the state of Missouri is appealing the ruling that the state owes $26.3m to more than 3,000 blind people who were underpaid by the department of social services' blind pension fund.the attorney generals office filed a notice that would appeal Cole county judges decision. this appeal is the fifth in a decade-long case that was established in the 1920's that ensured a social safety net for the blind.
it currently pays 3,000 Missourians about $728 a month from a special levy on property taxes. in 2006, the Missouri council sued the organization for using the funds for other expenses. judges have agreed the funds should be paid out, but the appeals have delayed the process. while that is pending, the state is having to pay interest at 9% per year.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/31/ruling-that-state-owes-26-3m-to-blind-to-be-appealed.html
Wow. Blind people can't even SEE and you won't even pay them right? That's messed up. Their life is so much harder than most people because they have one of the biggest disadvantages, the inability to see, and you can't even pay them right. Nor will you even fund them? Imagine if you were blind. How would you feel then if you were underpaid.
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