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On why the Amish get all the Good Press:
Montana court to rule on colony benefits (AP)
HELENA, Mont. - The 53 members of the King Colony Hutterite community live a communal, mostly self-sufficient life. They quietly farm the land, shun individual property ownership and shy away from most government aid. But now the colony is at the center of a high-stakes battle coming before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether members are eligible for Medicaid benefits. The case began after seven women from the colony applied for and received Medicaid benefits for themselves and their families despite the colony's estimated $2.1 million net worth from farmland, crops and livestock.
"I think it was simply a business judgment that health care costs are rising considerably and if they can get someone else to pay for their health care costs in the end it would benefit their colony, their business, their members," Cater said.
The Hutterites have roots in the 16th-century Anabaptist religious movement in Europe - the same movement that gave rise to the Mennonites and Amish. They live in communal agricultural colonies where the men and women have traditional roles and wear traditional clothing. Technology is embraced on the colony, as long as it helps advance the common good. Men use tractors and combines. According to the national Hutterite organization, there are about 40,000 Hutterites living on 458 colonies in the United States and Canada. Of those, about 4,000 Hutterites live in Montana. "Right now not all colonies are sending their members to apply for Medicaid," Cater said. "It's only a few such as the King Colony, but we have received word from the other colonies that if the state loses this case they may have to re-evaluate their past practices and perhaps send their members to ask for Medicaid assistance."
Your Slang for the Day:
Mack n Tack: When you are making on a girl and your gum falls into her hair or while performing oral sex on your partner.
Example: “Shit, she will never go out with me again, we were getting it on and I Mack n Tacked her.”
(Yes, CB there is a word for it, well done story! 10-4 good buddy!)
As Always,
JQP RSVP
Montana court to rule on colony benefits (AP)
HELENA, Mont. - The 53 members of the King Colony Hutterite community live a communal, mostly self-sufficient life. They quietly farm the land, shun individual property ownership and shy away from most government aid. But now the colony is at the center of a high-stakes battle coming before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether members are eligible for Medicaid benefits. The case began after seven women from the colony applied for and received Medicaid benefits for themselves and their families despite the colony's estimated $2.1 million net worth from farmland, crops and livestock.
"I think it was simply a business judgment that health care costs are rising considerably and if they can get someone else to pay for their health care costs in the end it would benefit their colony, their business, their members," Cater said.
The Hutterites have roots in the 16th-century Anabaptist religious movement in Europe - the same movement that gave rise to the Mennonites and Amish. They live in communal agricultural colonies where the men and women have traditional roles and wear traditional clothing. Technology is embraced on the colony, as long as it helps advance the common good. Men use tractors and combines. According to the national Hutterite organization, there are about 40,000 Hutterites living on 458 colonies in the United States and Canada. Of those, about 4,000 Hutterites live in Montana. "Right now not all colonies are sending their members to apply for Medicaid," Cater said. "It's only a few such as the King Colony, but we have received word from the other colonies that if the state loses this case they may have to re-evaluate their past practices and perhaps send their members to ask for Medicaid assistance."
Your Slang for the Day:
Mack n Tack: When you are making on a girl and your gum falls into her hair or while performing oral sex on your partner.
Example: “Shit, she will never go out with me again, we were getting it on and I Mack n Tacked her.”
(Yes, CB there is a word for it, well done story! 10-4 good buddy!)
As Always,
JQP RSVP
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