In his post on Medicare Fraud Strike Force Indicts 28 in texas http://texaspoliticstodayandtomorrow.blogspot.com/2012/11/medicare-fraud-strike-force-indicts-28.html?showComment=1353384078749#c4310357451558435586 he discusses on the false and fraud statements that have been found which people use and take advantage of the used of Medicare. People that are taking advantages of the used that other people in need need, I believe that he whoever has been found guilty needs to be punish for the cause. I have recently heard that Medicare has cut down on their dental care due to the false and misuse of care. For example braces, people with Medicare mis used the policy of braces just because there looked cool and could change colors of the bands a lot of people all over started going in just to get braces. So a good question might be .. what can we do to stop or prevent the misuse of the care other people may need? And he who does misuse that what is being done for punishment?

                                               Are you who you say you are?

As tomorrow November 6, 2012 is our election day, many people weren’t sure if they can vote without an ID document. The ID law was enforcing to cut down on the voting fraud that was affecting the “Real number” of votes.

Are you who you say you are? Having a Valid government ID in some states but in others a current utility bill or bank statement is sufficient  but in present before stepping in to cast your vote, many people already don’t vote and with the more standards that we are put up I believe we are cutting down on the votes. The more difficult we make it to cast a vote the less people we are going to have to actually vote. I believe that the required ID is unnecessary and is and will affect elderly, minority and low-income groups that tend to vote Democratic. Obtaining a valid photo id is somewhat costly and burdensome, with even Free State ID requiring documents like a birth certificate that can cost up to $25 in some places, and with people that live in rural area having trouble accessing ID offices. In some research that I have done there have only been small number of fraud cases resulting in a conviction  A New York Times analysis from 2007 identified 120 cases filed by the Justice Department over five years. These cases, many of which stemmed from mistakenly filled registration forms or misunderstanding over voter eligibility, resulted in 86 convictions.  About 11% of U.S. citizens, or roughly 21 million citizens, don't have government-issued photo ID, so will that 11% affect the total number of votes. I believe yes, even though it is 11% we are talking about 21 million people not being able to vote. I think we should try to make voting easier so that we get more people to vote instead of making it more difficult to cast a vote and pushing those without an id away.