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#376
re: Faith Goldy
Dont think that was me, midnight, I know of her but know nothing about her. No idea where she stands on any issue.
Part Deux of You Can't Make This Stuff Up
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#378
U,S businesses paid 4.4 billion in tariffs during the month of September. This is an increase of 50% from a year ago. Eventually you know who will suffer from these tariffs.
Financial penalties against banks & big companies have declined sharply during the first 20 months of Piggy's presidency. There has been a 62% drop in penalties levied by the SEC & a 72% decline in corporate penalties issued by the Justice Department's criminal prosecutions compared to President O's administration. Do you believe these corporations have cleaned up their acts enough to see this kind of decline? NO FREAKING WAY!
And you piglets think Piggy is looking out for the little guy???
You Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Posted:
#379
"A day in the life of Joe "THE TRUMP VOTER" republican--by john gray: Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of coffee, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to insure their safety and that they work as advertised. All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry. In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor. Joe begins his work day.
Posted:
#380
He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe’s employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune. Its noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression. Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime. Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
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#381
He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to. Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that the beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees: "We don't need those big-government liberals ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have.
. . . And Joe THE TRUMP VOTER republican, having rid America of those cursed and vile big-government liberals, can now sit back, look up to heaven, and wait for the promised Republican benefits to rain down upon him - and wait, and wait . . . . and wait . . . and wait . . . and . . . .
Posted:
#385
I don’t know if you have ever been in a union or not midnight but mine was garbage. Grocers union to be exact. In all the places I worked I never lost as much as I did with that union.
Hours cut from 40 to 36
Put on night shift and told we would make time and a half. Instead they negotiated us a 35 cent an hour raise.
Loss or reduction regarding certain benefits. Ie...insurance
Never saw a reduction in union dues but were required to belong or be fired. Some unions are good but definitely not all of them. I never worked for a place where I had to join a union again and had no desire to either.
Posted:
#386
Quote Originally Posted by bettingforfun:
I don’t know if you have ever been in a union or not midnight but mine was garbage. Grocers union to be exact. In all the places I worked I never lost as much as I did with that union.Hours cut from 40 to 36Put on night shift and told we would make time and a half. Instead they negotiated us a 35 cent an hour raise.Loss or reduction regarding certain benefits. Ie...insuranceNever saw a reduction in union dues but were required to belong or be fired. Some unions are good but definitely not all of them. I never worked for a place where I had to join a union again and had no desire to either.
I don’t know if you have ever been in a union or not midnight but mine was garbage. Grocers union to be exact. In all the places I worked I never lost as much as I did with that union.Hours cut from 40 to 36Put on night shift and told we would make time and a half. Instead they negotiated us a 35 cent an hour raise.Loss or reduction regarding certain benefits. Ie...insuranceNever saw a reduction in union dues but were required to belong or be fired. Some unions are good but definitely not all of them. I never worked for a place where I had to join a union again and had no desire to either.
Sucks to be you. My Union is awesome! All kinds of overtime, and double-time, and meal penalties. A lot of it has to do with the city & state you are in. It's politics. San Francisco is union strong city.
R.I.P. #94 MARSHAWN KNEELAND - DC4L
Posted:
#388
Quote Originally Posted by StumpTownStu:
I question if you are telling the truth though. It is illegal for a place to require you to join a union.
Not so my friend. It was a requirement to belong to the union or be fired. You must be thinking of right to work states. Montana was not one at the time. Complete waste of money to belong.
Here’s another classic from that union. We were told another grocers union in Alaska was going on strike and we were “required” to send in an extra $25. This was 1982. No strike ever happened and never got our money back.
Got a buddy that works for a great union in Vegas. He works at Harrahs. He says he’s never worked with a lazier bunch of people but the $$$ and benefits are worth the BS. The UPS workers have a good union as well. Like I said though, not are all created equal. After that I worked on commission and then was self employed. Wouldn’t have done it any other way.
Posted:
#389
Overall, democrats gained more seats than republicans in midterm election. After losing house, implementing bills would be harder for Trump. Compromises to satisfy democrats are necessary. Even passing bills in senate would be difficult as GOP fell short of 60 votes needed to overcome filibusters. Expect expanded investigations into allegations of corruption or misconduct of Trump administration.
Posted:
#391
Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:
Overall, democrats gained more seats than republicans in midterm election. After losing house, implementing bills would be harder for Trump. Compromises to satisfy democrats are necessary. Even passing bills in senate would be difficult as GOP fell short of 60 votes needed to overcome filibusters. Expect expanded investigations into allegations of corruption or misconduct of Trump administration.
Overall, democrats gained more seats than republicans in midterm election. After losing house, implementing bills would be harder for Trump. Compromises to satisfy democrats are necessary. Even passing bills in senate would be difficult as GOP fell short of 60 votes needed to overcome filibusters. Expect expanded investigations into allegations of corruption or misconduct of Trump administration.
He still has a pen and a twitter........
Posted:
#397
Today Piggy said he's (not we) are in a better position with Democrats taking the house because now there will be "lots of deals.
WTF??????
What happened in the 2 years he had control of both the House AND? Senate? How can you believe anything that he oinks?
One would have to be as dumb as a piglet!
Posted:
#400
Quote Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim:
Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1:
You're too much. Where were you when the market tumbled & almost all gains gone from 401k's of so many? Freaking hypocrite
Keep it civil Midnight1...unless you want to lose you credentials too..You're too much. Where were you when the market tumbled & almost all gains gone from 401k's of so many? Freaking hypocrite
My credentials are under review. Let's just leave it at that.
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