tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post5706927648254311576..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: How Scott Walker Tried To Bamboozle The New York Times On Act 10Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-61670914142642487372014-03-28T05:52:01.916-05:002014-03-28T05:52:01.916-05:00These cuts translate into real loss of purchasing ...These cuts translate into real loss of purchasing power in the local economy, loss of revenue in taxes to the state, loss of housing stability and housing prices can go down if more vacant homes pop up in nice neighborhoods. Walker's Act 10, as he testified on Capitol Hill, wasn't about the budget. It was about destroying a revenue stream for Democratic candidates - and we were <a href='http://ruffcuts96.com/">collateral damage</a>. We took the hit even though Walker, also a public servant - gave himself a nice raise and tried to hide it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371811703441956185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-86049701428825755952014-02-28T17:06:37.185-06:002014-02-28T17:06:37.185-06:00Scott Walker is a thug who cares nothing for his c...Scott Walker is a thug who cares nothing for his constituents, even his tea party tried and true. He will throw anyone who gets in his way under the bus. In Walkers mind he is equal to God, has a calling and is the only one besides the Gipper who can pull America back up into the most powerful Christian nation in the world. Given how Walker has exploited all the entitlements he has been given while sucking the Government teat since 2003 - c I understand you imagine what that psycho would do with real power in the White House? OMG it would be disaster. You think the middle east hates us now...just wait until Walker starts his power trip. How many more Americans will die at the hand of Walker?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-54504881107335914392014-02-26T15:10:17.001-06:002014-02-26T15:10:17.001-06:00Gov. Walker is not an honest man. Time will revea...Gov. Walker is not an honest man. Time will reveal who he really is. He went after women (teachers mostly) and children. He does not have integrity. I've found that America does not value education. That's the bottom lin. When I first started teaching, I earned the same as a first year sanitation worker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-76896384332410493222014-02-26T13:10:39.325-06:002014-02-26T13:10:39.325-06:00Sure blame the public worker we can handle it. But...Sure blame the public worker we can handle it. But ask yourself have you went out to eat lately, and if the answer is no then you had a hand in the place closing down. If the shoe fits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-21507573101272182452014-02-25T20:01:58.016-06:002014-02-25T20:01:58.016-06:00Hmm, Mikes Smokehouse Restaurant in Eau Claire jus...Hmm, Mikes Smokehouse Restaurant in Eau Claire just closed it's doors after 35 years of business. Owner was quoted that in the last 2 years he had half the customers and couldn't afford to stay open putting 35 employees out of work. Who should we blame? Public workers staying home would be the likely culprit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-73327331597204644602014-02-25T18:57:44.767-06:002014-02-25T18:57:44.767-06:00And your job is...? When you talk like that, be a ...And your job is...? When you talk like that, be a man and put your name on it so we can see just how glassy your house is.<br /><br /> Or are you Brian Pierick's replacement at Friends of Scott Walker?<br /> Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-63574371495423667472014-02-25T17:24:39.892-06:002014-02-25T17:24:39.892-06:00Listen you moron,
Walker is no good,
He lies to ...Listen you moron,<br /><br />Walker is no good,<br /><br />He lies to make himself look good.<br /><br />And throws any body under a bus if he starts looking bad.<br /><br />He has no integrity and neither do you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-11021293588338903282014-02-25T15:10:13.174-06:002014-02-25T15:10:13.174-06:00I am livid about the whiny ass comment. HOW DARE ...I am livid about the whiny ass comment. HOW DARE YOU??? Who the heck are YOU to judge? Someone has to teach you/your kids, take care of you when you are sick, clean and plow your streets, keep track of your tax money...and YOU think that those people are whiny asses??? Next time you get sick - heal yourself. Next time you need an education - educate yourself. Next time you can't get to work because the roads aren't plowed - plow the yourself. YOU ARE AN ENTITLED LITTLE BRAT AND WE ARE TIRED OF LOOKING AFTER YOU. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-74811261210045771832014-02-25T15:01:11.217-06:002014-02-25T15:01:11.217-06:00You call it whiny ass all you like - we call it fa...You call it whiny ass all you like - we call it fact. It is fact that Act 10 hurt our families, our communities and the local economy. By lavish benefits you must be referring to Walker, with 2 or 3 pensions now and cheaper health care than you or I get, barely working because he is too busy flying all over the country with his greedy hand out. I know our benefits are not lavish and you could have elected to become a public servant so you could have a pension as PART OF YOUR PAY in EXCHANGE FOR A LOWER SALARY. Riding the bull waves in the market probably made you more in your 40 with your 10 - 15% higher salary. So do not threaten me with any of your vile behavior - get your facts straight or SHUT UP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-85808944030947430172014-02-25T14:52:49.413-06:002014-02-25T14:52:49.413-06:00No, Walker raised his pay and paid many staffers m...No, Walker raised his pay and paid many staffers more while the people not in his inner circle got pay cuts and no money for raises. He did contribute to his pension like everyone else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-87084224781621158102014-02-25T13:44:49.599-06:002014-02-25T13:44:49.599-06:00The people out here talking about our elaborate pe...The people out here talking about our elaborate pensions you don't live in my shoes and I sure wish you had a clue 20 years of service sure doesn't give you enough to live on. Anyway you had a choice where you choose to work and for whom.