President Obama did not come through with his promises of change. The country is worse off now than in 2008. He does not deserve a second term in office.
Unemployment is still above 8% and has been for 42 consecutive months. Within that 42 month period was a streak of ten consecutive months of unemployment above 9%. Keep in mind these numbers are based only on those who made unemployment claims. It does not include those who are not eligible for unemployment or who have had their unemployment run out. So in reality, the number is higher.
The economy is still bad.
The $50 billion GM bailout using taxpayer money was nothing but a political handjob to the United Auto Workers union. GM was a dying corporation making poor business decisions and agreeing to profit-unfriendly contracts with the thugs and bullies in the UAW. Included in that deal was a huge tax break to GM which made their 2011 tax rate -1.5%. Not something us the taxpayers were made aware. That negative tax break gave the illusion GM was profitable last year andthe bailout was working. The federal government owns 500 million shares in GM and would have to sell those shares for $53 each to recover the bailout money. The current GM share price as of September 5 is $21.76. The UAW lost nothing in all of this. But ask the non-union employees of spin-off company Delphi what happened to their pensions. Thier pensions were stolen from them by a company without the intestinal fortitude to standup to bullies and thugs. The GM problems go beyond awful contracts with the UAW. How about That Chevy Volt? And the Malibu?
Have I mentioned the economy still sucks?
Barack Obama has one of the most extreme left positions on abortion of any president. That view may win over some ultra-leftwing feminazis but not the regular, hardworking middle of the road American. President Obama even said if one of his daughters became pregnant as a teenager he would encourage abortion because having her keep the child would be punishment. Really Barack? You would rather abort your grandchild than teach your daughter an very important life lessson that actions have consequneces and responsibility is a huge part of growing up?
How's that economy for you?
President Obama is preaching "tax fairness". What is fair about tax-raping the incomes of those who worked hard and sacrificed to become successful? What is fair about over-taxing someone because he or she has a unique and fantastic talent? Nothing is fair about that, Mr. Obama. It's about igniting class warfare and appealing to your base of the lowest common denominator in society.
And let's not forget the still stagnant economy.
America is not better off than it was when Obama took office. He promised change and gave us nothing. He must be a one-and-done president or things will get even worse.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Sweet Home Indiana...Why I Will Never...EVER, Join A Union Again
I was in a union for three years. This was from 2001-2004 during my time working at an assisted care facility in Pittsburgh. My union was the SEIU 1199P. And it sucked. Hard. It had nothing to do with the job. I liked my co-workers and being in the kitchen. There were bigger issues which irked me.
The biggest was the same pay raises across the board every six months for all cooks. That's bullshit, plain and simple. Why should I receive the same raise as the person who shows up late once a week with a hangover? Is it fair that the competent cooks get the same raise as the one who can't thicken soup, undercooks chicken and burns meatloaf? No, it's not.
Let me make this as clear as possible: IF I AM BETTER AT MY JOB THAN YOU ARE, YOU DAMN WELL BETTER BELIEVE I WILL BE PAID MORE MONEY!
The second issue was the union did everything they could to make sure the most unreliable and incompetent employees didn't lose their jobs. Let me tell you all something about the kitchen: one incompetent cook screws the entire staff. It's a fact of life that some people aren't cut out for certain jobs. It's another fact of life that firing these people is the best thing to do for everyone, including the one being fired. It doesn't do any good to allow people to continue believing they have skills which aren't there.
The union also took it's good ol' time responding to grievances. I filed one against a supervisor over the way I was spoken to and six months later a union representative finally came to the workplace to ask about it. By then I had forgotten what was said to me. Maybe not all unions act so slowly but mine did and that also was bullshit.
I think it should be required by law for unions to report to members down to the penny for what their dues are being used. Maybe some places are now doing that, but I never knew where my dues were going. I have a suspicion a large percentage of the dues collected were funding the campaigns of politicians with a (D) next to their name. And as many of you know, those politicians have as much chance of getting my vote as Ben Roethlisberger does of speaking at a NOW rally.
And no-one should be forced into union membership. It should be voluntary. This is America, after all.
I haven't worked a union job since then and I never again will. Pay raises should be determined by job performance, punctuality, reliability, cooperation and dedication. Pay raises should not be determined by some stupid contract. I like the idea of being able to receive a merit raise. I never heard those words while in a union. I don't need union thugs to speak for me. My job performance will do just fine on its own.
The biggest was the same pay raises across the board every six months for all cooks. That's bullshit, plain and simple. Why should I receive the same raise as the person who shows up late once a week with a hangover? Is it fair that the competent cooks get the same raise as the one who can't thicken soup, undercooks chicken and burns meatloaf? No, it's not.
Let me make this as clear as possible: IF I AM BETTER AT MY JOB THAN YOU ARE, YOU DAMN WELL BETTER BELIEVE I WILL BE PAID MORE MONEY!
The second issue was the union did everything they could to make sure the most unreliable and incompetent employees didn't lose their jobs. Let me tell you all something about the kitchen: one incompetent cook screws the entire staff. It's a fact of life that some people aren't cut out for certain jobs. It's another fact of life that firing these people is the best thing to do for everyone, including the one being fired. It doesn't do any good to allow people to continue believing they have skills which aren't there.
The union also took it's good ol' time responding to grievances. I filed one against a supervisor over the way I was spoken to and six months later a union representative finally came to the workplace to ask about it. By then I had forgotten what was said to me. Maybe not all unions act so slowly but mine did and that also was bullshit.
