Comments | talk_politics: A modest proposal

pastorlenny in talk_politics

A modest proposal

Feb 26, 2011 19:36

So here’s my idea. Public-sector workers should definitely abandon the whole union thing. Instead, they should establish public-sector HR outsourcing companies that handle payroll, benefits administration, etc. for the states. They can charge the states a little bit more than they’re paying now, but structure the contracts so that so that ( Read more... )

unions, labor, states

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fizzyland February 27 2011, 01:24:38 UTC

Except all republicans care about is fighting gay marriage and women's health care.

paedraggaidin February 27 2011, 01:31:39 UTC

And kicking out those evil (albeit tasty) Mexican babies.

mrsilence February 27 2011, 01:32:14 UTC

This would actually work.

harry_beast February 27 2011, 01:48:18 UTC

Will public services be outsourced to overseas companies? I know it would save money, but it would be very unpopular.

pastorlenny February 27 2011, 01:52:03 UTC

We continually evaluate all available options for allocation of resources and seek to optimally align our decisions with the best interests of our agency clients and the taxpayer.

harry_beast February 27 2011, 02:38:10 UTC

Well, it's hard to argue with that logic.

mikeyxw February 27 2011, 12:36:24 UTC

When did the best interest of the taxpayers ever count?

meus_ovatio February 27 2011, 02:09:34 UTC

I would rather there be a constitutional amendment put on the ballot that all employee pension funds must participate in designated pools of private funds whereby the lucky administrators of said funds get a bonus of 1-3 percent for performance within 1 percent of market performance rates (plus or minus). That way, the struggling financial sector can have a guaranteed source of fresh capital drawn from the ranks of American workers who want a place at the table.

geezer_also February 27 2011, 02:16:17 UTC

If it got rid of unfunded liabilities I'd be for it :D
Then I wouldn't even care that 94% of state workers make more than me.
(Heck to be fair most people on un-employment and drawing SS made more than I did last year, but that's the biz)

meus_ovatio February 27 2011, 02:18:04 UTC

Do you guys mean to sound like communists or is it just hilarious cognitive dissonance?

geezer_also February 27 2011, 02:31:16 UTC

I can only speak for myself, but I'm not sure what cognative dissonance means, and I'm too lazy, wait all I have to do is copy/ paste, be right back.........
Well, I understand halarious, and I'm pretty sure I didn't sound communist, but after 6 definitions, I'm not sure that was exactly what I was going for...I have no idea what anyone else had in mind (but I have my suspicions)

meus_ovatio February 27 2011, 02:32:00 UTC

So what if 94 percent of state workers make more than you? Do you think that is unfair? You think that people making more than you is unfair?

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