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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 06:47:28 AM MST
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(...and speaking of state races... - promoted by Jay Stevens)
OK, Tim Fox, we heard you - you like your guns. But how about all of the other issues that the AG deals with? The AG's office has a great deal of power to create positive change in Montana, even outside of the legislative process. For example, last year McGrath released the first Montana Hospitals Report that included information on hospital pricing, debt collection practices, and compared the amount of charity care to their tax benefits received due to their tax-exempt status (which is provided because of the provision of charity care and other community benefits).
http://www.doj.mt.gov/consumer...
This report led to many hospitals revising their debt collection practices and actually publishing their cost information! Imagine knowing how much a procedure is going to cost before going to the doctor. My sister is a doctor in Bozeman, and even she has trouble getting hospitals to give her price information for her patients! Imagine not being referred to a debt collection agency within a month because the bill turned out to be $1,000 more than you expected. But Yosemite Sam isn't concerned about health care or protecting consumers. Tim Fox only cares about guns.
Another example is the restoration funds that are paying for the restoration of the Upper Clark Fork River Basin. The AG is also in charge of the litigation that required business to pay for the environmental damage that they had profited on in the past. Montana must enforce its environmental laws in order to protect our environment. The AG is also in charge of the oversight and disbursement of these funds. What would Yosemite Sam spend these funds on? |
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