[Jim Jones]

With regard to unions one of the biggest problems is the US model of labor relations encourages an adversarial relationship between the union and the employer.

While far from perfect the European model of cooperation and inclusion in long term business decisions could go a long way in ending the graft, political kickbacks and bankrupting of large corporations and cities through union grandstanding each time the collective bargaining process begins.

[Jim Jones]

I agree that the theft is highly suspect. But how can a court rule in such a strict manner considering the facts or a case and the damage done to the defendant. They must have had to troll the depths of the web to find those comments.

This comment below by the professor is also very troubling to me:

His organization has created an on-line course with Harvard Law School, City of New York School of Journalism and News University at the Poynter Institute at Northwestern University to educate bloggers about their legal rights and responsibilities.

“A lot of these cases could have been avoided if things had been worded just a little differently or if they had double sourced their information,” Cox said.

“Most of the time, these people are not trained journalists.”

Is her choice of speech not protected regardless of the form? Why should she have to word her views differently. Even if her views are factually incorrect, is she is still entitled to continue believing that she is right if she so chooses?

[Jim Jones]

I agree that the theft is highly suspect. But how can a court rule in such a strict manner considering the facts or a case and the damage done to the defendant. They must have had to troll the depths of the web to find those comments.

This comment below by the professor is also very troubling to me:

His organization has created an on-line course with Harvard Law School, City of New York School of Journalism and News University at the Poynter Institute at Northwestern University to educate bloggers about their legal rights and responsibilities.

“A lot of these cases could have been avoided if things had been worded just a little differently or if they had double sourced their information,” Cox said.

“Most of the time, these people are not trained journalists.”

Is her choice of speech not protected regardless of the form? Why should she have to word her views differently. Even if her views are factually incorrect, is she is still entitled to continue believing that she is right if she so chooses?

[Jim Jones]

I agree that the theft is highly suspect. But how can a court rule in such a strict manner considering the facts or a case and the damage done to the defendant. They must have had to troll the depths of the web to find those comments.

This comment below by the professor is also very troubling to me:

His organization has created an on-line course with Harvard Law School, City of New York School of Journalism and News University at the Poynter Institute at Northwestern University to educate bloggers about their legal rights and responsibilities.

“A lot of these cases could have been avoided if things had been worded just a little differently or if they had double sourced their information,” Cox said.

“Most of the time, these people are not trained journalists.”

Is her choice of speech not protected regardless of the form? Why should she have to word her views differently. Even if her views are factually incorrect, is she is still entitled to continue believing that she is right if she so chooses?

[Jim Jones]

I agree that the theft is highly suspect. But how can a court rule in such a strict manner considering the facts or a case and the damage done to the defendant. They must have had to troll the depths of the web to find those comments.

This comment below by the professor is also very troubling to me:

His organization has created an on-line course with Harvard Law School, City of New York School of Journalism and News University at the Poynter Institute at Northwestern University to educate bloggers about their legal rights and responsibilities.

“A lot of these cases could have been avoided if things had been worded just a little differently or if they had double sourced their information,” Cox said.

“Most of the time, these people are not trained journalists.”

Is her choice of speech not protected regardless of the form? Why should she have to word her views differently. Even if her views are factually incorrect, is she is still entitled to continue believing that she is right if she so chooses?

[Jim Jones]

I agree that the theft is highly suspect. But how can a court rule in such a strict manner considering the facts or a case and the damage done to the defendant. They must have had to troll the depths of the web to find those comments.

This comment below by the professor is also very troubling to me:

His organization has created an on-line course with Harvard Law School, City of New York School of Journalism and News University at the Poynter Institute at Northwestern University to educate bloggers about their legal rights and responsibilities.

“A lot of these cases could have been avoided if things had been worded just a little differently or if they had double sourced their information,” Cox said.

“Most of the time, these people are not trained journalists.”

Is her choice of speech not protected regardless of the form? Why should she have to word her views differently. Even if her views are factually incorrect, is she is still entitled to continue believing that she is right if she so chooses?

[Jim Jones]

Why not insert some common sense and free market ideas when establishing the level of compensation for senior city/country/state officials running major departments.

Let them earn the equivalent of private company CEO salaries but force them to manager their retirement benefits like everyone in the open market. I don’t see why the city should insulate them from future risks by offering a defined benefit pension plan.

There is not shortage of people who would have taken her job and probably done just as well. Open these senior positions to completion rather the patronage politics that currently exists when filling these posts.

Lets say you pay her $500,000 per year to run the department. Five years work = $2,500,000

Under the current pay schedule her wages were $165,000 annually plus $120,000 per year for the remainder of her life.

