As we have frequently documented on CBS 31 News, bureaucratic bungling in the state's Department of Public Aid is causing absolutely necessary monies to be weeks or months late. And it's not because of so-called Deadbeat Dads not paying. They're doing their part the money is getting to the state but the bureaucrats can't get it turned around like they should. This is causing crises in homes throughout Illinois and negatively affecting the credit ratings of good, honest people. They tell us the problem is with computers not getting correct data.
Any computer is only as good as the people who input the data.
The information exists. Someone is screwing up and not getting it to the right place. The governor needs to do what he promised earlier this year - get the Department of Public Aid out of this process. Someone needs to be swiftly held accountable for this catastrophe in the form of a resignation or a termination. When a mother and her small child can't trust the state to do a simple transfer of funds, we've got problems.