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-29906115694150275182014-02-25T13:37:54.126-06:002014-02-25T13:37:54.126-06:00Governor Walker is a public employee is his pay be...Governor Walker is a public employee is his pay being cut?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-64011152382473032602014-02-25T12:50:33.319-06:002014-02-25T12:50:33.319-06:00Hatred is all that Republicans have. Consider thos...Hatred is all that Republicans have. Consider those racist jokes that Walker's top aides were forwarding and finding hilarious. Think of the contempt Walker's people had towards those needing mental health care. I have heard my Republican acquaintances tell many a racist joke. Charlie Sykes and Mark Belling make their living off hatred. When hatred is all you have, you can attract votes from small-minded haters, but you will alienate everyone else. <br /><br />Let's hope enough voters that Republicans alienated show up in November to vote the corrupt haters out of power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-74601312728176303512014-02-25T11:55:44.898-06:002014-02-25T11:55:44.898-06:00You want to step out from your "anonymous&quo...You want to step out from your "anonymous" screen and say that? Call me and the other people here "whiny ass." You're hearing real stories of hardship. Go ahead and ignore them, but you ain't no big man/woman for calling names. In fact, I can think of a few names for people like you, and once hard-working, educated people leave this state to find better economic opportunities for themselves and their kids, that name will simply be: Wisconsinite. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-72982183815956332822014-02-25T11:02:06.688-06:002014-02-25T11:02:06.688-06:00The case of elimination of bargaining rights ALTOG...The case of elimination of bargaining rights ALTOGETHER ACROSS THE BOARD with no option for recert, not even limited bargaining on pay, etc at the UW HOSPITAL and CLINICS calls the lie out. There was no budget impact. Nurses and technicians vote for Democrats so he had to take them down. This was strictly a political move. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-40601013726844967032014-02-25T10:58:28.593-06:002014-02-25T10:58:28.593-06:00Typical whiny ass public workers commenting here. ...Typical whiny ass public workers commenting here. Crying because you have to contribute a little bit to your lavish benefits and pensions. Pensions you can collect at age 55. This is why you get no sympathy from the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-9172979958375201772014-02-25T10:33:42.701-06:002014-02-25T10:33:42.701-06:00There are more of us than we know about who have h...There are more of us than we know about who have had significant wages cut as a result of Walker. These cuts translate into real loss of purchasing power in the local economy, loss of revenue in taxes to the state, loss of housing stability and housing prices can go down if more vacant homes pop up in nice neighborhoods. Walker's Act 10, as he testified on Capitol Hill, wasn't about the budget. It was about destroying a revenue stream for Democratic candidates - and we were collateral damage. We took the hit even though Walker, also a public servant - gave himself a nice raise and tried to hide it. This is why comments by Friends of Walker are so nasty. We did nothing wrong, have been characterized as lazy and unworthy of being treated like professionals. We are your neighbors, family members and friends and we are tired of hearing all the snide remarks about teachers, county workers, nurses. We are tired of being marginalized. We are tired of having our financial security destroyed because we were pawns in an unethical <br />political game. What happened with Act 10 didn't just destroy folks who used to be in unions (now they can't afford to belong) - it destroyed the moral fabric of WI and left a stain in our communities that will never be forgotten. Eye for an eye - Walker's way. Be careful all you non - union workers...your day will come, you will be the next target as Walker amasses more power and all we will do is say "how's that working for you?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-90207077931688860912014-02-25T06:58:15.228-06:002014-02-25T06:58:15.228-06:00Wow, reading all these comments makes me realize o...Wow, reading all these comments makes me realize our family is in the same sinking boat as many others as we are also likely to lose our house and our kids are very worried as well. Pretty sickening, pathetic people who think they were getting nothing of value out of the public workers. <br /><br />There is no way you can flush your community like this and not all end up suffering throughout the state. Wi will soon be the West Virginia/Mississippi punchline we used in jokes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-54043761760056775422014-02-25T06:49:40.354-06:002014-02-25T06:49:40.354-06:00@11:10
