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Harry Hope

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Mar 1, 2011, 9:22:36 AM3/1/11
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From The New York Times, 3/1/11:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01poll.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions

By MICHAEL COOPER and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN


As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority
of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective
bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against
cutting the pay or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget
deficits, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

..................................................................................

Americans oppose weakening the bargaining rights of public employee
unions by a margin of nearly two to one: 60 percent to 33 percent.

While a slim majority of Republicans favored taking away some
bargaining rights, they were outnumbered by large majorities of
Democrats and independents who said they opposed weakening them.

_________________________________________________

Absolutely lovely

Harry

Jerry Okamura

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Mar 13, 2011, 3:00:45 PM3/13/11
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Yep. They are saying they don't mind paying more for government....but I
wonder if you asked them do they want to pay more for government or less for
government, what their answer would be?

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Harry Hope

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Mar 13, 2011, 7:00:07 PM3/13/11
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:00:45 -1000, "Jerry Okamura"
<okamu...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:

>Yep. They are saying they don't mind paying more for government....but I
>wonder if you asked them do they want to pay more for government or less for
>government, what their answer would be?

What do YOU think their answer would be?

Phlip

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Mar 13, 2011, 7:33:01 PM3/13/11
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On Mar 13, 12:00 pm, "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj...@hawaii.rr.com>
wrote:

> Yep.  They are saying they don't mind paying more for government....but I
> wonder if you asked them do they want to pay more for government or less for
> government, what their answer would be?

How about we all vote for...

- forcing the qualified teachers into more lucrative private-sector
jobs
- defunding the tsunami warning system.

Ray Fischer

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Mar 13, 2011, 9:32:45 PM3/13/11
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Jerry Okamura <okamu...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
>Yep. They are saying they don't mind paying more for government....but I
>wonder if you asked them do they want to pay more for government or less for
>government, what their answer would be?

Pay more for government or pay a lot more for private corporations.

--
Ray Fischer | Mendacracy (n.) government by lying
rfis...@sonic.net | The new GOP ideal

Buster Norris

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Mar 13, 2011, 9:51:42 PM3/13/11
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:33:01 -0700 (PDT), Phlip <phli...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>How about we all vote for...
>

> - defunding the tsunami warning system.

LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

defund Verb

1. To cancel funding for.

"...the GOP wants to cut from spending this year includes a 28 percent
decrease in funding for the National Weather Service, which includes
the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center..."
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2011/03/11/gop-would-cut-tsunami-warning-funding

And here's a bonus- The proposed budget DOES NOT cut tsunami warning,
NOAA decided to cut tsunami warning.............
http://republicans.appropriations.house.gov/_files/ProgramCutsFY2011ContinuingResolution.pdf


5922 Dead, 1065 since 1/20/09

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Mar 13, 2011, 10:01:32 PM3/13/11
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de·fund
   /diˈfʌnd/ Show Spelled[dee-fuhnd] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1.
to deplete the financial resources of: The cost of the lawsuit defunded
the company's operating budget.
2.
to withdraw financial support from: Many university programs were
defunded by the recent government cutbacks.


Oh, and your link is to the GOP budget proposal. I realize you're one of
the few right wingers smart enough to be embarrassed by that, but own it,
bubbles; don't try to lie your way out of it.

--
Information has never been so free. Even in authoritarian countries
information networks are helping people discover new facts and making
governments more accountable.- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
January 21, 2010

Buster Norris

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Mar 13, 2011, 10:53:49 PM3/13/11
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:01:32 +0000 (UTC), "5922 Dead, 1065 since
1/20/09" <de...@gone.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:51:42 -0400, Buster Norris wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:33:01 -0700 (PDT), Phlip <phli...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>How about we all vote for...
>>>
>>> - defunding the tsunami warning system.
>>
>> LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> defund Verb
>>
>> 1. To cancel funding for.
>>
>> "...the GOP wants to cut from spending this year includes a 28 percent
>> decrease in funding for the National Weather Service, which includes the
>> Pacific Tsunami Warning Center..."
>> http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2011/03/11/gop-
>would-cut-tsunami-warning-funding
>>
>> And here's a bonus- The proposed budget DOES NOT cut tsunami warning,
>> NOAA decided to cut tsunami warning.............
>> http://republicans.appropriations.house.gov/_files/
>ProgramCutsFY2011ContinuingResolution.pdf
>
>de·fund

>? ?/di?f?nd/ Show Spelled[dee-fuhnd] Show IPA


>–verb (used with object)
>1.
>to deplete the financial resources of: The cost of the lawsuit defunded
>the company's operating budget.
>2.
>to withdraw financial support from: Many university programs were
>defunded by the recent government cutbacks.

