NY State doesn't seem to be able to keep up with its own paperwork. The bureau-

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crats have created more taxes, fees, etc. But they also let a lot of people go. So who is processing the paperwork? Apparently not enough people for processing it. We had a company in Peru, NY that hires aides for people with Traumatic Brain Injury. They were required to submit paperwork in a timely fashion to continue operating as a service provider. They did. They received notification that the paperwork was received and being processed. Then, a little later, they received notification that their paperwork needed to be in by the end of December. So they called the state capitol and someone there told them that they didn't have to worry because the first notice that they were processing the forms indicated that they were working on it. The beginning of last week, they were served notice that their could no longer operate. This created 39 laid off employees and many people with TBI without assistance. Some, their families scrambled to find ways to help them and others had to be hospitalized to receive care. 25 employees were picked up by another agency, but that agency has a strick training policy and it would be 2 weeks before they could put those people back in the jobs they were already doing. Then the next day, we see, in the same newspaper that our county health department has granted them some kind of extention. I'm very happy for the people with TBI and the people who assist them. This is the same state that wanted us all to have new license plates. If they can't process the paperwork that is already in existance, what in the world were they going to do with new paperwork? They're having trouble paying people unemployment, teaching salaries, etc.; where were they going to come up with money to make new license plates? Can you imagine the mess that would create? People would have to drive to work illegally or call-in sick. Millions more forms being done by the same number of people? The Governor said he will not go through with the license plates being changed if the state can come up with money some other way. Let's hope they can. Meanwhile, my friends who own a business are waiting for paperwork that must be here by Thursday or they will have to shut their business down. I brought them both papers and told them to call on Monday and start asking around as to what recourses they have. What a soap opera living here is getting to be. I had to wait days to get my sub pay during New Years (they only pay us every 2 weeks as it is),and I was seriously wondering if I was going to get paid at all. I should have been paid on Thursday before New Years and the money wasn't there until the following Monday. Meanwhile, the people I owed money to still wanted to be paid on Thursday. So how are things going where you live? Is paperwork getting processed? Are people getting paid? Any ideas who my friends can contact for help? This is getting insane.