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[Mayonnaise]

Here we go again.

Another shutdown of state looming
Clock's ticking as legislators continue to wrangle over $440M in program cuts before Oct. 31.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071018/METRO/710180402

[MomEm]

Oh Geez!   *

Does anyone else think this is at least partly being done for the drama?  Can't it be a "good negotiation" to come to terms BEFORE the strike?  Michigan's four hour shutdown, GM's 2 day strike, Chrysler's 7 hour strike - - is this a trend or something?  You're not negotiating hard enough unless you take it to strike/shutdown?

MomEm

[numberone]

I still haven't heard anything from our wonderful legislators about taking a pay cut for themselves.  I am just waiting for a new budget with pay INCREASES for them since they work such long hours, don't get any vacation time, etc.  I certainly wish I could work as little as they do, get the big paychecks, expenses accounts, and then after only working six years, get a big fat check every month and medical insuranace for life.  I knew I should have gone into politics instead of trying to make an honest living.

[Farmer.Ted]

I bet if they were penalized with a LOSS OF PAYCHECK for the time they are over the due date, they would work harder and earlier in the year to get this done!

[sue lee]

I still haven't heard anything from our wonderful legislators about taking a pay cut for themselves.  I am just waiting for a new budget with pay INCREASES for them since they work such long hours, don't get any vacation time, etc.  I certainly wish I could work as little as they do, get the big paychecks, expenses accounts, and then after only working six years, get a big fat check every month and medical insurance for life.  I knew I should have gone into politics instead of trying to make an honest living.

A pay cut for them? Heaven Forbid. They want the state employees to give up their 3% raises and pay more of their health care, while they give themselves a 14% raise and no co-pays. They make villains out of  state employees, but they are the actual villains. They don't do much, and are not too good at what they do.

[Chips]

Here we go again.

Another shutdown of state looming
Clock's ticking as legislators continue to wrangle over $440M in program cuts before Oct. 31.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071018/METRO/710180402

The link quotes....

"The largest reduction, some would argue, isn't a cut at all.
A planned 2.5 percent increase in aid to public schools will be rolled back to 1 percent, saving $173 million.The same goes for community colleges and universities, saving another $26 million."

How in the HELL can cutting a proposed increase, which was never a expense,
be considered a cut in spending? 
Sounds like "SMOKE and MIRRORS" to me!

[BigRedDog]

"SMOKE and MIRRORS" to me!

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