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Old 08-01-2014, 07:48 AM
 
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I'm not a fan of public unions. Still, I don't see how you can ban a group of people from assembling and working together to create leverage.
The legal term for this is "extortion".
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Old 08-01-2014, 07:48 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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"Hooray for lower wages and less workplace protections! Let's all race to Third World status! Those kind hearted corporations will protect us and provide for all! USA! USA! USA!"
With a wide open border and pending amnesty those Union boys better be looking over their shoulders.
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Old 08-01-2014, 07:49 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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They already have been. Union membership nationwide is only about 10% of the current workforce. Some of the neo-cons are railing against a boogeyman who no longer exists.
It's a HUGE issue in many cities and states. Public employee unions were promised overly generous and highly unrealistic pension benefits in exchange for votes for Democrats.
Pandemic of pension woes is plaguing the nation

Detroit has already been smacked upside the head by reality. Which city or state is next?
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Old 08-01-2014, 07:53 AM
 
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The legal term for this is "extortion".
Unions are the only bulwark for the common worker against outright corporate exploitation and extortion. Many in this country have bought into the trickle down corporatist philosophy, though, so they basically don't mind being owned by their pay masters.
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Old 08-01-2014, 08:24 AM
 
Location: Gone
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I believe those supporting the killing off of public unions should have their name and address supplied to all police and fire stations in the state, that way when first responders respond to calls for help from the same people that attacked them they can be assisted in the best way the emergency responders deem fit.
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Old 08-01-2014, 08:29 AM
 
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Your take perfectly fits the progressive dogma. Seek and destroy any who do not agree with you, for surely they are your enemies.
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I believe those supporting the killing off of public unions should have their name and address supplied to all police and fire stations in the state, that way when first responders respond to calls for help from the same people that attacked them they can be assisted in the best way the emergency responders deem fit.
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Old 08-01-2014, 08:32 AM
 
Location: Gone
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Your take perfectly fits the progressive dogma. Seek and destroy any who do not agree with you, for surely they are your enemies.
Nope, I just believe first responders should know who they are responding to so that they can set their priorities properly.
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Old 08-01-2014, 08:46 AM
Status: "everybody getting reported now.." (set 25 days ago)
 
Location: Pine Grove,AL
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"they were all true" You need to get new news sources. NOT ONE was true and she was exonerated, I know I used a big word, do you know what exonerated means?, from EVERY SINGLE ONE.
One would have to back up his claim that She was exonerated to argue that someone else needs new sources.

Further more, an ethics complaint was filed against Palin or not acknowledging the Juneteenth holiday. She indeed did not acknowledge the holiday officially so the complaint, however stupid, was indeed true, as was the majority.

I said majority this time, because there is probably some ethics complaint that she didnt brush her teeth on 1/07/2008 and there is no way to prove that either way. However you arguing an absolute without providing proof is laughable.
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Old 08-01-2014, 08:48 AM
 
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All of you lefties can stop complaining now.

It's the law!

"Elections have consequences!"
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Old 08-01-2014, 08:48 AM
Status: "everybody getting reported now.." (set 25 days ago)
 
Location: Pine Grove,AL
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Your take perfectly fits the progressive dogma. Seek and destroy any who do not agree with you, for surely they are your enemies.
What about the whole

" I respect my neighbor's right not to own a gun signs " that republicans continue to post to facebook, is that not the same thing in principle ?

Seek and destroy ?

Heck we can one up that to any subject you want, The CHristian Right loves to name call when someone doesnt agree with their ideology/theology.
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