Scranton Mayor Slashes Pay For All City Workers—Including Police And firefighters—

[djv8ga]

to minimum wage.
I hope the mayor owns Kevlar.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...140229063.html

[whell]

Damn union - busting Democrat. This is about nothing more than denying the union employees of the city of Scranton their rights to collectively bargain.

Oh, no wait. Only Republican governors to that. Never mind.

[bobabode]

The mayor, meanwhile, blamed the City Council for Scranton's financial woes.

"If they'd gone with my budget, we wouldn't be having this discussion," Doherty said. "The taxes would have been raised. The bills all would have been paid because we would have had a dedicated revenue stream."

...Sounds like teabaggers on the city council could be the problem. (Scratch that/ they're democrats masquerading as teabaggers.)

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by bobabode

m."

...Sounds like teabaggers on the city council could be the problem.

Sounds like a bunch of bobades on the city counsil.
It's so funny how all you can do is blame. What's with that? Does it come from being picked on?, taking ridlen as a kid?, no father?, no pussy?, or WTF???

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

Sounds like a bunch of bobades on the city counsil.
It's so funny how all you can do is blame. What's with that? Does it come from being picked on?, taking ridlen as a kid?, no father?, no pussy?, or WTF???

So, why did you start this thread DJ? Seriously, you are sounding like Big Bill.

[bobabode]

WTF is ridlen?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Damn union - busting Democrat. This is about nothing more than denying the union employees of the city of Scranton their rights to collectively bargain.

Oh, no wait. Only Republican governors to that. Never mind.

If you bothered to read the article you might have noticed that the reason the mayor took this action was because the city council refused to raise taxes.
Did you read anything more than the headline? I know it's hard for you and the OP but read a little more than the first paragraph before crowing about Scranton's problems.

[budgetaudio6]

i think this thread has to do with unions with their higher then necessary pay and the city's having trouble meeting that pay. along with the necessary dues to their citizens. Proper infrastructure comes to mind. union member health care should be the fartherst thing from a cities mind. And pay for their own retirement, not provided from the citizens...just saying.

[budgetaudio6]

govmint should be paid at minimum wages. so as to prevent long term push button politicians.

[bobabode]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...ed?ft=1&f=1001

More on your story DJ.