I think it should be required by law for unions to report to members down to the penny for what their dues are being used. Maybe some places are now doing that, but I never knew where my dues were going. I have a suspicion a large percentage of the dues collected were funding the campaigns of politicians with a (D) next to their name. And as many of you know, those politicians have as much chance of getting my vote as Ben Roethlisberger does of speaking at a NOW rally.
And no-one should be forced into union membership. It should be voluntary. This is America, after all.
I haven't worked a union job since then and I never again will. Pay raises should be determined by job performance, punctuality, reliability, cooperation and dedication. Pay raises should not be determined by some stupid contract. I like the idea of being able to receive a merit raise. I never heard those words while in a union. I don't need union thugs to speak for me. My job performance will do just fine on its own.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Making Excess Chic
Let me get this straight. All across America, Occupy groups are protesting the large profits taken in by those evil corporations and banks. But when a family like the Kardashians gets rich without any marketable skills or talents (not including the talents on display in Kim’s home video with Ray J, of course) Americans can‘t get enough. The K-dash Klan is adored and idolized. Yeah, makes sense to me because that’s the new American way.
In 2010 the Kardashian family had an estimated income of $65 million. And I defy any one of you to tell me something significant or worthwhile any of them did. Kim threw herself a 30th birthday party. Kourtney and Khloe did nothing; like they usually do. We’ve come to expect Kim to be the face of the sisters. She’s had high-profile romances with football players Reggie Bush and Miles Austin as well as a brief marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries (and I’ll get back to that later). She’s posed in Playboy. Khloe is married to Lamar Odom. You all just said, “who?!”, didn’t you?
Unlike people who have gone to college and worked their way through the corporate rat race the Kardashian family has never lived on Ramen or Hamburger Helper. They have never had to juggle bills or sell things on eBay to have money for Christmas presents. But their greed is not protested. And the force behind it is Kris Jenner, the mother.
Kris Jenner manages the girls’ enterprises. Do you want Kim to appear at a grand opening or party? Be ready to drop $100,000; if you are in the United States. Having Kim appear at a foreign venue could cost you a cool one million American dollars. And if that weren’t enough, Kris found a way to cash in on the Twitter craze. If you want Kim to endorse your product or service via Twitter, write a check for $25,000. Kris Jenner personifies greed. She won't even consider something unless it comes with a five-figure payment.
Now back to the biggest farce America has seen since Oliver Stone’s W.. Most people have to spend money on their wedding. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries earned $15 million (and how much of that do you think KH actually saw?). After the big production and the showboating for the cameras, the marriage lasted 72 days. They should have to return every single gift they received.
The Kardashian family got rich from promoting excess. Excess is what rich republicans are accused of every day and is something the Occupy crowd claims to be rallying against. Maybe it’s time for a new approach.
I hereby call on all Americans to begin a new Occupy movement: Occupy Kardashian. It’s time we picket and camp out across the street from the homes of the Kardashian sisters and their parents. We need to gather outside the Dash stores and yell at people going in and out. Let’s show the Kardashians how much we resent their lives of excess while the rest of us actually have to use real skills and talent to earn a living.
I mean, if you can’t get rich for being a no-talent attention whore in America, what do we have left?
In 2010 the Kardashian family had an estimated income of $65 million. And I defy any one of you to tell me something significant or worthwhile any of them did. Kim threw herself a 30th birthday party. Kourtney and Khloe did nothing; like they usually do. We’ve come to expect Kim to be the face of the sisters. She’s had high-profile romances with football players Reggie Bush and Miles Austin as well as a brief marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries (and I’ll get back to that later). She’s posed in Playboy. Khloe is married to Lamar Odom. You all just said, “who?!”, didn’t you?
Unlike people who have gone to college and worked their way through the corporate rat race the Kardashian family has never lived on Ramen or Hamburger Helper. They have never had to juggle bills or sell things on eBay to have money for Christmas presents. But their greed is not protested. And the force behind it is Kris Jenner, the mother.
Kris Jenner manages the girls’ enterprises. Do you want Kim to appear at a grand opening or party? Be ready to drop $100,000; if you are in the United States. Having Kim appear at a foreign venue could cost you a cool one million American dollars. And if that weren’t enough, Kris found a way to cash in on the Twitter craze. If you want Kim to endorse your product or service via Twitter, write a check for $25,000. Kris Jenner personifies greed. She won't even consider something unless it comes with a five-figure payment.
Now back to the biggest farce America has seen since Oliver Stone’s W.. Most people have to spend money on their wedding. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries earned $15 million (and how much of that do you think KH actually saw?). After the big production and the showboating for the cameras, the marriage lasted 72 days. They should have to return every single gift they received.
The Kardashian family got rich from promoting excess. Excess is what rich republicans are accused of every day and is something the Occupy crowd claims to be rallying against. Maybe it’s time for a new approach.
I hereby call on all Americans to begin a new Occupy movement: Occupy Kardashian. It’s time we picket and camp out across the street from the homes of the Kardashian sisters and their parents. We need to gather outside the Dash stores and yell at people going in and out. Let’s show the Kardashians how much we resent their lives of excess while the rest of us actually have to use real skills and talent to earn a living.
I mean, if you can’t get rich for being a no-talent attention whore in America, what do we have left?
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