Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBloomberg on the Public Sector : Cut entitlements, pensions, and job security protections.
Across the country, taxpayers are provinsions, benefits and job security protections for public workers that almost no one in the private sector enjoys. Taxpayers simply cannot afford to continue paying these costs, which are growing at rates far outpacing inflation.Benefits agreed to 35 years ago that now are unaffordable should be reduced. Similarly, work rules that made sense 70 years ago but are now antiquated should be changed.
Limit Pay, Not Unions
Michael R. Bloomberg, Feb. 27, 2011
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/opinion/28mayor.html
"To reduce the deficit we must cut entitlements"
... keep in mind, no program to reduce the deficit makes any sense whatsoever unless you address the issue of entitlements, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, interest payment on the debt, which you can't touch, and defense spending. Everything else is tiny compared to that.
https://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Mike_Bloomberg_Social_Security.htm
Limit Pay, Not Unions includes a 'defense' of unions right to collective bargaining. What the Mayor was interested in was a 'right' to bargain away benefits and protections legislated by the NY State government.
But in some cases, we believe expanding collective bargaining would be more beneficial than trying to eliminate it.
For example, in New York, state government not the city has the authority to set pension benefits for city workers, but city taxpayers get stuck with the bill. The mayor cannot directly discuss pension benefits as part of contract negotiations with unions, even though pension benefits could be as much as 80 percent of an employees overall compensation. In addition, members of the State Legislature pass pension sweeteners for municipal unions that help attract support for their re-election campaigns.
Bloomberg was also seeking a 'collective bargain' which would enable him to 'eliminate teachers who have been rated unsatisfactory'.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)But I'm sure he worked hard for every cent of his $55b dollars..
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Freddie
(9,273 posts)Sen. Pat Toomey and my loathsome Congressperson, Brian Fitzpatrick, because of their moderate stand on gun control. Never mind how else they vote, right?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,990 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ritapria
(1,812 posts)Don't pay attention to the ' new and improved ' Mike Look at his record as Mayor ...That is what you are going to get . He has never gotten proper press scrutiny ..
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
we can do it
(12,190 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
we can do it
(12,190 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hatrack
(59,592 posts)Mike, shut up, drop out and start writing checks.
It's the least you can do.
In fact, it's the only useful sequence of action open to you.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)I always give my daughter's ferret "Baby" his Duck Soup with melatonin at about this time. I was holding him in my lap while he eats it, and checked in DU when I saw this!
I don't think he recognized your two cuties as distant relatives though!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Would that be Holly?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)And I have two of the little one's myself!
BTW. Holly hates all four of them! LOL!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Professional jealousy
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)I can't wait to use that one, on her Thursday!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
lark
(23,147 posts)Despite his claims, he is absolutely not on our side, just trying to coopt the climate change movement for his own self. I also don't forgive him and won't forget - Stop and Frisk.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden