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1. #1
   On April 19th, 2011 at 10:19 am, prendad said:

   Keep shining the light and keep the cockroaches on the run.

2. #2
   On April 19th, 2011 at 10:23 am, happy2behere said:

   Meanwhile, back in the private sector, revenues decreased, hiring is postponed and health insurance premiums grew substantially.

3. #3
   On April 19th, 2011 at 10:37 am, hawkeye54 said:

   Meanwhile, back in the private sector, revenues decreased, hiring is postponed and health insurance premiums grew substantially.

   And several people I know are still working were fired by their companies and rehired as independent contractors, getting paid a straight salary. They are on their own to take care of their own retirement funding, health care insurance, and taxes, among other things the companies once handled directly.

4. #4
   On April 19th, 2011 at 10:42 am, TooMuchTime said:

   They are on their own to take care of their own retirement funding, health care insurance, and taxes, among other things the companies once handled directly.

   In other words, the socialists do their best to destroy the workforce and then the free market takes over and a solution is found.

   Now the socialists will blame the companies because these workers don’t have medical insurance! Even though it was Obamacare that took away their jobs in the first place.

   Ain’t socialism wonnerful?

5. #5
   On April 19th, 2011 at 10:44 am, flmom said:

   Interesting that the pay rates of the AFSCME4 employees rose sharply in 2008 and after. Hmmm, I wonder why?

6. #6
   On April 19th, 2011 at 11:13 am, Darthnoob said:

   Somewhat off topic, but it’s too stupid to not share.

   Our money is now being spent on capes for the unemployed.

   State launches probe into campaign to provide superhero capes to jobless.

7. #7
   On April 19th, 2011 at 11:21 am, Cybergeezer said:

   This illustrates Obama’s master plan of redistributing the wealth from the workers (the ‘host’) to the faithful (the ‘parasites’).
   Not only are the finances being misappropriated, the members of these unions are being disenfranchised by the unions because the unions vote regardless of the opinions of the members.
   The members are surrendering their rights to these powerful socialist factions.

8. #8
   On April 19th, 2011 at 11:26 am, Flyoverman said:

   More pics. They are worth a thousand words.

9. #9
   On April 19th, 2011 at 11:42 am, Regulus said:

   Good to see you back again, Michelle.

10. #10
    On April 19th, 2011 at 11:47 am, RedDog said:

    Unions, and Marxist politicans are milking the American people, and the people are rising up in open opposition. They realize that that have been systematically and silently bled by marxists for decades. Robbed. In the face of growing public awareness of this ongoing criminal enterprise, the government grifters are pushing their luck and are about to experience some nasty payback.

    Most rank and file government employees don’t realize how they have been absorbed and co-opted into the scheme – and that is the wicked genius of what the Marxists have done in turning the levers of government to their advantage. Reducing government power at all levels is critical to fighting this very real criminal network. I believe it can only be done via the Constitutional amendment process.

11. #11
    On April 19th, 2011 at 11:50 am, hawkeye54 said:

    Most rank and file government employees don’t realize how they have been absorbed and co-opted into the scheme –

    You are correct. And most don’t want to know. Many don’t care. A few ARE marxist in ideology. Almost all just want their pay and benefits to continue without interuption and with little or no sacrifice.

12. #12
    On April 19th, 2011 at 12:02 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Unions sure do make a bunch of bucks. Enough to send someone from another state to our door last week. The fella gave us a flyer and asked us to call our state representative and ask him to vote against a pending ‘right to work’ bill.
    Sure buddy.

13. #13
    On April 19th, 2011 at 12:38 pm, Rjulio said:

    They should all be fired or done away with. Pigs on the public dime should be treated like pigs.

14. #14
    On April 19th, 2011 at 12:47 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    They should all be fired or done away with. Pigs on the public dime should be treated like pigs.

    Abolish the PEUs….not all public employees are pigs, nor do all need to be fired. Saying that, there is a lot of weeding out and whittling down of public employees.

15. #15
    On April 19th, 2011 at 12:47 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    add to above: needed.

16. #16
    On April 19th, 2011 at 1:06 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    And as pet-owners/posters here know ( don’t expect ‘Fluffy’ to jump up in your lap and -insist- on being put on a DIET! )

    That poor thing looks like it can barely stand, let alone jump? Maybe that should become a TEA mantra to bring to future rallies. Diet Fat-Cat food.

17. #17
    On April 19th, 2011 at 1:12 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    That poor thing looks like it can barely stand, let alone jump? Maybe that should become a TEA mantra to bring to future rallies. Diet Fat-Cat food.

    Clearly the cat has been eating too much meat, poultry and sea foods….but,by feeding it a vegan diet, one will see the fat melt away!

    End pet carnivorism now!

18. #18
    On April 19th, 2011 at 1:26 pm, American Elephant said:

    Poor kitty! :^(

19. #19
    On April 19th, 2011 at 1:44 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    How’d we ever allow this to become the “AFSCME” in the first place?

    A/F/S/C/M/E:

    Think about it. Just sayin’.

20. #20
    On April 19th, 2011 at 1:46 pm, letget said:

    This might give a clue why CA is going bust! I know, other states have the same problems, but this is really something!

    http://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2011/04/15/top_ten_most_outrageous_government_pensions
    L

21. #21
    On April 19th, 2011 at 2:07 pm, right_on said:

    If Ohio’s public union members hang by a thread, why do union bosses take so much for themselves?

    Because they’re “special”, but mainly because they can. Who’s going to stop them, the rank and file?

    This is what happens when no restrictions are placed on cash-cows, er, union dues.

