"Indiana would award an IBM coalition a 10-year $1.16 billion contract to take over back-office services for the state's welfare eligibility program, under a plan accepted Wednesday by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
The plan, which is aimed at improving customer service, while reducing fraud and waste, was expected to save Indiana $500 million in administrative costs over 10 years.
'We will make America's worst welfare system better for the people it serves, a much fairer deal for taxpayers, and for its own employees,' Daniels said in a statement. 'Simultaneously, we will bring 1,000 jobs and new great high-tech assets to the Indiana economy.'"
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Indiana nears big welfare contract with IBM group
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Which group of tax payers will this
"plan" benefit?
With a saving of $500 million in administrative cost, the state should be able to not only improve customer service and embrace 1000 jobs, we should also be able to ensure that the wages are adequate to support a middle class family.
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