But as we have said before, this whole issue in a nutshell is about public perception! It's about what people will believe and who they will believe it from. It seems that the mainstream print, radio & television media will print anything that they receive from the Chamber of Commerce because they believe that they stand for whats right in California. That couldn't be any further from the truth.

The Evil Empire
The Chamber of Commerce stands for BIG BUSINESS and they represent those interests with a vengeance even to the point that they will intentionally mislead the public in their pursuit of profits! And that's what they stand for; the pursuit of profits for their members. You see, they don't give a damn about the working man; never have, never will, because it's not in their financial interest. Anything that will cost their members a few cents is labeled as a "JOB KILLER." That's a word that they like to use quite frequently. Job Killer my ass; what they really mean is "PROFIT KILLER."

Simply put the Chamber of Commerce is about money and power, and they wield alot of it and are very influential in this state. Just look at the governor. He believes the line of crap that they are consistently handing him. But then he'll believe anything as long as a campaign contribution is enclosed.

OK, Where's The Fraud?
In this state, county District Attorneys are rewarded with economic incentives for their successful prosecution of Workers Compensation fraud cases with money from the Department of Insurance's Fraud Assessment Fund. Senate Bill 1218, in 1991 established the Fraud Assessment Commission to determine the level of assessments to fund investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud. The funding comes from California employers who are legally required to be insured or self-insured.

But most of that money goes to aid the prosecution of injured worker and employer fraud. We still have yet to see a case where an insurance carrier has been convicted of fraud. Why is that? Why don't District Attorneys pursue those cases when they are brought to their attention and WE DO KNOW that these cases are brought to their attention. Simply put, there's no money in prosecuting insurance companies and these DA's certainly are not going to bite the hand that feeds them!

But if any of those cases resemble the travesty of justice that was the prosecution of Mrs. Blick, then we're in real trouble. It cost Mrs. Blick $150,000 plus and she still isn't out of the woods yet. What if she didn't have the resources to hire a defense attorney or for that matter an attorney to handle her appeal. Where would she be? How many other injured workers have been unjustly accused and railraoded into a conviction. There is something radically wrong with our justice system if this kind of nonsense becomes the norm.

The Legislative Process
Don't count on our legislators to remedy this process. After all they're the reason that SB899 was passed in the first place. I really don't have alot of respect for one who votes on a bill without ever reading it. Don't expect anything significant to happen until Arnold is out of the governor's office. Unless you can convince Republican legislators to look for their conscience, there will be no bills passed that will help the injured worker recover from the effect of the biggest act of Workers Compensation fraud ever, the passage of Senate Bill 899!

You Can Do Your Part & Help
Do you want a media voice? We'll supply it. Since 2004 we have been televising the only regularly scheduled television program dealing with these issues. And we will continue to do so until something is done about it. We are attracting new audiences every day. Our Injured Workers Television Network is growing expotentionally and our goal is to saturate thestate with the truth. Many injured workers, doctor and lawyers have seen the potential of Injured On The Job and have taken of their time to make sure that you and other Californians get the truth.

We need your help. We need your funding, but only if you can afford it, and we need your participation. We are an educational organization that serves in the public interest, (501(c)(3) tax status is pending. When complete, contributions ARE tax deductable. Make no mistake, we're not like Voters Injured At Work (they are a political organization bankrolled by the California Applicants Attorneys Association) and we don't go chasing after legislators to pass bills that have absolutely no hope of ever being passed into law. That is nothing but a waste of time.

What we do is to create our own media to get the truth out the the people who can make a difference and effect a solution to the War Aginst Injured Workers that our governor and his Chamber of Commerce buddies are waging. We can educate you and you families on how NOT to become victims of the insurance industry. Knowledge is POWER!

This is the 21st century and we as injured workers need to use 21st century technology to get this very important message out there. Californians need to see the faces of those affected by this so-called reform, and passing out pieces of paper with these stories on them just doesn't cut the mustard. You have to "GET INTO PEOPLE'S FACES!" You have to get into their living rooms. That's what it takes.

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The Choice Is Yours
It's your choice. Do you want to be part of a "Dog & Pony" show, or do you want to seriously do something about the problem? We're here if you want to get proactive and take the responsibility to effect a solution, rather than pussyfooting around.