Comments on: Will Silicon Valley’s elite take on public sector unions?

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:56:02 +0000

I don’t personally care if you post your kooky nonsense on every blog in existence, eatingdogfood, but would you at least make some minimal attempt to avoid experimental punctuation and spelling? There’s an app for that.

By: eatingdogfood

eatingdogfood — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:43:47 +0000

Isn’t It Time For The Abused Taxpayers Of California To Leave In Masses.

In Order To End This Unholy Conspiracy Between The Totally Corrupt.

Democrats And The Equally Corrupt Public Service Unions? It Is Really.

The Only Way To Finally End This Criminal Activity! Did Anybody Ever.

Hear Of RICO?

By: eatingdogfood

eatingdogfood — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:31:30 +0000

If The Democrats Didn’t Give ” Sweetheart Deals ” To Your Public Service Union.
Goon Employees To Get Reelected; You Would Have Plenty Of Money and The.
Taxpayer would have Some Spare Change in His Pockets! Democratic Hustler
Politicians + Corrupt Union Goons = BANKRUPTCY BABY! Time To Bring.
RICO Conspiracy Charges Against The Hustler Corrupt Democrats and the.
Criminal Unions!

By: Ted Steele, Associate Prof.

Ted Steele, Associate Prof. — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:50:51 +0000

LOL— Bobo learned a new word.

By: BobA

BobA — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:25:52 +0000

What the oligarchs want the oligarchs usually get because that’s who our politicians cater to. It takes money to run for elections and politicians serve the interests of those who can provide that. And no one gives large sums of money to a politician without attaching a few strings. Ergo it is fair to say that we have the best government that money can buy.

Unions are tolerated by the oligarchs as long as they don’t pose a threat to their interests. The minute they do the politicians will admonish the unions for overstepping their bounds and will exact a political price if necessary for doing so. It is naive, foolish and to think otherwise.

All oligarchs have an agenda and the strings attached to the money they give to political campaigns are there to get the attention and cooperation of the receivers of their largess when it becomes necessary to do so.

By: stolson

stolson — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:28:38 +0000

When I was younger, my town had a very good and hard working volunteer fire dept. I say, towns strapped for cash revert to this. It would instill some pride in living in America too.

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:24:08 +0000

A firefighter doesn’t work 48 hours a week. Of those 48 hours he actually works 16, sleeps 16, and is on call 16. Heck, call it 32 hours of on call if you want. In either case, I dare you to find a private sector employer who wouldn’t laugh at you for suggesting that was a full work week, or for suggesting you should get overtime even though you’re salaried.

By: stolson

stolson — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:50:15 +0000

Actually know some of these wonder types in SF and suburbs–removed from the average person’s life and issues. They mouth the Socialist doctrine but don’t follow it. Feel good about helpng those (ahem) less fortunate, donate and let it go. Their aim is to grow the money, enjoy life, stay away from the masses, and mingle with those who can help them. Unions and high pensions are not in their thoughts. Let someone else fight that.
When they feel the pain, they will step in and make some noise. Between setting up various trusts, sheltering money, using the best tax attys, they can avoid some tax hits. When CA hits them too much, they will hit back someway. Hasn’t happened yet.

By: us citizen

us citizen — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:27:09 +0000

bahahaha…….throw out the unions in CA……….only when hell freezes over. Between the unions and the illegals…….this state is doomed.

By: Reality Check

Reality Check — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:28:33 +0000

This says it all:

“A veteran firefighter who (taking into account vacation) works two 24-hour shifts per week before overtime, and makes more than $200,000 per year in total annual compensation, may not seem extraordinarily well compensated to a billionaire. But to a self-employed veteran of Silicon Valley start-ups, who enjoys no job security, has no pension, struggles to maintain continuity of health insurance and pays (including “special assessments”) property taxes at a rate of 1.5 percent on homes that cost over $500 per square foot — it is unfair, extravagant, expensive overkill.”

If firefighters are the heroes they claim to be, they will renounce their unions and accept cuts to their pay and benefits.

Then they can fight for economic reforms that will lower the cost of living for everyone, instead of just looking out for themselves.