tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post7819941633082409662..comments2024-02-29T03:21:35.007-08:00Comments on The Great Depression of 2006 : Belt Tightening, Pay Cuts For Everyone, Retirees IncludedJim in San Marcoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-8957367281681748522012-06-15T08:02:28.880-07:002012-06-15T08:02:28.880-07:00Hi Anon 6:05
I agree with you. To rephrase your t...Hi Anon 6:05<br /><br />I agree with you. To rephrase your thoughts, "Lets not try to figure out who's to blame for this mess, lets figure out how to fix it." -- of course in an election year, things don't work quite that way.Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-3000302487526125802012-06-14T18:05:58.288-07:002012-06-14T18:05:58.288-07:00Your implication that I did not work hard earlier ...Your implication that I did not work hard earlier in the year makes communicating with you a mute point. Your mind is already made up.<br /><br />From a differentt perspective, I think we can all agree that the American standard of living is going down. If the public sector does not go down as hard and as fast, people start complaining. It is like a family complaining because their neighbor has a better cardboard box to live in.<br /><br />What we need is less complaining and more doing. The entire younger generation is plugged into their cell phones etc. Where is our innovation going to come from ?<br /><br />(written from an I-pod please excuse the spelling)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-63368162625595562412012-06-14T03:49:34.077-07:002012-06-14T03:49:34.077-07:00@ Anon 5:35,
So... in your mind you "worked ...@ Anon 5:35,<br /><br />So... in your mind you "worked hard this week," and this somehow makes up for the first 5 months of the year? You definitely sound like the typical government employee mentioned above.<br /><br />You could have at least made it sound a bit better by saying you worked hard the last couple weeks. I've also noted that you did not dispute my claim of being overpaid with excessive retirement/health benefits.<br /><br />How about filling in a few gaps by giving a few specifics like what type of work you do, how many other employees are in your work place doing exactly the same job, how many hours you work per week, salary range and paid benefits/vacation time?<br /><br />ATPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-59488470840234177362012-06-13T21:22:56.320-07:002012-06-13T21:22:56.320-07:00Hi Anon 5:35
I side with ATP. I worked for the C...Hi Anon 5:35<br /><br />I side with ATP. I worked for the Colorado Highway Department for 7 years. I did twice the work of the others and all that ever got pointed out to me was that I made twice as many mistakes.<br /><br />Private subcontractors eventually replaced most of the state highway crews, for half of what they were paying us.<br /><br /><br />With government layoffs and closures, the work load of the remaining government workers has increased. So it is definitely not a black or white issue.<br /><br />I see no reason to link government wages to what the private sector pays. In the past, a low paying government job gave you the experience to get a better civilian job. It was this trade off that gave government more bang for the buck. Under the present system, its the tax payer that gets "banged" by the lockstep matching wage scale.<br /><br />The issue being overlooked here is what happens to the government employees in the system that have been promised the moon and now the State can't deliver?Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-58335358675302554662012-06-13T17:35:09.669-07:002012-06-13T17:35:09.669-07:00So you know one person and can somehow determine t...So you know one person and can somehow determine that 22+ million people are not working. I work for government and I worked hard this week. I'm not buying in to your logic. Next caller please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-28527509143152116332012-06-12T18:41:17.631-07:002012-06-12T18:41:17.631-07:00I know a Navy Reservist who works for the State of...I know a Navy Reservist who works for the State of Florida as an appraiser of private land when the state wants to purchase it for public use. These state employee "appraisers" come in when the owner refuses to accept the initial offer (normally low balled) by the state.<br /><br />The quota for each appraiser per month is set at 2/month, for which there are about 8 officials assigned to this office to perform the job. The Reservist I know would perform at least 18-20 of these appraisals per month while the rest of his counterparts would stick to the state's quota.<br /><br />It was told to me by this Reservist who works for the state that the work load could easily be performed by 2-3 folks. Take this one scenario and multiply it by 22.4 million state and federal employees and the real problem surfaces.<br /><br />My point is this. Its not just that federal and state government employees are overpaid and have excessive retirement/health plans... they are grossly under worked from an efficiency bar set so low that even when "Special Olympic" participants grow up they too can secure a job.<br /><br />ATPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com