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February 19, 2011 at 12:09 AM #669408February 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM #668286paramountParticipant
CA Renter: It’s not a question of “they get this pay or these benefits” and we (private sector workers like myself) don’t – the problem is WE have to pay for it.
As you pointed out, were already being squeezed by corporations and gov’t policies dictated by those same corporations; the last thing we need is to pay for untold #’s of fat cat gov’t workers (and utility workers as well) golden pensions and overly generous benefits.
And let’s not lump all unions in the same basket, I fully support unions in the private sector, but not public sector unions. Between the public employee unions and the large number of politicians in their pockets Joe 6-Pack doesn’t stand a chance. Public employee unions don’t need to go away, they just need to make SIGNIFICANT concessions.
By the way, I already compete in the global labor market, unlike most gov’t workers.
And just b/c an argument doesn’t align with your views does not make it illogical or poorly reasoned.
February 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM #668349paramountParticipantCA Renter: It’s not a question of “they get this pay or these benefits” and we (private sector workers like myself) don’t – the problem is WE have to pay for it.
As you pointed out, were already being squeezed by corporations and gov’t policies dictated by those same corporations; the last thing we need is to pay for untold #’s of fat cat gov’t workers (and utility workers as well) golden pensions and overly generous benefits.
And let’s not lump all unions in the same basket, I fully support unions in the private sector, but not public sector unions. Between the public employee unions and the large number of politicians in their pockets Joe 6-Pack doesn’t stand a chance. Public employee unions don’t need to go away, they just need to make SIGNIFICANT concessions.
By the way, I already compete in the global labor market, unlike most gov’t workers.
And just b/c an argument doesn’t align with your views does not make it illogical or poorly reasoned.
February 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM #668956paramountParticipantCA Renter: It’s not a question of “they get this pay or these benefits” and we (private sector workers like myself) don’t – the problem is WE have to pay for it.
As you pointed out, were already being squeezed by corporations and gov’t policies dictated by those same corporations; the last thing we need is to pay for untold #’s of fat cat gov’t workers (and utility workers as well) golden pensions and overly generous benefits.
And let’s not lump all unions in the same basket, I fully support unions in the private sector, but not public sector unions. Between the public employee unions and the large number of politicians in their pockets Joe 6-Pack doesn’t stand a chance. Public employee unions don’t need to go away, they just need to make SIGNIFICANT concessions.
By the way, I already compete in the global labor market, unlike most gov’t workers.
And just b/c an argument doesn’t align with your views does not make it illogical or poorly reasoned.
February 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM #669095paramountParticipantCA Renter: It’s not a question of “they get this pay or these benefits” and we (private sector workers like myself) don’t – the problem is WE have to pay for it.
As you pointed out, were already being squeezed by corporations and gov’t policies dictated by those same corporations; the last thing we need is to pay for untold #’s of fat cat gov’t workers (and utility workers as well) golden pensions and overly generous benefits.
And let’s not lump all unions in the same basket, I fully support unions in the private sector, but not public sector unions. Between the public employee unions and the large number of politicians in their pockets Joe 6-Pack doesn’t stand a chance. Public employee unions don’t need to go away, they just need to make SIGNIFICANT concessions.
By the way, I already compete in the global labor market, unlike most gov’t workers.
And just b/c an argument doesn’t align with your views does not make it illogical or poorly reasoned.
February 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM #669438paramountParticipantCA Renter: It’s not a question of “they get this pay or these benefits” and we (private sector workers like myself) don’t – the problem is WE have to pay for it.
As you pointed out, were already being squeezed by corporations and gov’t policies dictated by those same corporations; the last thing we need is to pay for untold #’s of fat cat gov’t workers (and utility workers as well) golden pensions and overly generous benefits.
And let’s not lump all unions in the same basket, I fully support unions in the private sector, but not public sector unions. Between the public employee unions and the large number of politicians in their pockets Joe 6-Pack doesn’t stand a chance. Public employee unions don’t need to go away, they just need to make SIGNIFICANT concessions.
By the way, I already compete in the global labor market, unlike most gov’t workers.
And just b/c an argument doesn’t align with your views does not make it illogical or poorly reasoned.
February 19, 2011 at 1:06 AM #668296paramountParticipantThe pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…
February 19, 2011 at 1:06 AM #668359paramountParticipantThe pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…
February 19, 2011 at 1:06 AM #668966paramountParticipantThe pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…
February 19, 2011 at 1:06 AM #669105paramountParticipantThe pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…
February 19, 2011 at 1:06 AM #669448paramountParticipantThe pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…
February 19, 2011 at 2:51 AM #668302CA renterParticipant[quote=paramount]The pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…[/quote]
Paramount,
Those payments do NOT come from the taxpayers. They come from the pension contributions from workers and their employers (as part of their compensation), and the rest (~70%, last I saw) comes from investment returns. The public has not had to spend a single cent on the pension funds in California (not any other state that I’m aware of, either, but don’t know enough about those pension funds to comment).
February 19, 2011 at 2:51 AM #668364CA renterParticipant[quote=paramount]The pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…[/quote]
Paramount,
Those payments do NOT come from the taxpayers. They come from the pension contributions from workers and their employers (as part of their compensation), and the rest (~70%, last I saw) comes from investment returns. The public has not had to spend a single cent on the pension funds in California (not any other state that I’m aware of, either, but don’t know enough about those pension funds to comment).
February 19, 2011 at 2:51 AM #668971CA renterParticipant[quote=paramount]The pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…[/quote]
Paramount,
Those payments do NOT come from the taxpayers. They come from the pension contributions from workers and their employers (as part of their compensation), and the rest (~70%, last I saw) comes from investment returns. The public has not had to spend a single cent on the pension funds in California (not any other state that I’m aware of, either, but don’t know enough about those pension funds to comment).
February 19, 2011 at 2:51 AM #669110CA renterParticipant[quote=paramount]The pension liabilities in California are somewhere between 500 billion and 700 billion!
It’s called fleecing of the tax payers…[/quote]
Paramount,
Those payments do NOT come from the taxpayers. They come from the pension contributions from workers and their employers (as part of their compensation), and the rest (~70%, last I saw) comes from investment returns. The public has not had to spend a single cent on the pension funds in California (not any other state that I’m aware of, either, but don’t know enough about those pension funds to comment).
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