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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Spence, what you are doing in this thread, as usual, is throwing one pro-union talking point after another, out there, hoping something will stick. When you rpoints are shown to be irrelevant, you simply move down your list to the next desperate explanation. It never occurs to you that if eeberything you say can be so easily refuted, perhaps you are on the wrong side of the issue.
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I haven't thrown out a single talking point Jim, I'm just detailing what's actually in the proposal.
Also, you haven't refuted anything yet.
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My favorite...the county here, offered salary increases of 14.5%. In return, they asked employees to pay 10% of the cost of their healthcare (still a fraction of what those in the private scetor pay).
Your response? "Just because you're in bad financial shape doesn't mean you don't have a government to operate"
So in your mind, offering a 14.5% raise with increased healthcare copays, is equivalent to shutting the government down and firing all these people? How does one get so far detached from reality? Do you really, seriously, work in business in some capacity? Do your customers realize that you cannot differentiate between giving your employees a 14.5% raise, and shutting down th eoperation? .
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The likely reason they have a low contribution to their health care premium is because most are so low wage to begin with. It's called a...are you ready?
"COMPENSATION PACKAGE"
When my wife worked at an autism non-profit they had excellent health benefits. Why? Because the pay was pretty low...
Compared to other union stories this one is a snooze...With all the serious stuff in the world you're going on a rampage against prison guards and nursing home workers.
Well played...well played.
-spence