22. #22
    On April 19th, 2011 at 2:14 pm, right_on said:

    A/F/S/C/M/E:

    Assemblege of Friggin’ Socialists Communists and Misogynistic Egalitarians

    Union is the label. The label IS the description.

23. #23
    On April 19th, 2011 at 2:16 pm, Hiraghm said:

    semi-off-topic.
    Understand that this is what’s going to happen:

    We will get token cuts in entitlements. We will get serious cuts in defense.
    We will get seriously large tax increases. Big tax increases, and not just on the rich, with a loss of tax breaks, tax credits, tax incentives, etc. The latter three all being blamed on Republicans.

    Both Democrat and NotTheDemocrat sides will declare victory, and the Tea Partiers as obstructionist.

    I’m not pulling this out of my hat. It’s based on a long history of observing our federal government in action.

24. #24
    On April 19th, 2011 at 2:32 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Hiraghm said:

    We will get token cuts in entitlements. We will get serious cuts in defense.
    We will get seriously large tax increases. Big tax increases, and not just on the rich

    Should be at the end of every post. Right absolutely. What we’ll need to combat that, and I’m very confident in this regard;

    Simply put a chart on Display tracking the growth in Defense Spending vice the s’plosive growth of SCME spending. Never ‘seen’ one but I guarantee it’s no contest! 45 degree ramp vs. Hockey Stick.

25. #25
    On April 19th, 2011 at 2:48 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    Teri Essex retired a year earlier than planned when she was offered $56,000 to leave her elementary-school teaching job in Elk Grove, California.

    Instead of accepting a salary cut, larger classes and less money for supplies from spending reductions made last year by California lawmakers closing a $19 billion budget deficit, Essex, 60, took the money over nine years to retire in 2010 after 21 years of teaching.

    “The financial buyout was a no-brainer,” said Essex, whose school was 15 miles (24 kilometers) outside Sacramento. Even though she’ll give up about $300 monthly by quitting early, she said, “Once you start thinking about retiring,
    

    it was like, ‘Oh yeah, I want to do this.’”

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/public-retirees-surge-as-states-cut-benefits-to-shrink-deficits.html

    I want to -knock- my teeth out one-at-a-time w/ a tack hammer.
    

    it was like, ‘Oh yeah, I want to do this.’”

26. #26
    On April 19th, 2011 at 7:34 pm, FrankNitti said:

    Have told this story several times so if you have read it already….sorry.

    This past winter had a fire hydrant that was leaking and the way that the road was graded this water was coming across the road, at night it would freeze. About a strip of 50 feet of ice.

    Called the water dept and reported, several weeks went by, no fixy. So I called again…..well to make it short, 9 trucks and no idea how many workers showed up on MLK holiday to repair the hydrant. have no idea what it cost the city to repair but this is gaming the system…..my tax dollars shot in the ***.

27. #27
    On April 19th, 2011 at 7:53 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    The unions are the money laundering wing of the Democrat Party. The fact that the NotTheDemocrats won’t do anything about it suggests to me we need a second party.

28. #28
    On April 19th, 2011 at 8:00 pm, ChapBix said:

    On April 19th, 2011 at 12:47 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    They should all be fired or done away with. Pigs on the public dime should be treated like pigs.

    Abolish the PEUs….not all public employees are pigs, nor do all need to be fired. Saying that, there is a lot of weeding out and whittling down of public employees.

    True enough, not all public employees are there to milk the system. But have you noticed that the system does seem to attract more people of the “pig” mindset?

29. #29
    On April 19th, 2011 at 10:20 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

    Cats name has to be Edward Kennedy

30. #30
    On April 20th, 2011 at 12:19 am, mattm said:

    Do the brothers and sisters who are part of AFSCME 11 and 8 know how much better their fellow brothers and sisters of AFSCME 4 have it? I meant they don’t even make 6 figures on average. Surely something must be done to right this injustice by bringing their salaries in line with AFSCME 4.

31. #31
    On April 20th, 2011 at 1:16 am, rocketman said:

    ***
    Michelle–Does Al Gore know that you have a photo of his cat?
    ***
    John Bibb
    ***

32. #32
    On April 20th, 2011 at 10:49 am, cheapseat said:

    Those poor overworked, underpaid gubmint workers! The ONLY way to fix this type of corruption is to eliminate the Tax code and institute a flat tax payable as a sales tax. The tax code and the payroll/benefits rules are how our politicians pay back bribes from the lobbyist, both left wing and right. Gee Mr Afscme boss, you give me 2 million bucks for my campaign, and I vote for favorable work rules and pension plans. That’s the state level. Gee Mr lobbyist for the agri business, you contribute 2 million bucks to my campaign, and I’ll vote for that Ag subsidy and tax exemption for farmers. The beat goes on!

33. #33
    On April 20th, 2011 at 12:48 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    I think the folks you should be upset with are these people:

    http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/9-things-the-rich-dont-want-you-to-know-about-taxes/Story?oid=3971382

34. #34
    On April 20th, 2011 at 12:56 pm, Major O said:

    On April 20th, 2011 at 12:48 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    I think the folks you should be upset with are these people:

    Can you contest what has been posted here? If not, why are you trying to deflect with a “they do it, too” (at best) distraction?

    You are really going into overdrive lately. Are you well? Why do you come here?

35. #35
    On April 21st, 2011 at 4:00 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    I think the folks you should be upset with are these people:

    Hey, ILoveMySocialism. If the data in that link is true, then this means that lower income folks are already paying boatloads of “hidden” taxes other than income. So, repealing the 16th amendment and passing the FairTax will show no appreciable increase in the taxes they pay.

    Thanks for your support of repealing the socialist income tax and replacing it with the intelligence of the FairTax!