Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Here is a link to the article in the NY Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/28oregon.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01...gon.html</a> Here's an interesting snippet: "Supporters, led by teachers’ and public employees’ unions, spent about $7 million on the campaign, including television commercials and mailers that portrayed middle-class residents struggling far more than the wealthy and big business, from Wall Street executives to credit card companies." I think we know the real reason why the public employees' unions fought for this. They saw potential cuts in their rich benefits so they spent tax payers' money to make sure there was more tax payers' money for them to feed off of. Hold on to your hats fellow Californians...we're next. You wanna fix budget deficits? Start by cutting state employees' benefits down to where private benefits packages are.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I think we know the real reason why the public employees' unions fought for this. They saw potential cuts in their rich benefits so they spent tax payers' money to make sure there was more tax payers' money for them to feed off of.<< But of course. It just wouldn't be football if it were any other reason. Go Edefants! Smoosh the Donkeys!
Originally Posted By oredisneyfan Interesting......Passed decisively, maybe by the numbers but I believe most of the state Geographically voted it down, just that Multinomah county overrides the rest of us population wise. It failed down here in Southern Oregon, maybe because Salem doesnt see fit to pass much of that Revenue down here anyway. I did not vote for this and my Dh is in public safety......many teachers I know did not support this either. Haveing a child in Elementary school, Middle School and High School I am very concerned about the future of Education. our state govt has got to use the money they have better but as long as we keep voting in tax increases to make up the short fall it will never happen. I dont like the way "they" always throw public safety and education under the bus......they will still make cuts here if they have to and you can be sure no new tax money will go to education or public safety. many of the rural schools are operating on 4 day school weeks it would be interesting to know if they plan to fix this anytime soon? This will mean many more jobs lost in Oregon Oregon likes to be "Progressive" no matter the cost.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>our state govt has got to use the money they have better but as long as we keep voting in tax increases to make up the short fall it will never happen.<< Memo from California - Even if you stop voting in tax increases it'll never happen. Starving the beast is another one of those Conservative fairy tales. It just don't work like that.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Start by cutting state employees' benefits down to where private benefits packages are. >> Yup. And how about we outsource most of our government services to India and China where we can get prison labor for 50 cents an hour? The private sector is really setting the example for how we can improve the standard of living for American employees these days! Let's do everything like the private sector!
