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Old 06-13-2012, 08:42 PM
 
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After Wisconsin, and the cities of San Jose and San Diego, Iowa is next. I dislike Branstad, but support any measure by anyone to eviscerate the public unions. Enough taking taxpayers for a ride.
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Old 06-13-2012, 08:43 PM
 
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After Wisconsin, and the cities of San Jose and San Diego, Iowa is next. I dislike Branstad, but support any measure by anyone to eviscerate the public unions. Enough taking taxpayers for a ride.
Outstanding!
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Old 06-13-2012, 08:44 PM
 
Location: somewhere in the woods
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After Wisconsin, and the cities of San Jose and San Diego, Iowa is next. I dislike Branstad, but support any measure by anyone to eviscerate the public unions. Enough taking taxpayers for a ride.

good for Iowa, it is time for the taxpayers to divest themselves of public unions.
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Old 06-13-2012, 10:18 PM
 
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Wisconsin was the proverbial finger in the dam. It was unplugged by voters, and now the whole public union dam is starting to give way.
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:32 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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After Wisconsin, and the cities of San Jose and San Diego, Iowa is next. I dislike Branstad, but support any measure by anyone to eviscerate the public unions. Enough taking taxpayers for a ride.
Does that include his?
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Old 06-14-2012, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Of course not. He is an IMPORTANT PERSON and all the rest of the public employees are just overpaid peons that should be working for handouts like the private sector.
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Old 06-14-2012, 12:19 PM
 
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I think its fair . Some skin in the game is always important. Our city workers pay more than 20% and the offical who they work for unless not covered at all ;pay the same amount. As far as drug testig that is random unless in a accident ;then mandatory. Can't want to be sue happy and not have consequaecnce to defend;really.
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Old 06-14-2012, 12:44 PM
 
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After Wisconsin, and the cities of San Jose and San Diego, Iowa is next. I dislike Branstad, but support any measure by anyone to eviscerate the public unions. Enough taking taxpayers for a ride.
Branstad already pissed off the unions by opening up govt projects for bid to non union folks via exec order. I can hear the squealing from my home now. lol
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Old 06-14-2012, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Texas
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After Wisconsin, and the cities of San Jose and San Diego, Iowa is next. I dislike Branstad, but support any measure by anyone to eviscerate the public unions. Enough taking taxpayers for a ride.
Bravo!
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Old 06-14-2012, 01:41 PM
 
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Does that include his?

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House and Senate Republicans in February proposed that state employees pay $2,400 a year in premiums, but did not include lawmakers in that bill.
So, you know, "do as I say and not as I do" and all that....
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