"the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined

The Truth Bites "NH": "the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined:

When it comes to the Department of Health and Human Services Nationwide and most assuredly in New Hampshire, "the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined.

The Following article shows how out of touch the New Hampshire Court System is: "In 2007, the state Supreme Court ruled the state underpaid the providers but said the agencies would have to sue to recover their money." Ensuring that a system already backed up, does not have the power to decide a case based on the stipulations of a simple contract (Contract's in America are actually suppose to be legally binding and are a consensual exchange). This article shows this case had to go back and reintroduce the same case in a Civil Suit; essentially a waste of time and money on attorney's to have the contract paid (enforced); and an additional burden on tax payers due to the duplication and additional court time and unfair to the businesses trying to provide services. Government at it's best:




By MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Sunday News

Published Nov 25, 2011 at 3:00 am (Updated Nov 24, 2011)
The state must pay $3.55 million to seven residential care providers to resolve a lengthy billing dispute over caring for children, the state Supreme Court ordered this week.

The state Division for Children, Youth and Families had cited budget concerns for not paying rate increases dating back to the 2004 fiscal year, but the court said leftover money elsewhere in the state Department of Health and Human Services budget could have been shifted to pay the providers.

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