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Comments :: State's typo forces firefighter's widow to pay back $50,000 in benefits

State's typo forces firefighter's widow to pay back $50,000 in benefits

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I'd keep the money and tell the State that they were #1.

Mugu
November 19, 2010 7:59 p.m.

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I appreicate her honesty, but I do not appreciate imcompetent workers in state government. They don't give a rat's behind about the taxpayer or the taxpayer's money.

avidreader
November 19, 2010 1:16 p.m.

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A primo solution is to get rid of everyone in state government and replace them with inmates of NC's prison system. Since they're already wards of the state, they could operate from where they are in the comfort of their own cell and do no worse than the payrolees currently employed. Of course we would have to bump up their pay to $1.50 per hour but at lease we wold know which side of the law they're on. And when the current politicians and state workers are caught breaking the law, they would go straight to the top of the job market when they get to prison because they have "experience."

Think about it!

Humungous
November 19, 2010 12:39 p.m.

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Wildcat, Purdue had noting to do with this and she wasn't governor when the mistake was originally made. Reach out with both hands and try to grab a clue.

kenshi
November 19, 2010 12:09 p.m.

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She sure has integrity, because the average person could not have return that money outright, and a dollar is about what they could have paid back. Keep it real. How many would not have spent that money? If not for purposes, of "Need". Some would have spent it for purposes of "Greed". So the system should be grateful for her honesty in recouping that money back so rapidly upon there mistake regardless. And for the people who stated why she came out with the story, are the main ones who would have not returned the funds.

Seeminglyopposed
November 19, 2010 11:39 a.m.

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GregBrady... You are correct! I know Amanda personally and she is a class act!!!!!

SO LOW
November 19, 2010 11:32 a.m.

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I think the employees responsible for f ' ing this up in the first place should be made to pay it back. Sounds like this woman is very honest and was pointing out errors to them left and right. They still couldn't get it straight.

tritonlm6
November 19, 2010 11:26 a.m.

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next time puddin' head is up for reelection for governor.

That is why NC seriously need a NEW governor. Purdue should not get in next time.

wildcat
November 19, 2010 11:23 a.m.

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Remember stuff like this the next time puddin' head is up for reelection for governor. I imagine the Republican candidate will have a walk over win.