Robert and Patricia Haynes live in Michigan. They have two adult children, both of whom have cerebral palsy. The parents are the caregivers for the adult children. The Hayneses receive assistance from the state in the form of Medicaid. So far, so good.
But there's a problem. According to state law, the Haynes are state employees since they care for their children. This means that they must pay dues to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Therefore, union dues are deducted from their Medicaid payments, even though the Haynes are not employed by the state in any real sense and they have no interest in belonging to a union.
According to the Examiner," Michigan Department of Community Health Director Olga Dazzo explained the process in to her members of her staff. 'MQC3 basically runs the program for SEIU and passes the union dues from the state to the union,' she wrote in an email obtained by the Mackinac Center. Initiated in 2006 under then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., the plan reportedly provides the SEIU with $6 million annually in union dues deducted from those Medicaid subsidies."
This is a good example of the money laundering scheme that exists between unions and democrats, both of which claim to be champions of the downtrodden.
The entire article is linked below for anyone who gives a damn.
SEIU Siphons "Dues" from Michigan Medicaid Program
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