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LookieNoNookie -> RE: Military cuts (8/1/2012 5:44:45 PM)
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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl
employees' pay could soon hit the presidential campaign.
Mitt Romney's spending plan includes a pledge to "align federal employee compensation with the private sector," and it cites studies showing that "federal compensation exceeds private sector levels by as much as 30 to 40 percent when benefits are taken into account. This must be corrected."
As far as President Obama's campaign is concerned, that means Romney is talking about a federal pay cut of up to 40%.
"To pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, (Romney) drastically cuts pay for the men and women who secure our borders and skies, enforce our laws, inspect our food and search for better treatments and cures," said Obama spokesman Adam Fetcher.
Obama's debt reduction plan, he said, "requires federal workers to do their part through eliminating wasteful spending, streamlining government and freezing federal pay for the past two years."
Romney aides and supporters said they are not proposing a 30% to 40% pay cut, and federal compensation involved more than take-home pay, including such benefits as health coverage, retirement, paid leave and student loan repayments. According to the Romney plan, aligning federal compensation with the private sector will save $47 billion.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/07/obama-team-romney-wants-major-federal-pay-cut/1#.UBVH42Ge6xm
Really? Is this the route we want to go now? Is Romney and his precious buddies pockets more dear to them than the men and women fighting in the trenches?
The more I hear about this, the sicker I get.
Now there's a guy who's talking my language!
Are you aware of something called the Davis Bacon Act?
It's a federal law that states that when federal or state money is involved in a project (typically, road projects, but as often, federal and state buildings and such), labor is required to be paid "prevailing wages".
Do you know what those are?
Union PLUS wages.
Now I'm sure I'll hear from all kinds of union members who will state that it "only evens the playing field".
BULLSHIT.
I'm one of those guys that competes against these fucks....and they pay about 15% "more" than I do, but that's incredibly deceptive.
The feds require me to match the union scale (even though I already pay health care, 401K's, state industrial, etc.)...so....I have to pay all that I already pay....PLUS their assumptions....which adds about 23% to my costs...and that's the intent.
The intent is to get the non union guy (since we're not allowed by federal law to deduct the expenses we pay for comparable services/benefits on a "prevailing wage" project) from the Davis Bacon act wage program, ergo....oh.....how about that....the union guys are "cheaper".
They're not...but as importantly, you, the taxpayer (and me) are paying on average....19% more for the same exact quality of work.
How is it possible, my guys (or anyone's guys) who are getting paid 85% of these guys wages are less effective at doing the same job when that's what they do every day?
Now add this in.....
My guys stay with me for decades....and when they leave, whether in 1 year or 30....they take their 401K with them.
What happens to the union guys?
I'm awfully glad you asked....
They don't get their pension (401K equivalent) unless they stay for 5 or more years and then it's a declining scale.
My guys get 100%
If they make ONE payment....they get it.
Unions....don't stay 5 years.....you're fucked.
A 401K....it's managed by a federally mandated policy and agency.
Unions.....imagine that mini bar at that deluxe hotel you stayed at on your honeymoon....and you took a few bottles of Vodka that will cost you 5 bucks for each sip.
Unions....they just grab what they want and there's never a fucking bill.
Coach? ROFLMFFAO....they don't travel coach.
(Trust me).
The Davis Bacon Act is the unions way of getting the average contractor to fight for a job and guess who pays the premium?
Yeah....that's right....you.
Wanna keep that going?
Vote for Obama.
A vote for Romney....I honestly don't know enough about the guy to say if he's got a brain large enough to fight this kind of crap....but if you want to pay 25% more for everything you buy, including city and state pensions, road work and everything else the feds write a check for.....Obama's your guy.
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