Total cost until age 78. 5 years of work = $600,000. Retirements costs = #3,000,000 if her compensation is not indexed. Total costs = $3,600,000.

Imagine that costs across the board to the government (and us as taxpayers) as these senior posts are rolled over every few years.

[Jim Jones]

Why not insert some common sense and free market ideas when establishing the level of compensation for senior city/country/state officials running major departments.

Let them earn the equivalent of private company CEO salaries but force them to manager their retirement benefits like everyone in the open market. I don’t see why the city should insulate them from future risks by offering a defined benefit pension plan.

There is not shortage of people who would have taken her job and probably done just as well. Open these senior positions to completion rather the patronage politics that currently exists when filling these posts.

Lets say you pay her $500,000 per year to run the department. Five years work = $2,500,000

Under the current pay schedule her wages were $165,000 annually plus $120,000 per year for the remainder of her life.

Total cost until age 78. 5 years of work = $600,000. Retirements costs = #3,000,000 if her compensation is not indexed. Total costs = $3,600,000.

Imagine that costs across the board to the government (and us as taxpayers) as these senior posts are rolled over every few years.

[Jim Jones]

Why not insert some common sense and free market ideas when establishing the level of compensation for senior city/country/state officials running major departments.

Let them earn the equivalent of private company CEO salaries but force them to manager their retirement benefits like everyone in the open market. I don’t see why the city should insulate them from future risks by offering a defined benefit pension plan.

There is not shortage of people who would have taken her job and probably done just as well. Open these senior positions to completion rather the patronage politics that currently exists when filling these posts.

Lets say you pay her $500,000 per year to run the department. Five years work = $2,500,000

Under the current pay schedule her wages were $165,000 annually plus $120,000 per year for the remainder of her life.

Total cost until age 78. 5 years of work = $600,000. Retirements costs = #3,000,000 if her compensation is not indexed. Total costs = $3,600,000.

Imagine that costs across the board to the government (and us as taxpayers) as these senior posts are rolled over every few years.

[Jim Jones]

Why not insert some common sense and free market ideas when establishing the level of compensation for senior city/country/state officials running major departments.

Let them earn the equivalent of private company CEO salaries but force them to manager their retirement benefits like everyone in the open market. I don’t see why the city should insulate them from future risks by offering a defined benefit pension plan.

There is not shortage of people who would have taken her job and probably done just as well. Open these senior positions to completion rather the patronage politics that currently exists when filling these posts.

Lets say you pay her $500,000 per year to run the department. Five years work = $2,500,000

Under the current pay schedule her wages were $165,000 annually plus $120,000 per year for the remainder of her life.

Total cost until age 78. 5 years of work = $600,000. Retirements costs = #3,000,000 if her compensation is not indexed. Total costs = $3,600,000.

Imagine that costs across the board to the government (and us as taxpayers) as these senior posts are rolled over every few years.

[Jim Jones]

Why not insert some common sense and free market ideas when establishing the level of compensation for senior city/country/state officials running major departments.

Let them earn the equivalent of private company CEO salaries but force them to manager their retirement benefits like everyone in the open market. I don’t see why the city should insulate them from future risks by offering a defined benefit pension plan.

There is not shortage of people who would have taken her job and probably done just as well. Open these senior positions to completion rather the patronage politics that currently exists when filling these posts.

Lets say you pay her $500,000 per year to run the department. Five years work = $2,500,000

Under the current pay schedule her wages were $165,000 annually plus $120,000 per year for the remainder of her life.

Total cost until age 78. 5 years of work = $600,000. Retirements costs = #3,000,000 if her compensation is not indexed. Total costs = $3,600,000.

Imagine that costs across the board to the government (and us as taxpayers) as these senior posts are rolled over every few years.

[Jim Jones]

I guess what I am asking is how many of you feel about this quote from the article and your willingness to accept risk when posting to a public forum?

“A lot of bloggers think of themselves as individuals or maybe writers but in the courts, they are considered a publisher”

[Jim Jones]

I guess what I am asking is how many of you feel about this quote from the article and your willingness to accept risk when posting to a public forum?

“A lot of bloggers think of themselves as individuals or maybe writers but in the courts, they are considered a publisher”

[Jim Jones]

I guess what I am asking is how many of you feel about this quote from the article and your willingness to accept risk when posting to a public forum?

“A lot of bloggers think of themselves as individuals or maybe writers but in the courts, they are considered a publisher”

[Jim Jones]

I guess what I am asking is how many of you feel about this quote from the article and your willingness to accept risk when posting to a public forum?

“A lot of bloggers think of themselves as individuals or maybe writers but in the courts, they are considered a publisher”

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