Why the Legislature Should Oppose a State Employee Pay Hike [Mackinac Center]
Well, it's a start.
But how 'bout "they're over paid, under worked, can't be fired for ANYTHING, and their retirement and benefits are bankrupting our state"?
Friday, March 05, 2010
Obama looking to give new life to immigration reform - latimes.com
Obama looking to give new life to immigration reform - latimes.com: "The basis of a bill would include a path toward citizenship for the 10.8 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Citizenship would not be granted lightly, the White House said. Undocumented workers would need to register, pay taxes and pay a penalty for violating the law. Failure to comply might result in deportation."
Federal pay ahead of private industry - USATODAY.com
Federal pay ahead of private industry - USATODAY.com: "Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.
These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis."
These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis."
Former speaker handed out staff pay raises - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee
Former speaker handed out staff pay raises - Sacramento Politics - California Politics Sacramento Bee: "Former Assembly Speaker Karen Bass quietly promoted 20 members of her Democratic caucus staff and gave them 10 percent salary increases that took effect her final days as Assembly leader."
Rash of Scandals Tests Democrats at Sensitive Time
Rash of Scandals Tests Democrats at Sensitive Time
"The troubles of Gov. David A. Paterson of New York, followed by those of two of the state’s congressmen, Charles B. Rangel and Eric J. Massa, have added to the ranks of episodes involving prominent Democrats like Eliot Spitzer, Rod R. Blagojevich and John Edwards."
Hmmm.
We're not hearing the MSM's favorite slur, "culture of corruption", anymore.
I wonder why.......yeah...right.
"The troubles of Gov. David A. Paterson of New York, followed by those of two of the state’s congressmen, Charles B. Rangel and Eric J. Massa, have added to the ranks of episodes involving prominent Democrats like Eliot Spitzer, Rod R. Blagojevich and John Edwards."
Hmmm.
We're not hearing the MSM's favorite slur, "culture of corruption", anymore.
I wonder why.......yeah...right.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Green-Jobs Fantasy
Green-Jobs Fantasy - Iain Murray - National Review Online
What could possibly lead anyone to object to them?
The answer is — as ever, for a conservative — real-world experience.
Germany and Spain went down the green-jobs road many years ago, for much the same reasons as the administration.
They saw it as a way to make their countries world leaders in coming technologies, provide good jobs to replace decaying industries, and insulate against energy shocks originating overseas.
It didn’t work out that way.
A recent report from German think tank Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) sets out what happened in Germany. ..... The RWI found that the subsidy per job amounted to $240,000.
What could possibly lead anyone to object to them?
The answer is — as ever, for a conservative — real-world experience.
Germany and Spain went down the green-jobs road many years ago, for much the same reasons as the administration.
They saw it as a way to make their countries world leaders in coming technologies, provide good jobs to replace decaying industries, and insulate against energy shocks originating overseas.
It didn’t work out that way.
A recent report from German think tank Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) sets out what happened in Germany. ..... The RWI found that the subsidy per job amounted to $240,000.
Holder’s Justice Department Full of Terrorist Defenders
Holder’s Justice Department Full of Terrorist Defenders - HUMAN EVENTS
"At the rate the Obama Administration is going, it may rival the Nixon Administration in its cover-ups and dishonesty.
The new revelation that at least nine attorneys in the Justice Department have previously defended accused jihad terrorist follows closely after another incident remarkably similar in broad outline: the Rashad Hussain debacle.
Both feature the Obama Administration apparently turning a blind eye to sympathy for jihad terrorists, followed by clumsy attempts to cover up its indifference once the whole thing came to light."
And BarryO's cabal of comrades has only ruled for 1 year!
"At the rate the Obama Administration is going, it may rival the Nixon Administration in its cover-ups and dishonesty.
The new revelation that at least nine attorneys in the Justice Department have previously defended accused jihad terrorist follows closely after another incident remarkably similar in broad outline: the Rashad Hussain debacle.
Both feature the Obama Administration apparently turning a blind eye to sympathy for jihad terrorists, followed by clumsy attempts to cover up its indifference once the whole thing came to light."
And BarryO's cabal of comrades has only ruled for 1 year!
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