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Scranton's Public Workers Now Paid Minimum Wage

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by Naruto, Jul 9, 2012.

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  1. sec

    sec Well-Known Member

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  2. Eighty Deuce

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    Good grief ! First Harrisburg goes all to fiscal crap. Now Scranton. Is PA trying to be like California ?
     
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  3. RichT2705

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    7 bucks an hour to fight a Fire? I'd let your house burn down.
    7 bucks an hour to face an armed criminal? Nah...sorry, not going to take a bullet for 7 bucks an hour. guess you and yours will have to deal with it yourselves.

    By the way, heres some of the cuts PA is NOT making...

    http://www.examiner.com/article/counting-the-cost-of-illegal-immigration


    Quite frankly, the taxpayers and their families safety are taking a back seat so we can care for non citizens and teach them English. Enjoy it. It's right there, 1.4 Billion (low estimate) is going to them, so the Citizen and Taxpayer gets to watch his house burn, or his family get shot.

    Money is not endless. Tax Funded services from XXX people can only support XXX people. Adding in XXX of non contributing, non accounted for people on the "hand out" side isn't ever going to work.

    These finances will not be stabilized until the drain is removed from the economy. Proof of citizenship required for anything...especially the ER. Sorry, sounds cold...but sooner or later is has to happen. You cant let your people suffer to care for someone elses people.
     
    RichT2705, Jul 10, 2012
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    I am always reminded Tampa's old mayor republican Dirty Dick Grecko. He used city funds to build infrastructure in places he owned a bunch of property. He usually was partners with strip club owner Joe Redner. Of course like Bush he left the city strapped in debt. Plus one of his guys was indicted and went to prison for giving city funds to connected contractors.
     
    Silkheat, Jul 10, 2012
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    .....

    certainly:

    http://www.inquisitr.com/261595/nor...ly-strapped-town-declares-state-of-emergency/


    http://www.rgj.com/viewart/20120622...pped-North-Las-Vegas-declares-state-emergency
    .....

    http://www.inquisitr.com/261595/nor...ly-strapped-town-declares-state-of-emergency/
    .......

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/north-las-vegas-state-of-emergency_n_1619344.html
     
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  6. jcarlilesiu

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    Oh, North Las Vegas. You said West Las Vegas.

    Sounds like the city was growing and as a result was increasing its size, and when the city boom stopped, they were stuck with bloated unions.
     
    jcarlilesiu, Jul 10, 2012
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    Crushing refutation. Really.

    Huh! And you see no connection because...why?

    Scranton has been ruined by liberalism. Congratulations: you've finally realized the result of high taxation and stupid leftist policy.
     
    Subdermal, Jul 10, 2012
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    No, if it was California fiscal responsibility would be off the table.
     
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    The firefighters' union, along with the police and public works unions, have taken the city to court. Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse issued an injunction, essentially agreeing with the unions that the city was breaking the law.

    Nice, now they city will be more in debt due to legal fees and union actions.
    Unions/Democrats harm the US economy and this is just more proof.

    Liberal judges are also a problem.
     
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  10. jcarlilesiu

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    jcarlilesiu, Jul 10, 2012
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    That's what Obama and every senator and congressman should be reduced to - minimum wage salary - we would see a quick fix soon enough. It's too bad the people that enabled them to get their jobs cannot force this, isn't it? :shock:
     
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    Then the city declares bankruptcy and the unions lose anyway...The numbers simply do not add up and no amount of appealing to lawyers and bought Judges will change that.
     
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    What we need is a Constitutional amendment that simply says that no incumbent can use any service or advantage accrued as a result of incumbency in any sort of reelection effort and make it possible for citizens to take the politicians to court for violations.
     
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    The unions are trying to squeeze blood from a turnip. And when they can't, they scream foul leaving the citizens with a bankrupt city.

    Unbelievable.

    Why are none of the liberals on this site chiming in here?
     
    jcarlilesiu, Jul 11, 2012
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    It does not appear that services will be cut at all under the mayor's plan.

    He cuts every city workers pay to minimum wage but they all stay on the job.

    So all the services continue.
     
    Mac-7, Jul 11, 2012
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  16. Goodoledays

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    I bet they wanted to borrow Ubama's printing machine for a day.
     
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    Government needs to act more like business. It needs to downsize when expenses exceed revenue. Our state of Indiana went through that. We now have a smaller government and a balanced budget. I haven't noticed any differences personally so it was done fairly deftly, I think. Government at all levels has immense amounts of fat that can be cut away. The federal government is like the Michelin man.
     
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    Oh No! You don't think Ubama will just cut off Penn. like he did with Az. If he does he only has 55 more states to go.
     
    Goodoledays, Jul 11, 2012
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    This is the most uplifting story we have had in a long time.

    Here is the model for every government body in America including the federal government.
     
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