Comments on: Senior Shield? More Like “Senior Scam”

By: Karla

Karla — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:13:49 +0000

Did anyone read the article “Ripping off Seniors, Taxpayers”? When I tried the link it does not work.

By: Ripping off seniors, taxpayers | The Palmetto Scoop

Ripping off seniors, taxpayers | The Palmetto Scoop — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:10:46 +0000

[...] so companies that have paid between $150 and $500 to be listed as a preferred business. The program received more than $85,000 in taxpayer money during its [...]

By: Karla

Karla — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:51:16 +0000

Just like the Senior that you talked to, I was not aware that the Better Business Bureau provided the same service that “Senior Shield” does. I am no Spin Doctor. I am however concerned about Seniors and people taking advantage of them and I thought that this program was a good idea.

By: Ctacapa

Ctacapa — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:34:22 +0000

I asked a Senior if he knew that the Better Business Bureau provided the same service as “Senior Shield” without profiting from anybody’s yearly fees and not benefiting a politician’s self serving agenda. He said, “No, why does the web site want to duplicate this for a profit?” It is simple. Save the Whales. Save the Children. Save the Seniors. Follow the Money. When a “good” sounding business proposes the help someone, follow the money. The Seniors are to be used by the brilliant illustrious politicians and their Spin Doctors who even join this blog. Please, please, please, Andre stop with the fear tactics. Raise your campaign money honestly return the money to our State and call off the Spin Doctors. Eeailzbh & Klraa

By: Karla

Karla — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:31:06 +0000

Seniors are speaking out for this program. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/story/709951.html

By: Karla

Karla — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:38:18 +0000

Elizabeth has an important point. What do the Seniors think about this new program? According to an article on MyrtleBeach online, “Silver Checked has about 75 businesses from the Washington, D.C., area that have applied for the vetting process, said Beth Dresing, vice president for marketing for Silver Nation.” This service could be a great tool to help Seniors.

By: Ctacapa

Ctacapa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:10:43 +0000

When I get a ticket for a driving violation I thank the officer and tell him I do deserve it. When ANDRE BAUER gets pulled by law officers he expects special treatment and gets it. Please do not make excuses for BAUER. BAUER is a big boy and BAUER knows exactly what BAUER is doing. If BAUER does not know what BAUER is doing, that alone is good reason for BAUER to resign and leave politics for those more intellectually astute. The only way BAUER can even begin to redeem himself is to lead the way and the efforts to return the $85,000 plus to us the tax payers. Otherwise hold the excuses for the naive. It is time we hold our elected officials to the higher standard not allow them the lower standard they seek for themselves. If I used fraud to take $85,000 from SC tax payers I expect that I would get to wear handcuffs. Will MILES & BAUER return the $85,000 received by fraud? Will they be held accountable? Is anybody in our state government capable of doing the right thing? Do they expect to break the confidence of the people because they are speeding to their own political destinations? Time will tell.

FYI, I am a registered Republican. I am fed up with criminal behavior by our elected officials. Why must they continue to be Republican?

You boys need to clean up your act or loose SC to the mantra of “Change.”

Oh, Elebazith. If BAUER is really outstanding I will see him return $85,000 to us tax payers and make a public apology for his involvement, intentional or otherwise, with this fraud.

By: Provider

Provider — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:17:20 +0000

They told me over the phone I would pay an initiation fee plus between $65 and $85 per employee. I have over 100 employees and already do all these checks, plus a drug and TB test. I would be curious how much it costs this service per employee. I guess if it takes off I will have to jump on board.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:38:21 +0000

The question will be — Will Jim Miles take the fall for his greed and incompetence in this matter? Will he drag Andre down with him? We can rest assured that Andre didn’t originate this scheme. It was Miles all the way — Andre just went along because the hardest working politician is only the hardest working where it comes to running for office — not performing in office. This would not have occurred had not Miles replaced Loftis. What a loss for the state. Andre should be thinking twice about trying to funnel money that could pay for hot meals for seniors to his campaign. I suppose that we see where his priorities are.

Shame.

It’ll be interesting to see the responses to the FOIA’s — Miles can’t backdate a filing to the IRS.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:58:22 +0000

Well then, I see from the Secretary of State’s web site, http://www.scseniorshield.com/ABOUT.aspx

Quote:

SENIOR SHIELD

Senior Shield, Inc. is a non-profit organization chartered in South Carolina and has applied for exempt status under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Unquote.

that as of today, November 15, 2008, someone (Miles? Bauer?) has filed (past tense) for 501(c)(3) status.

We’ll send Mr. Bauer a Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of all pages of this application.

Stay tuned.

Suzanne
Hartsville