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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie
Neither are these guys. The "resort" guy was on a radio show I listen to this morning. He ain't in a resort. I know this is hard to believe, but the Republicans have been a little misleading in an effort to make their opponents (who, apparently, are working men and women) look bad.
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Well, I'll stick with the "resort" thing, unless you can get the Wisconsin papers to retract their story.
In fact, it really looks like quite a nice place.
http://www.clocktowerresort.com/
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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie
It would be kind of like saying these Republicans are just trying to break Unions and are using a financial crisis, that they intentionally exacerbated, as an excuse to do so… wait. No, it wouldn’t be like that at all. That’s exactly what they’re doing.
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BS, BS, BS. And just so we're clear: BS! That's the story line that the unions and their lap dogs want to put forth. If we're to subscribe to that logic, then it would NEVER be OK to impact the pay or benefits of most any civil servant, cuz that would be union busting.
I just love the spin. Our masters of smart in federal and state government spend all the money in the kitty and max out their "credit cards". Then the public comes along and throws those bums out, and the folks on the left scream that they have no plan, they're full of BS, and predicted failure. Now that the newly elected folks are implementing their plans, the wailing and nashing of teeth and name calling begins.
For any organization, including government, cost of labor is the number one controllable cost. If you're trying to balance the budget, it is the logical place to start looking.
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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie
It’s just kind of amazing to me. “The People” elected a President who said he would reform health care. When he actually did, and the Republicans opposed him, they were doing a great job. But when the people oppose a Draconian measure, forwarded under false and misleading pretense, with tens of thousands marching in the street in their support, they’re somehow subverting the will of the people.
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Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie
I should add- I have no love for the Teacher's Union. But this isn't the way to deal with it.
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OK, I'm game. How do you propose to reduce government's payroll costs so that they are more in line with the government sector, and/or reduced accordingly when the state's population decreases?