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BY MEGHAN V. MALLOY

Staff Writer

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Rick of Winslow, ME
Mar 18, 2008 10:35 AM
Tess . . .AKA mean 'Also Known As' . . .

But yea - the abuses you mention are way too obvious to avoid detection. There may be some abuses to the system but nowhere near the number and the extent that you portray. Doctors forging medical records; nurses selling prescriptions on the streets for drugs and money . . .come on - you think people and the government are THAT stupid??report abuse
Spice of Waterville, ME
Mar 18, 2008 9:51 AM
Rick of Winslow, ME
I don't know where you get your information from, Seeing is believing. Just keep closing your eyes to the situation. There aren't enough checks and balances in the system to tract all the cheaters.

AKA, is not SPICE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE THAT, THAN TESS SOUNDS GOOD!!report abuse
Rick of Winslow, ME
Mar 18, 2008 7:15 AM
Tess - AKA, SPICE: I think people are telling you a bunch of tales and you're falling for it. The abuses you mention over the past couple of years: Doctors and Nurses who milk the system and prescribe drugs and sell them; People living in expensive homes and drive expensive cars but receive welfare 'under the table'; people who take their welfare checks and travel throughout the US or throw parties; it all makes no sense. There are too many checks and balances in the system for the huge number of cases you cite to be credible. You have way too many cases of these type of abuses you continually harp on that just can't possibly be legit! Someone is pulling the wool over your eyes . . .report abuse
Spice of Waterville, ME
Mar 17, 2008 4:19 PM
Rick of Winslow, ME
It is Spice of Waterville, yes I do know of the abuses in Maine, as well as other taxpayers. No one is going to change it.

Anyway, thanks for your comment.report abuse

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