Nearly Half of City Employees Have 'Critical or Chronic' Illness, Mayor Says

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Do these municiple workers actually "have" these critical or chronic illnesses or just "claim" they have them? This and other bogus payouts is where our tax dollars are going folks (yes, 28% of ALL STATE income tax revenue goes to fund Baltimore City). Gee, wonder why the city was recently forecast to "be on a path of financial ruin" by accumulating over $2 BILLION (that's BILLION with a 'B') in budget deficits ovr the next decade?

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...0,274882.story Quote: Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness ? a distinction that contributes to the high cost of providing their health insurance, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday. "We need to improve the wellness of our workforce to reduce costs by promoting fitness and smoking cessation," Rawlings-Blake said as she released a consultants' report about the city's long-term finances. "Our workforce is unhealthy and it's driving up our costs." That does not seem possible

Member ? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Right here! Sheesh! Posts: 13,081

I would love to see the report and its recommendations. After spending over half a million for it, is it in the public domain available for all of us to see?

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Most of Baltimore City is a decaying wasteland, filled with massive amounts of people who have adapted to a lifestyle of living on government handouts. The average blue collar worker would not enjoy the typical life of a Baltimore City resident on welfare, however, the welfare recipients of Baltimore have adapted to this lifestyle. Wait for your government check and hope for the occasional windfall from a law suit, for an injury in an accident or the landlord.

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Quote: Most of Baltimore City is a decaying wasteland, filled with massive amounts of people who have adapted to a lifestyle of living on government handouts. The average blue collar worker would not enjoy the typical life of a Baltimore City resident on welfare, however, the welfare recipients of Baltimore have adapted to this lifestyle. Wait for your government check and hope for the occasional windfall from a law suit, for an injury in an accident or the landlord. Talk about hyperbole... When was the last time you've even been to Baltimore?

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Quote: Talk about hyperbole... When was the last time you've even been to Baltimore? Just recently. I am no stranger to Baltimore City. I was born, raised and educated in Baltimore City. My ashes will even be buried in Baltimore City in preselected lots. My parents are already buried in the same cemetery, of course the locals keep climbing the fence and steal the brass urns off their grave sites. With 40,000 vacant houses, a homicide rate that usually reaches or exceeds 200, every year, the facts are the facts. The really untold story about crime in Baltimore City, is that for every homicide recorded, its likely ten people were shot, stabbed or severely beaten who did not die because of great medical care.

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Quote: According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 130 million Americans have a chronic illness, and obesity and cigarette smoking are two of the biggest causes of such illnesses. Does any one know what is considered a chronic illness? And I wonder how many of these employees actually live in Baltimore?

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Quote: Just recently. I am no stranger to Baltimore City. I was born, raised and educated in Baltimore City. My ashes will even be buried in Baltimore City in preselected lots. My parents are already buried in the same cemetery, of course the locals keep climbing the fence and steal the brass urns off their grave sites. With 40,000 vacant houses, a homicide rate that usually reaches or exceeds 200, every year, the facts are the facts. The really untold story about crime in Baltimore City, is that for every homicide recorded, its likely ten people were shot, stabbed or severely beaten who did not die because of great medical care. You're comparing 1950 Baltimore to today...I'll give you that, but compared to 1990 Baltimore. It's much better now and the trajectory definitely appears to be going upward. There was a time where we were regularly exceeding 300 murders...

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Quote: Does any one know what is considered a chronic illness? And I wonder how many of these employees actually live in Baltimore? asthma... hypertension... diabetes...I'd imagine those are probably the biggest three...

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Quote: asthma... hypertension... diabetes...I'd imagine those are probably the biggest three... Obesity and smoking are also considered chronic illnesses.

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Quote: Obesity and smoking are also considered chronic illnesses. Damn smoking is considered an illness? I guess they figure "we're gonna have to pay for this person's smoking sooner or later..."

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Quote: Does any one know what is considered a chronic illness? Kools, Newports, and 40oz malt liquor will cause a lot of chronic illness.

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Quote: Does any one know what is considered a chronic illness? And I wonder how many of these employees actually live in Baltimore? This - things like arthritis, "diabeetus", small thyroid issues, people on cholesterol meds, etc. would all be considered people with "chronic" conditions. Her usage of the word makes it seem like everyone is suffering from lung cancer and heart disease. Who doesn't have a "chronic" issue these days?

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Quote: Talk about hyperbole... When was the last time you've even been to Baltimore? I live in Baltimore. One fifth of the population is on welfare. 11% of the population between the ages 18-42 are on ssi disability. There is no tax base. This is why we are facing the problems we are. Half the residents are on the dole in one form or another.

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Quote: Kools, Newports, and 40oz malt liquor will cause a lot of chronic illness. As would Marlboros and Buds...

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