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Participant[quote=sdrealtor][quote=ocrenter]Wow, you actually sat thru the entire video? I was only able to get to 4:32, and then spent another 4:32 minutes kicking myself for clicking on the link…[/quote]
You are a patient man. Thats 4 minutes further than I got[/quote]
Yes, SDR…to a realtor that may seem like patience.
I mean after all selling houses doesn’t seem very cerebral.
ParticipantI’m just trying to lift some rocks up for ya’ll to look under.
Participant[quote=ocrenter]Wow, you actually sat thru the entire video? I was only able to get to 4:32, and then spent another 4:32 minutes kicking myself for clicking on the link…[/quote]
Oh come on, that was a great video. And Celente is absolutely right, it’s all just a presidential reality show.
But of course for O he definitely needs his teleprompter.
To be fair, the interview starts at 6:25.
Participantscaredy, umm please pass the spliff this way….
Participant[quote=svelte]Those guys are whack!
Lunatic fringe…[/quote]
Your point(s) are well taken, but does that really mean they are lunatics on a technicality?
BTW, flu – if you don’t mind. Are you still in the market? I moved to the sidelines just before the latest euro crisis, and now I think I should get back in.
Sure, the latest bailouts are phony in a sense (just printed money) – but who cares in the short run.
ParticipantKind of like double posting but you can’t take it back.
UBS = IDIOTS!!!
ParticipantKind of like double posting but you can’t take it back.
UBS = IDIOTS!!!
June 7, 2012 at 10:12 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745294ParticipantTo answer your last question: Absolutely, yes. Maybe it’s the fear that motivates, just last week I worked 21 hours straight over 1 day. Got some sleep and then went right back to work.
Last week alone 25+ people were let go.
There is NO sense of job security; that is understood.
Pension Gone: Check
Vacation Time: Cut in half
401k: What a joke, 50% up to 3%. I cashed mine out last year (more or less) and bought a second house. To this day I still think it was a good idea (sort of), but who knows…
Medical Benefits: Bare bones, I have so many medical bills (and for routine stuff) I literally can’t keep track.
Sick Time Gone: Check
Job Security Gone: Check
Holidays Lost: Check
And on and on…
I’d say in 2006 we probably had 2000+ employees on site, today certainly less than 1000.
June 7, 2012 at 9:00 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745288Participantpssst, BG. Come over here for a second, I have secret to tell you since you seem to live in another world.
In a competitive state like California where the masses are lined up to take your job, and without union protection; can you guess what happens when you don’t perform in the private sector?
YOU GET FIRED!!!!!!!
One last thing, I watched probably 1000 people get walked out of our building in the last few years and for the most part were not replaced.
Only in your world BG is work life in the private sector filled with cellophane flowers of yellow and green.
June 7, 2012 at 8:35 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745285ParticipantYou know BG, you’re right! What was I thinking? I guess I wasn’t; actually I’m not capable of thinking since I work in the private sector.
And Since I don’t have a brain (yes, I said it…) it’s a good thing my employer doesn’t care a bit about any of my little screw ups outside the office.
Come to think of it, that ex vernon city manager really does deserve $540,000/year (not to mention medical, etc..) – because he’s exceptional. And how is he exceptional? He’s a convicted felon!!
Wow, that is exceptional!!
June 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745203ParticipantWARNING!
WARNING!
As we take the bite out of these public employee unions, expect gov’t workers to become more aggressive to the average citizen.
Be on your guard!!! Seriously…
June 6, 2012 at 9:39 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745202ParticipantBTW, I don’t think anyone wants to starve gov’t workers; not at all.
But right now, the disparity….it’s not workable, not sustainable.
June 6, 2012 at 9:23 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745198ParticipantHere’s the deal: we can argue all we want about deferred this and deferred that -> the bottom-line is that the ball to bring gov’t workers (compensation) inline with the private sector has started rolling and gaining momentum.
1st city workers, then we move on to county workers, then state workers, then federal workers. Even utility workers.
Justice Will Prevail.
We also need to narrowly define what a cop is – even then I think they should just get an extra 3% for their 401k. They’ll still take the job for other reasons. And it is just a job.
June 6, 2012 at 9:17 PM in reply to: My next door neighbor was a cop, still under 60, been retired for more than 5 yrs #745197Participant[quote=SK in CV]
Nevermind. You don’t know what deferred compensation means.
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Oh I know what it means: take my hard earned money give it to some gov’t worker, which then means I’ll be working until I die just so damn gov’t workers can retire at 55.
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