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ORIGINAL: WyldHrt

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I find it ironic that you don't realize people take public sector jobs for the security and benefits.
It is certainly not for the extravagant salaries.
And when those benefits are cut who do you think will take those low-paying jobs?

I worked a public sector job, as a private contractor, for 7 years. The guys on my crew were paid very well for what they did, and most had only a high school education. As for security, yep, they had that. It took the shop supervisor over 6 months of documentation, warnings, counseling sessions, etc to fire one guy who was completely incompetent, and that happened only after he had been transferred to every shop and no one else would take him.

I see that CD actually saw where I was going with that.

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So your point is you have a really shitty job and apparently don't have the desire to find something better, so you are bitter and angry that others receive more than you?

No, my point was that before the economy tanked, I had a good job that paid well. When the bottom fell out, I had to take what I could get to pay my bills. I am hardly the only one in this circumstance, as you may or may not have noticed. Pretty much everyone is having to tighten their belts right now, and I simply don't think that asking public sector employees to contribute a fairly small amount towards their own health care and retirement is asking too much. What is the alternative, raise taxes on those people who are currently having problems making ends meet?

As for having no desire to find something better, you are quite wrong about that.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

Funny thing is that the unions that supported the present governor are exempt from this legislation.

Sounds like someone has a political ax to grind, and is making those who did not support him pay for it out the ass.

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

Raising revenues means raising taxes. That is what the last election was all about for those not paying attention. That is the reason the dems were replaced.

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


I didnt go around rioting, trying to intimidate peoples' families, closing down entire school districts and fire departments etc.

Me exercising my right to freedom of speech is vastly different than what we are seeing in Wisconsin, dum.

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ORIGINAL: DomYngBlk

Well by that reasoning then...you aren't the same insanity that was complaining about the health care plan and the stimulus package are you? I mean since the people "voted" for that in 2008 you would naturally stand aside..right?