tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post4239189920001641125..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: Giving Up The PretenseM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-45936996064902520982010-04-16T03:42:32.995+00:002010-04-16T03:42:32.995+00:00Temper, temper, 99%.
I said "civil servant&q...Temper, temper, 99%.<br /><br />I said "civil servant", not "teacher". You won't find me claiming that teachers are overpaid. The public school system has many problems, but lavish pay scales are not one of them. <br /><br />Actually, I don't think that good pensions are necessarily a problem in the civil service, either. I don't want them to be tempted by bribery. It's clear we have more civil servants than we can afford, but that's different.<br /><br />But really, it just struck my funny bone that the only time I've ever actually heard somebody profess the attitude you project on Tea Partiers, was from a government employee.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-66184080441215371552010-04-16T03:26:26.190+00:002010-04-16T03:26:26.190+00:00Are you kidding me Neal? 120%? What color is th...Are you kidding me Neal? 120%? What color is the sky in your world?<br /><br />Try being a public school physics, chemistry, or math teacher making $27K a year a starting salary. <br /><br />Since you're clearly out of touch with reality, you might want to examine a district contract some time and realize that they top out at a fixed level around $60K/yr. That same BS Physics degree will bring $70K starting salary in the private sector. And if the benefits and pensions are so great, why is no one entering these "highly coveted" jobs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-14630664792981304132010-04-16T01:18:05.608+00:002010-04-16T01:18:05.608+00:00Just for the record, I wasn't complaining, jus...Just for the record, I wasn't complaining, just passing the quote along. As for your 30% number, it may have been true in 1960, but now that number is more like 120% if you count the benefits. That's why civil servants refer to their pay and benefits + lousy job as the "golden handcuffs".<br /><br />But I wouldn't expect reality to make any dent in your callous self-regard.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-49608663954666885162010-04-15T23:08:10.875+00:002010-04-15T23:08:10.875+00:00Gee 99%, last time I actually heard somebody say t...Gee 99%, last time I actually heard somebody say that it was a tenured civil servant taking retirement pay at 100% of final salary.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-79640973502730261482010-04-15T22:25:04.865+00:002010-04-15T22:25:04.865+00:00A Tea Party Patriot™ says:
I GOT MINE...SO F*@K T...A <b>Tea Party Patriot™</b> says:<br /><br /><b><i>I GOT MINE...SO F*@K THE REST OF YA'LL!</i></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-84109259184257602702010-04-15T04:11:15.789+00:002010-04-15T04:11:15.789+00:00It's fun to see this movement growing up. I...It's fun to see this movement growing up. I've watched leftist demos erupt into violence due to <i>provocateurs</i> (as the organizers of course abhor violence and were only planning for a thousand-masked-people -strong show of <i>solidarity</i>) - and now the tea-parties also needs to fear these saboteurs that will put the movement in a bad light if they are allowed to run riot.<br /><br />I agree with Neil, the use of 'provocateurs' will only muddle the picture and help excuse the acts of the unwanted participants.<br /><br />I also partially agree with 99, but I see the need for the participants to go armed to apply more to leftist demos. Violent provocateurs and infiltrators would not be a problem if a number of the legitimate participants were willing to protect not only their own security, but also the security and property-rights of the community they are protesting in with force. I'd love to see some of the masked provocateurs and violence-mongers at a WTO-demo shot by the <i>legitimate and peaceful protesters</i>.<br /><br />-SUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161314263975554730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-43796139086587513602010-04-15T00:27:03.201+00:002010-04-15T00:27:03.201+00:00It seems to me that sending agents provocateurs to...It seems to me that sending <i>agents provocateurs</i> to these rallies on a large scale is a strategic error on the part of the Democrat party. <br /><br />They were doing just fine ginning up media reports of racial slurs and violence at Tea Party events. Whether they were true or not, they fit a media template for the Tea Party story and got widely reported. By not-so-secretly sending people to create racist incidents, the Democrats have accomplished two things:<br /><br />1) Now, any racist signs seen at Tea Party events can be blamed on sabotage, regardless of who really holds them. They've changed the dominant storyline from whether or not the Tea Partiers are racist fascists to the underhanded tactics being used against them by the Democrat party.<br /><br />2) Now everybody going to one of these events knows not to do stupid stuff like this. It's now a fun game to avoid racist or homophobic statements, all part of beating the Democrats.<br /><br />Stupid, stupid, stupid. What's the phrase? "Evil will oft evil mars."Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-1067486509918608602010-04-14T20:23:08.426+00:002010-04-14T20:23:08.426+00:00And DON'T FORGET to bring the most important p...And <b>DON'T FORGET</b> to bring the most important parts of any Tea Partier's Kit:<br /><br />- <b>Handguns</b> (minimum two, FN5.7 preferred or Glock 20 with jacketed hollow-points)<br /><br />- <b>Assault Rifle</b> (minimum of two 30 round clips, preferably armor piercing, frangible, or incendiary rounds)<br /><br />See all you fellow <b>Patriots™</b> at the rally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com