NO cite, REJECTED..............

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


>Oh, and your link is to the GOP budget proposal.

Duuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh.................

Why are you so fucking stupid??????????

The GOP proposal DOES NOT reduce funding for the tsunami warning
system. What to cut, where, and how much was decided by NOAA.......

Bret Cahill

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Mar 13, 2011, 10:55:44 PM3/13/11
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> From The New York Times, 3/1/11:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01poll.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc...

>
> Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions
>
> By MICHAEL COOPER and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
>
> As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority
> of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective
> bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against
> cutting the pay or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget
> deficits, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
>
> ...........................................................................­.......

5922 Dead, 1065 since 1/20/09

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Mar 13, 2011, 11:07:41 PM3/13/11
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Why does it utterly fail to surprise that you've never heard of
dictionary.com?


>
>
>>Oh, and your link is to the GOP budget proposal.
>
> Duuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh.................
>
> Why are you so fucking stupid??????????
>
> The GOP proposal DOES NOT reduce funding for the tsunami warning system.
> What to cut, where, and how much was decided by NOAA.......


So you admit the GOP doesn't have the faintest clue what damage their
budget cuts are doing.

Thank you, bubbles. You may sit down now.

Bret Cahill

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Mar 13, 2011, 11:43:11 PM3/13/11
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> > > From The New York Times, 3/1/11:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01poll.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc...
>
> > > Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions
>
> > > By MICHAEL COOPER and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
>
> > > As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority
> > > of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective
> > > bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against
> > > cutting the pay or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget
> > > deficits, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
>
> Um.

What part of "Libertaria ain't breaking out" do you NOT unnerstand?


Bret Cahill


Bella Abzug

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Mar 14, 2011, 12:33:12 AM3/14/11
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On 13 Mar 2011, rfis...@sonic.net (Ray Fischer) posted some
news:4d7d703d$0$10521$742e...@news.sonic.net:

> Jerry Okamura <okamu...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
>>Yep. They are saying they don't mind paying more for
>>government....but I wonder if you asked them do they want to pay more
>>for government or less for government, what their answer would be?
>
> Pay more for government or pay a lot more for private corporations.

I fixed the subject for you.

No thanks needed.

Phlip

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Mar 14, 2011, 5:54:37 AM3/14/11
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On Mar 13, 9:33 pm, Bella Abzug <liber...@Use-Author-Supplied-
Address.invalid> wrote:
> On 13 Mar 2011, rfisc...@sonic.net (Ray Fischer) posted somenews:4d7d703d$0$10521$742e...@news.sonic.net:

>
> > Jerry Okamura <okamuraj...@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> >>Yep.  They are saying they don't mind paying more for
> >>government....but I wonder if you asked them do they want to pay more
> >>for government or less for government, what their answer would be?
>
> > Pay more for government or pay a lot more for private corporations.
>
> I fixed the subject for you.  
>
> No thanks needed.

Ah, another racist joins the group(s)!

Beam Me Up Scotty

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Mar 14, 2011, 11:02:54 AM3/14/11
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I've never seen spontaneous freedom like you describe... it took our
freedom many years to develop only after the years and years of
revolution and it took a lot deaths to win it.


What planet do you live on?


Why you are so eager to give away "freedom" that took so much to win.

Bret Cahill

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Mar 14, 2011, 2:11:49 PM3/14/11
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> >>>> From The New York Times, 3/1/11:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01poll.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc...
>
> >>>> Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions
>
> >>>> By MICHAEL COOPER and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
>
> >>>> As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority
> >>>> of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective
> >>>> bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against
> >>>> cutting the pay or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget
> >>>> deficits, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
>
> >> Um.
>
> > What part of "Libertaria ain't breaking out" do you NOT unnerstand?
>
> > Bret Cahill
>
> I've never seen spontaneous freedom like you describe...

Anti-gummint fantasytarians are always daydreaming about it.

Tim McVeigh thought he could trigger an outbreak of Libertaria by
blowing up a federal building.

The corp. sponsored mainstream media encourage this fantasy by
claiming the "the revolution was televised" in Egypt.

Revolutions are _never_ televised because they are purely
intellectual.

> it took our
> freedom many years to develop only after the years and years of
> revolution and it took a lot deaths to win it.

With the great exception of slavery, that is most definitely worng.
As Tocqueville pointed out, the great difference between the French
Revolutionaries and the Revolutionary Americans is that the Americans
were "born free."

Today's looneytarians are born in such a servitude, however, they call
despotism "freedom" and taxation with representation "slavery."


Bret Cahill

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