Somehow they have to find the means to pay for that trip to D.C., their continued benefits, but most of all...that ridiculous referendum to save the aforementioned from having to pay income tax on their retirement.
So what's left except to cut more Elder programs so that the board can hang onto their unearned paychecks and protect their own cushy financial position. If an Elder needs a ride to a scheduled appointment, they must pay for that ride that was free just days ago. A ride within the city limits of Sault Ste. Marie will now cost an Elder $5.00.
Need a ride to Petoskey from the Sault for specialized care and it will cost an Elder $30.00. How many doctors appointments does the average Elder have per month?
Combine a heart problem with diabetes and circulatory problems and that may require three different health professionals and regularly scheduled appointments.
What is the new cost to the average elderly person that does not drive or has no other options to reach their health care provider? Along with all the other rising costs in this unstable economy, now the elderly members of the Sault Tribe find themselves deeper in the financial ditch while the directors plot how they can take even more for themselves at the expense of the sick and elderly.
Since the new Chairman has taken over and Bouschor has returned to the board, the most helpless members of the Sault Tribe are being stripped of health care along with the huge reduction in their land claims checks. Imagine two married Elders trying to survive on a small fixed income and suddenly they not only lose a large portion of that income, they now have to come up with the money to pay for transportation for medical appointments. How many Elders will be cancelling that important health care because they don't have the extra bucks to get there?
It seems to me that the people that need the help the most are the very people that are being stripped of the benefits they are entitled to. Kind of makes you wonder what the motivation of the board is when they make it even harder for an Elder to get to their doctor appointments.
This failure to take care of our Elders is very un-Indianlike while the board doesn't give up a thing....with the exception of their.....
Wisdom to know what's right for their people
Love of their people
Respect for all living things besides themselves
Bravery to fight for the weakest
Honesty in the preservation of what belongs to all
Humility to admit they are incapable of doing the right thing
and lastly,...
Truth....requires no explanation.
The Sault Tribe Board of Directors have taken the 'Care' out of 'Elder Care' and violated all of the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers in the process. What's next for the members of the Sault Tribe?
What is the new cost to the average elderly person that does not drive or has no other options to reach their health care provider? Along with all the other rising costs in this unstable economy, now the elderly members of the Sault Tribe find themselves deeper in the financial ditch while the directors plot how they can take even more for themselves at the expense of the sick and elderly.
Since the new Chairman has taken over and Bouschor has returned to the board, the most helpless members of the Sault Tribe are being stripped of health care along with the huge reduction in their land claims checks. Imagine two married Elders trying to survive on a small fixed income and suddenly they not only lose a large portion of that income, they now have to come up with the money to pay for transportation for medical appointments. How many Elders will be cancelling that important health care because they don't have the extra bucks to get there?
It seems to me that the people that need the help the most are the very people that are being stripped of the benefits they are entitled to. Kind of makes you wonder what the motivation of the board is when they make it even harder for an Elder to get to their doctor appointments.
This failure to take care of our Elders is very un-Indianlike while the board doesn't give up a thing....with the exception of their.....
Wisdom to know what's right for their people
Love of their people
Respect for all living things besides themselves
Bravery to fight for the weakest
Honesty in the preservation of what belongs to all
Humility to admit they are incapable of doing the right thing
and lastly,...
Truth....requires no explanation.
The Sault Tribe Board of Directors have taken the 'Care' out of 'Elder Care' and violated all of the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers in the process. What's next for the members of the Sault Tribe?
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