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The fleabagger democrats could care less about the taxpayers! They are self motivated only. The fact they have even fled is shameful and they should all be recalled.
stayinformed40 !!! ... On The Money !
Indeed ... These pathetic dummies are such an unbelieveable national and global embarrassment !
What a shocking message this sends to American Citizens who are completely fed up with the continual gross ineptitude and unprecedented lunacy of the "Career Politican's" in this nation !
Voters please remember this bunch of idiots on election day and give em the "Big Voters Boot" out of office for ther long term ! These muppets have absolutely got to go !!!
Um...for those of you who seem to be brain dead--here's a news flash. The house scheduled the vote on this bill and LIED to the Democrats about it so they missed the vote, and so there would be no room for debate on the floor. The Senate had the same thing in mind until the Democrats fled. There NEVER WAS the option of negotiating with the Republicans--thats why the Democrats left the state. GET IT NOW? The Democrats left to MAKE SURE the public had the opportunity to weigh in on the bill. They absolutely did the right thing. For as many of you radical right wingers who ramble on about supposed corruption in the democratic party--I'm a republican and this is easily one of the sleaziest things I've seen republicans do in my life time.
I have to agree with you ... my initial impression was not in favor of the teachers ... but as I put aside my own prejudices regarding overblown state and local taxes and public employees who are in many cases way over paid, and under worked compared to the private sector ... a trend that has been going on for some time ... I came to my senses, and realized that there is this item that most are unfamiliar with ... it's called the "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" and for decades States and Counties have their budgets that they measure that excludes accumulated wealth of the State or Municipality, and only account for expenditures and revenues from taxes .... claiming calamity and red ink, jacking up the taxes, while the reality is that these entities claiming financial hardship are amassing net worth in the Billions ... in some cases Tens and even Hundreds of Billions, while crying "we're broke" we need more money from the tax payers.
In essence, States are literally becoming all powerful profit center entities of their own, on the backs of the taxpayers. That's not what this country is about ... the State doesn't own the people, the people are supposed to own the State. I mean, what is the State of Texas (for example) if it is not the collective property of Texans? The politicians are supposed to be representatives of the people, not the rulers. They certainly aren't bashful about voting themselves a healthy increase in pay at the people's expense, and you'll not see them volunteering to take cuts in their pay to balance the books. What we seem to have today is that States and Counties operate as Corporations and subsidiaries owned by the few, with the majority of the people simply window dressing.
So I say, power to the people, even in this particular case where I may not entirely agree on other levels. If there is going to be a rule of no collective bargaining, and pay and benefits need to be cut ... let it apply to everyone, or no one ... including the police, and the politician critters too. If it's really necessary, then they won't mind doing their fair share for the collective good, and the police will have no problem enforcing the law, including any action required against the protesters ... but don't exempt them, and use them to force compliance on others while they get an exemption to the issue being protested.
If the politicians were facing the same cuts ... they can either accept that as necessary, or find another way to balance the books. Let each one of these politicos voting know that their vote is going to cost them too ... and not just come out of someone else's pocket.
It's easy to spend someone else's money ...they might be a little more thoughtful about what to order for lunch if the bill is to be handed to them?
Um...for those of you who seem to be brain dead--here's a news flash. The house scheduled the vote on this bill and LIED to the Democrats about it so they missed the vote, and so there would be no room for debate on the floor. The Senate had the same thing in mind until the Democrats fled. There NEVER WAS the option of negotiating with the Republicans--thats why the Democrats left the state. GET IT NOW? The Democrats left to MAKE SURE the public had the opportunity to weigh in on the bill. They absolutely did the right thing. For as many of you radical right wingers who ramble on about supposed corruption in the democratic party--I'm a republican and this is easily one of the sleaziest things I've seen republicans do in my life time.
Hello?
The Assembly had 60 hours of debate on the bill. And gee, the public has indeed weighed the bill, for the last ten days. Times up...the fleebaggers have achieved their goal.
Oh...pul-leeze. There is no one on here that would believe that for a second.
The Assembly had 60 hours of debate on the bill. And gee, the public has indded weighed the bill, for the last ten days. Times up...the fleebaggers have achieved their goal.
Oh...pul-leeze. There is no one on here that would believe that for a second.
Walker is "jamming this bill down the throats of the " WI people!
Walker is "jamming this bill down the throats of the " WI people!
Not now--not after the Democrats left to delay the vote and allow hundreds of thousands of people time to speak up, and gave more moderate R's to have time to think about whether or not this is really what they want to do, and how their constituents might feel about it. And FYI--the R debate on the bill only happened after tens of thousands of protesters showed up within a day of finding out what was going on there.
Walker is "jamming this bill down the throats of the " WI people!
Down the throat of the minority.
When it is the majority, you have a change of guard at the next vote.(Nov. 2nd, 2010) Historical directional change.
Doing what you campaigned on, is not in the Progressive playbook.
It doesn't taste too good to have something you don't like, jammed down your throat? Salt & pepper anyone?
Walker is "jamming this bill down the throats of the " WI people!
Sound familiar???? ( think, think, HC, HC )
He has given them ample time to vote and they still are missing in action and taking money from the taxpayers.
If they do not return they need to be punished for not doing what the people of WI pays them to do.
Actually the people of WI want the idiots to return and vote.
He promised the voters he would fix the mess the dems put this state in and that is what he was elected to do and is trying to do.
To me the obstructionist dems are committing crimes against the will of the people by stealing their tax payer dollars accepting pay for not being at work.
He has given them ample time to vote and they still are missing in action and taking money from the taxpayers.
If they do not return they need to be punished for not doing what the people of WI pays them to do.
Actually the people of WI want the idiots to return and vote.
He promised the voters he would fix the mess the dems put this state in and that is what he was elected to do and is trying to do.
To me the obstructionist dems are committing crimes against the will of the people by stealing their tax payer dollars accepting pay for not being at work.
what an overly simplistic analysis of what's going on. as usual.
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On The Money !
And FYI--the R debate on the bill only happened after tens of thousands of protesters showed up within a day of finding out what was going on there.
as usual.
