The judge decided not to revoke Madoff’s house arrest. Are you serious? He gets to eat well, keep his help and hide his assets? And I have to think about whether I have gas money today? Amazing. Tell me again that they don’t treat the wealthy differently in this country. I’m pretty sure I’d be in jail by now. Even after listening to Nightline talking about how it's fair that Madoff's left in his penthouse under "house arrest" I'm still so unconvinced.
Frustrating times we are living in right now...
News of yet another scam... this time a health insurance rip off (now there's a surprise right?) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of NY has got a settlement for millions from some companies like United Health Care and Oxford because they have overcharged people with co-pays, reinbursement rates etc... Though they settled they are allowed to admit to no wrong doing at all. They make the settlement payments and nothing happens to the companies at all. No one is fired there is no new oversight. So what stops them from going back to business as usual later on? Probably nothing. They said they based their payment rates on outside "usual, customary and reasonable rates" when actually they were making them up themselves.... So rather than a win for the people that will stop further corruption in it's tracks it's more like a brokered deal to me. A payoff.
This is Justice? No, it's what passes for justice these days. Not even close.
Watched Hillary answering questions today in her secretary of state congressional hearings... a lot about Bill (another surprise) and conflict of interest. Word of the day for Hillary:
G'night,
Went to doctors over miserable cold. Stay home a few days and take antibiotics for nasty sinus infection. Oh yay. At least it explains the sheer exhaustion, constant headaches and face pain with the coughing.
Laura
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