Same here, except double for both spouses. ...@11:10<br />Same here, except double for both spouses. 18k is what ours came to. Nearly every penny of that would have been spent in our community. Guess where the money went? To deep pocket interests now collecting interest on it and laughing at the stupid sheep who voted for him being slaughtered and fighting over the scraps among themselves. Making your neighbor poor won't make you rich. FoolsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-76726899832169581222014-02-24T23:35:22.687-06:002014-02-24T23:35:22.687-06:00This is what Walker has done - pit neighbor agains...This is what Walker has done - pit neighbor against neighbor. To the point where people think it is funny to knock down families who have lost income through no fault of their own. It is disgusting, disturbing and speaks volumes about the values of Friends of Scott Walker. I am sickened by them mocking my spouse's profession...but to mock my kids who now have seen the effects of Act 10 in our household - now I am fuming mad. What kind of person thinks it is cute to make fun of a kid whose parents lost significant income? I'd love to know. My kids worry if we will have to sell our home to make it due to income cuts...they worry about not being able to attend the same school...about not growing up with lifelong friends. And somehow to a Friend of Scott Walker this is funny. There isn't a place in hell hot enough for someone like you @ 9:07. Jesus didn't revel in the suffering of others like you and SKW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-16118342193128772532014-02-24T23:21:20.633-06:002014-02-24T23:21:20.633-06:00I pity you for mocking the families who lost signi...I pity you for mocking the families who lost significant income due to Act 10. My family has felt this and it has made me think of leaving WI. No one wants to get to the height of their career to be called names like thug, get pay slashed by 10%, get ripped on by our ethically challenged governor and have talk radio turn the teaching profession into a step above babysitting. Cutting pay hurts the local economy. Hurts local businesses. Reduces tax revenues as people move or leave the state. If you think that watching your career become marginalized, your worth diminished and your pay decreased...that isn't something I wish on anyone. It is heartbreaking for our family and and thousands of others throughout WI - you have NO right to judge our worth. Only God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-79477380899425920392014-02-24T23:10:52.466-06:002014-02-24T23:10:52.466-06:00Thanks to Walker, my husband's income decrease...Thanks to Walker, my husband's income decreased $6,000 + his deductible increased $2,000 and our house had a $43,000 increase in assessed value resulting in just over $2,000 more in property taxes this year. My husband now works 3 jobs and is never home. I can tell you we don't buy nearly what we used to and local business isn't getting money Walker took from our pay. $10,000 is real money folks. It isn't working in WI. Walker thinks making people battle each other over unions is funny. Well I can tell you this - we didn't see anything like this happening and it did. The rest of you - your turn is coming if Walker is elected to 4 for years. Poverty has increased over 4% under Walker's reign, companies are closing or leaving because if people don't have money to spend all the cheap labor in the world means nothing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-35609874150454068732014-02-24T20:05:10.708-06:002014-02-24T20:05:10.708-06:00No more cable tv, shopping at Aldi for food, St. V...No more cable tv, shopping at Aldi for food, St. Vinnie's for kids clothing, are just a few of the things our family has endured to make ends meet since Act 10 was passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-21383413041296426772014-02-24T16:46:33.257-06:002014-02-24T16:46:33.257-06:00@ 9:07 My children have never been too proud of h...@ 9:07 My children have never been too proud of hand-me-downs, as they utilized them pre Act10. Only difference now is they are looking a bit tattered, but hey, that's the fashion now anyway, lol.<br />From food, to clothes, to consumer goods Act 10 has hurt the small communities hard. Another example is the family friend hairstylist, likely Walker supporter who cut the whole families hair. They saved a whopping $68 on property taxes. From my family alone she lost $700 per year. Yup, not only are the clothes tattered, my wife learned how to cut the families hair. A little ruff at first but we look pretty good now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-73711899331192036972014-02-24T15:12:44.470-06:002014-02-24T15:12:44.470-06:00Anonymous 9:07, nice to mock public employees who ...Anonymous 9:07, nice to mock public employees who work hard for you, for less compensation than they got years ago. Look at the larger picture, then: The number-one employer in this state IS the state, and when the leading employer in any state cuts compensation -- and employees -- the local businesses feel it. In this case, state employees are all across the state, so lots of businesses feel it. Add in other public employees at the local level -- schools, munis -- and it adds up to 15 percent of all workers in the state with less take-home pay. The results is businesses going "barefoot" -- broke -- and it's not a joke. It's the explanation for Walker's economic mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com