galrads Forum Posts (36,283)

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

Hahaha, every once in a while Glenn Beck has something interesting to sell say, but in this case we are seeing the comedian in him.

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

Yes, John, we should have and could have a better infrastructure than the EU has. If only we didn't have our military expenses we could have it and prosper more. Eisenhower tried and warned us about the evolving U.S. military industrial complex monster. He understood the military better than anyone and he was afraid of what was developing.

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

I don't know about that JA. They'd probably just try and hire more part-time employees then to keep the fat cats on wall street and the bankers fatter. Sad stuff in my book.

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

Man…. civil service employees are not "servants"! They have a job to do and they pay taxes too. This may sound politically incorrect to you, but all of the U.S.A.s budgetary problems would be solved almost overnight if we drastically reduced our armed forces, including most of the Navy. We're not respected anymore in most of the world so let the other nations protect themselves.

Why do we need to be mercenaries and world patrol-people for other nations who don't care? Yep, keep the carriers and subs and scrub the rest of the navy and 1/2 the marines, 2/3rds of the army but promote the reserves, state national guard, the TSA and our border guards.

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

I think, for the most part, you are talking apples and oranges here and you are unfairly picking on teachers. If schools don't perform it's probably because they can't.
The family or lack of family interest and discipline are tough obstacles for teachers to overcome. I attended parochial schools and received frequent discipline including the paddle and I deserved it! Geeesch!

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

While in H.S. I worked home construction jobs and knew friends working in the manufacturing world of various stuff. Similar union jobs then, similar to what you describe, paid by the amount of work or by the amount of product produced. i.e., I installed new hardwood floors back then and I was paid by the number of square feet I would lay. So it didn't matter who worked harder, it was a matter of producing what one could or wanted too…. providing the quality was there, of course.

I am greatly concerned about governors and other politicians facilitating their own possible clandestine agenda at the expense of the public or at the expense of the little guy providing the service. Collective bargaining rules need tweaked maybe, not eradicated.

Look to the big government salaries that are not under civil service protection and eliminate them if you want to see a difference in government expenses. For instance look at the salaries, benefits and perks of the fat cats in administrative school jobs, school presidents and sport coaches. take a look at the OSU presidents office and the football coaches alone.

Those folks each have multi-million dollar contracts! These type employees receive big annual bonuses on top of that too. The current governor of Ohio pays his cabinet members more than any previous Ohio governor's cabinets in Ohio and at the same time he wants to mess with the little guy. Oh man, yes, all hail wall street, bankers, governors, football coaches and college presidents and fire all the little people!

RE: Trouble in Wisconsin Unions yea or nay

Hey, JH, are you guys serious?

The biggest expenses in state government(s) include education, medicaid, prisons, transportation, unemployment compensation; not salaries/benefits. Sure, fat exists elsewhere but it's not with the majority of government employees, who are also tax payers. We bail out wall street and then target public employees for their efforts to provide police and fire services and teachers and prison guards etc.

I say let all the prisoners in America free, forget snow and ice removal, forget clean water and waste disposal and sewer maintenance. Our kids can get home schooling, forget the disabled and abandoned, let the environment go back to the dirty and unhealthy 60's style and fire all the traffic controllers again at the same time. We don't need any of them. Instead, all we need to do is pay for grander parties for the bankers! Down with the little guy!

RE: 2011

OK, thanks! I may have to make a stop in Sicily this year instead of spending most of my time in my favorite stops around Naples. (watch it be an off-year again)

RE: 2011

Thanks Ali! I shall look into obtaining pistachios from your country.

RE: 2011

Really.... Hm, I've never tasted any Pistachios better than those from Iran. My paternal grandmother is from Isnello, Sicily and I don't recall her ever mentioning Bronte pistachios. It's been 30+ years since tasting a good pistachio.

RE: 2011

Could be better if only we could have good pistachios in the U.S.A again from Iran.

RE: 2011

Could be better if only we could have good pistachios in the U.S.A again from Iran.

RE: Obama is going ot win the presidency in 2012!

I will vote for Obama in 2012 if he grows, at least, a 12 inch Fro and then cuts down the sides only, to sport a Mohawk during his campaign!

RE: 50 FACTS ABOUT MEN (part 1)

OK, it's all clear to me now, especially after reading # 4.
Thanks for sharing!

RE: which one is Most beautiful city in the world ?

Steubenville, Ohio....... definitely the armpit of the world!

RE: the best acting family.....

Stooges: Moe, Larry and Curly !

RE: Obama wants american economy to recover, and Republicans are working activly against this!

THE TRUTH:
---- IMAGE REMOVED because photobucket.com no longer allows embedded images ----

SUCCESS:
---- IMAGE REMOVED because photobucket.com no longer allows embedded images ----

U.S.A. POLITICIANS AT THEIR BEST:
---- IMAGE REMOVED because photobucket.com no longer allows embedded images ----

HOPELESS:
---- IMAGE REMOVED because photobucket.com no longer allows embedded images ----

RE: question to the women

Dude, maybe their is an offensive issue going on here? hint hint.... maybe you need to practice better physical hygiene ..... bathing, deodorant etc.

RE: Marrying a cousin

welcome.... I thought maybe the situation was something like:

A tough looking group of bikers were riding when they saw a girl about to jump off a bridge so they stop.

The leader, a big burly man, gets off his bike and says, "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to commit a suicide," she says.

While he did not want to appear insensitive, he didn't want to miss an opportunity he asked "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a Kiss?"

So, she does and it was a long, deep lingering kiss.

After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best Kiss I have ever had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be famous

Why are you committing suicide?"

"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl......"

RE: Marrying a cousin

nieces

RE: Marrying a cousin

"female nephews"

RE: Jesus christ is the ultimate example of what is Truely means to be spiritual : )

you're possibly correct.....

RE: Why is it so hard to find a good man???

What is your definition of a "good" man?

RE: Ok...so I guess I'm new....

Hi!

RE: the great deceiver

Who?

RE: the great deceiver

I believe in naked hot tub sessions.....

RE: hello

Welcome !

RE: Why take the bait?

RE: Possessiveness in a Relationship?

You sir, are possessed with the artistic dominance and extremely pleasurable thoughts which never should be censored or boulderized on CS!

RE: 5 Lessons How We Should Treat People In Life