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Wow you must be a Foster Parent from outside the portland metro area or you work for DHS.  You obviously are ignorant of many facts that you can read form prior posts.  I will not waste my time repeating them.  I am certain that you dont have the best interests of the child as the for front of your arguement.  If your complaint is about others making more money than you or what you think they should make, you should definately get out of fostercare or social work or both, sad.

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I am curious what children being tagged with diagnosis and on medications has to do with the compensation of foster parents. We do not make the diagnosis and dont perscribe the medication. This is another example of foster parents carrying the cross of the victimization of these children. I am offended that you would bring these issues up on this form and suggest that this is somehow connected with this rate redesign issue.  Again it shows that you are not objective.

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Your employer sets the standard for the needs of the children. If you want the needs handled, educate fosterparents better. Provide funds for better services.  By creating  a system that simply puts all foster parents on one compensation scale you simply compound the problem.

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Amen.

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These are two separate issues.  Increasing the base rate has been needed for years.  This is a switch and bait.

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I agree Jonathan. 

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Judge and Jury? I would remind you that foster parents didnt lobby for tax free compensation. You might be a caseworker but you obviously are bias. Your organization, DHS Certified these foster parents. These are not payments. It is a compensation for services and room and board.

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