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skipthesong
Who will control monetary policy then?" Well, considering so many of those on board have had issues with taxes, I should apply for it. I've never had a money issue even when I was making hardly anything.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
I don't care about no tea party, dem party, repub party... I do care about non-performing workers getting paid for stellar performing workers and I also care about taxes. Someone with the same credentials of these teachers gets paid less and still pays into their own retirement and health care.
Now, pls quit the conspiracy theories... there are times when I find myself agreeing with you and this is NOT one of them.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
They are the biggest money engine for Tea Party movement and Walker" So? So its ok for unions to force people to pay dues and then give it over to the dem campaigns but not for anyone else? Who the heck is dick army?
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
Anyway, now the kids should be back in school... and teachers should be teaching. that's what they are paid to do, not trash up public places, shout and threaten people....
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
GW: the Koch bros, as i just checked what they're about, are hardly relevant for the most part. They are actually a scapegoat. This is all about teachers/public employees taking too much and being untouchable, including, bad teachers and pedos still being on the payroll.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
Apparently, you have never had a job with a public sector." countless times I've told people on JT that I have worked for the VA hospital and drove an ambulance in two cities until 99' (that's why I even bothered to say "qualified")... you're not the only one with union experience.
They are trying to bust unions as the Politicians (D) are with little guys and unions. " No, the dems are with their cash cow.. Fear not, they'll find another one.
I wanna tell you your friends Koch Brothers (they are the 4th richest 48 billions) and other oil billionnaires including FOX news are celebrating their victory over "Oil Subsidaries Bill" two weeks ago." I don't even know these Koch brothers and I live in Japan. No Fox news, so let's stop this. The oil subsidiaries bill if you really look it is kind of like a "bailout of GM" which you supported to keep people working. remember, its the gov telling them they can't drill... kind of like tell you you can't make calls or puts in for a month. You gonna give up those commissions?
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
GW, he has always sent his kids to private school anyway... All of us went through both Miami and Chicago school systems.. We know we wouldn't want what we went through in Chicago for our kids. I plan to do the same. I'm appalled that there are teachers being protected by unions that shouldn't be there.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
The reaction to the bill's passing should give you enough evidence that union power is dangerous.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
in retrospect to GW's analogy, I just checked several large cities fire, police and sanitation departments. Funny, how ever heavily unionized cities like NY, Newark, Boston, Chicago, all of them had the age limitations... I see that since I'm 39 I am too old to be even a garbage man... even though I'm well qualified. Talk about discrimination
Big corporations will start controlling a public sector business monopoly." As long as their unions are too strong, we can get rid of them.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
Oh and now maybe workers can keep that money and spend it the way they feel fit instead of the union just dumping into campaigns...
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
I can not believe the behavior I saw on the news on one of the TV's here.... these people are actually teachers?
Well, once the craziness settles down maybe the state can finally attract business it has been denied for so long.
Posted in: Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
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skipthesong
BAHRAIN:
Thousands of Shiite protesters demand that naturalized Sunnis be stripped of their citizenship and sent out of the Gulf country." What about those that were born there?
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skipthesong
One of the reasons I never hunt.. Humans are the only ones that purposely kill and abuse their off spring
Posted in: Gadhafi forces barrage rebels in east and west
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skipthesong
This chaos is the perfect reason why public workers should not be unionized.
Posted in: Wisconsin governor rebuffs Democrats' request for meeting
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skipthesong
Who are the rebels really? do we know anything about them. Or are we to automatically assume they are the down and outers? As a poster the other day pointed out, we did help out the Taliban once upon a time.
Posted in: Libyan warplanes hit rebels as UK, France seek no-fly zone
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skipthesong
...bull...if my daughter made a lot of money and did the same thing I'd disown her and she knows it!" I would like to believe my daughter is a strong woman who doesn't need a man who is worthless... We've got a lot of money set aside for our kids and other kids to come. If my daughter were to be pregnant out of wed lock, I can assure you she wouldn't need to take from the state at all..
Posted in: Huckabee denies criticizing Portman's pregnancy
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skipthesong
I could careless about who's having kids out of wed lock as long as its not me nor my kids... Natalie Portman has more than enough money to raise her kids, hire a nanny, and send them to the best schools.. So, if your kid says they want to be like her, tell them she's accomplished a lot and waited until she had cash in hand to have kids. She's a role model in this day and age. that being said, the poor single women with kids should be thinking about other things than having more.
Posted in: Huckabee denies criticizing Portman's pregnancy
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skipthesong
put this rabid dog down
Posted in: Giffords shooter suspect charged with murders of judge, aide
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skipthesong
The problem is do the same with everyone or don't do anything for everyone." I'd prefer not doing anything for anyone. But we have gone into West Africa a couple of times just fyi..
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