shill" Maybe you should go back to school so can learn how to write the lefty talking points you constantly regurgitate into a coherent sentence.

JR May 28, 2013 at 04:31 am

"Bobby the shill" Maybe you should work hard at going back to school so you can learn how to write the lefty talking points you constantly regurgitate into a coherent sentence.

Robert Saltzman May 28, 2013 at 09:31 am

Well there you have it. Got nothing so just call me name and try to insult me. I am making a mental note to revisit your statement next year. Oh BTW I think I hear Mitch Mc Connell calling you to make your'e with him on making Obama a one term President..Oh wait!!!

Robert Saltzman May 28, 2013 at 12:31 pm

Well there you have it. Got nothing so just call me names and try to insult me. I am making a mental note to revisit your statement next year. Oh BTW I think I hear Mitch Mc Connell calling you to make sure your'e with him on making Obama a one term President..Oh wait!!!