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« Public records bill headed for vote today | Today | Cleanup to begin this afternoon on boat that ran aground » May 20, 2008Lawmakers to vote on paying toward health insurancePROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island lawmakers making deep budget cuts that affect other people will soon consider one that hits their own wallets. House lawmakers are scheduled to vote today on a bill that would require members of the General Assembly to pay 10 percent of the cost of their state-funded health insurance. Right now, they get it for free. Those health care plans cost the state $5,810 for an individual lawmaker and $16,233 for a family. The proposal would also eliminate a $2,000 payment given to lawmakers who forgo the free health care. The bill is mostly a symbolic step, considering the state faces a $434 million shortfall for the fiscal year starting in July. -- The Associated Press Your turn: Should state legislators pay part of their health care costs? H8262a: Read the full text of the bill Posted by Jack Perry CommentsGreg | May 20, 2008 10:26 AM link It's appalling that in this day and age there is ANYONE who receives free healthcare. If, and that's a huge if, anyone should receive free healthcare it's our seniors. Do the right thing and pay...just like the rest of us working class citizens. Many of us would love to only pay 10%. lori | May 20, 2008 10:40 AM link The unmittigated gall and overwhelming sense of entitlement of the Rhode Island legislators never ceases to amaze me. We must vote out of office EVERY senator and representative who is up for re-election. Then that bunch of thugs may get the message that Rhode Islanders are fed up with their self-serving antics. Henry | May 20, 2008 2:26 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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"The bill is mostly a symbolic step, considering the state faces a $434 million shortfall for the fiscal year starting in July."
This might sound like an alien language for the ProJo but STOP EDITORIALIZING! Every dollar counts here.