[frankmaraschino]

Originally Posted by allenk893

Frankmaraschino, I read your post and all I have to say is, if you don't like Florida, get the hell out of my state and go somewhere else where you will be more content. We don't need your politics here. We are happy being a swing state. I cannot believe some people here actually want us to be like California or New York! Have you seen what a colossal mess they are?!! The last thing ANY state needs is to adopt anything resembling California! Take your politics and hit the road! Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

I'll make a deal with you, Allen. The next time I drive across the border from Georgia and any one of the following conditions are met, I will take leave of your imperial dominion, this noble swath of land we vassals in our depthless and unpardonable ignorance have been calling "Florida."

The welcome sign reads one of the following:

1. "Welcome to allenk893 -- The Sunshine State"
2. "Welcome to Florida -- the allenk893 State"
3. "Welcome to allenk893's Home -- Now get the f*** out unless you swing"
4. "Welcome to Hell -- allenk893 Governor. Let the doorknob hit ya where the dog shoulda bit ya"
5. "Welcome to Florida -- allenk893 reminds you to remain colossally tidy or he'll deport your liberal a** to New York or California where you can hang out with the rest of your dope-smoking, lemonade stand-taxing, freedom-trampling, bald eagle-killing, lay around on your couch all day living on my hard-earned tax dollars watching Jerry Springer and eating Cheetos and wiping your orange grimy hands on your shirt, gay-sex freak friends"
6. "Welcome to Florida -- You hate the troops, don't you. allenk893 thought so. Liberal pansy."

Or:

7. You're at the Welcome Center handing out free orange juice.

[buddy5]

Does this mean you are moving? We are diminished.

[vaughanwilliams]

Originally Posted by citizen000483

did any of your teacher friends ever have a chat with you regarding your spelling?

Lol.

[FLGator487]

Originally Posted by AnnieA

A native Floridian with ties to most of the south, registered Democrat who does not vote party lines. As was said above, socially liberal, fiscally conservative. I think our current governor just wants to cut monies, whereever. Isn't that the job. I have teacher friends, teacher clients, teacher relatives and I think they should have to pay some of their pension cost and some of their medical costs. Why should they be different than the private sector ? And that "drop" program was a rape of system and sooooo many were doing it. I think it is funny when people start acting like public employees are sooo special and especially teachers. I have two teacher clients who took advantage of the drop program and also several police officers I know. Here in Lakeland, it has become a local scandel.

Some people never cease to amaze me. In the wake of one of the largest financial frauds in modern history which wrecked our economy and consequently led state revenue to plummet across the country, we didn't go after Wall Street execs. Not a single high-level financier was prosecuted and sent to prison. Those folks are still enjoying their summers in the Hamptons, winters in Palm Beach, and opulent Upper East Side penthouses.

But those damn teachers and public sector workers, on the other hand!!!! Bringing down American society, I tell you!!!!!



Here's one area in which I do agree with the Tea Partiers. This country is on the wrong track...no country in the world can remain prosperous for long with so many ignorant and/or totally misinformed people. After the Tea Party succeeds in lynching the teachers and public sector workers, who are they going to go after next?

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by FLGator487

After the Tea Party succeeds in lynching the teachers and public sector workers, who are they going to go after next?

They'll probably go after the 13 million minimum wage workers, particularly in cities where the wage is higher than the federal minimum due to cost of living restraints and high demand.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by FLGator487

Some people never cease to amaze me. In the wake of one of the largest financial frauds in modern history which wrecked our economy and consequently led state revenue to plummet across the country, we didn't go after Wall Street execs. Not a single high-level financier was prosecuted and sent to prison. Those folks are still enjoying their summers in the Hamptons, winters in Palm Beach, and opulent Upper East Side penthouses.

But those damn teachers and public sector workers, on the other hand!!!! Bringing down American society, I tell you!!!!!



Here's one area in which I do agree with the Tea Partiers. This country is on the wrong track...no country in the world can remain prosperous for long with so many ignorant and/or totally misinformed people. After the Tea Party succeeds in lynching the teachers and public sector workers, who are they going to go after next?

Most Tea partiers opposed the bailouts too. If it were up to the TP, those wall st execs would have gone down in flames

[citizen000483]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

Most Tea partiers opposed the bailouts too. If it were up to the TP, those wall st execs would have gone down in flames

yeah, they couldn't take on the wall street exec's so the tough guys turned their anger to those fat cat....teachers?? lmao! with their lavish lifestyles working two jobs and driving a 8 year old camry...THEY are destroying america!!!

[vaughanwilliams]

Originally Posted by citizen000483

yeah, they couldn't take on the wall street exec's so the tough guys turned their anger to those fat cat....teachers?? lmao! with their lavish lifestyles working two jobs and driving a 8 year old camry...THEY are destroying america!!!

I agree. What kind of society declares war on it's teachers? After the teachers and public employees are destroyed, I wonder who'll be next.

Fools-every last one of them.

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by citizen000483

yeah, they couldn't take on the wall street exec's so the tough guys turned their anger to those fat cat....teachers?? lmao! with their lavish lifestyles working two jobs and driving a 8 year old camry...THEY are destroying america!!!

Originally Posted by vaughanwilliams

I agree. What kind of society declares war on it's teachers? After the teachers and public employees are destroyed, I wonder who'll be next.

Fools-every last one of them.

Ask the average taxpayer in CA NY or NJ what public sector unions have done in those states to property, sales and income taxes.

Unions vs. Taxpayers - WSJ.com

I have no love of greedy wall st. execs, but greedy public sector unions get no love from me either.

[OrlFlaUsa]

Originally Posted by citizen000483

yeah, they couldn't take on the wall street exec's so the tough guys turned their anger to those fat cat....teachers?? lmao! with their lavish lifestyles working two jobs and driving a 8 year old camry...THEY are destroying america!!!

Originally Posted by vaughanwilliams

I agree. What kind of society declares war on it's teachers? After the teachers and public employees are destroyed, I wonder who'll be next.

Fools-every last one of them.

^Excellent posts. It's so sad that many private sector workers have been turned against other working class heroes in public service all over so-called lavish benefits that I feel like the private sector should have too. Why isn't the person getting shafted on health care & retirement by a F500 company standing with the teachers, firefighters, etc and demanding that the things which made the American dream possible be restored to all workers. Instead we've been sold a song and a dance about who's wrecking the economy and this shameful everyman for himself perversion of capitalism lives on.

Originally Posted by chopchop0

Ask the average taxpayer in CA NY or NJ what public sector unions have done in those states to property, sales and income taxes.

Unions vs. Taxpayers - WSJ.com

I have no love of greedy wall st. execs, but greedy public sector unions get no love from me either.

Come on Chop, you know that a union in a right to work state like Florida is nothing more than a professional membership. Whoohoo, a discount at the Red Roof Inn or free admission to Sea World. I will agree with you, in states like NJ the union does little to help the children and doesn't eliminate bad teachers. I'm all for teachers being held accountable, but not by other people's test scores. Do it like private enterprise, have a boss evaluate you, spend time in the classroom and see if you are doing a good job, then have them make a decision on pay and job security. That's how any other job does it, no automatic security, no judging the "dentist" on whether or not his patients go home and floss.