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“The bottom line is that the people of WI voted and BY A HUGE MAJORITY voted in the Republicans to clean up the fiscal mess.”
Except a majority of the public believes that the governor is wrong about removing the right to collective bargaining. And it was not part of his campaign, so it came as rather a surprise. Especially since the union agreed to cutbacks. Seems like, as slopey pointed out, collective bargaining helps both sides on occasion.
“They passed the bill without notifying the Democratic State Senators because THEY WEREN’T THERE doing their jobs as they were supposed to be doing. THEY RAN AWAY! GAME OVER when you undermine democracy alltogether.”
You also undermine it when you change the rules about how bills are voted on.
As for the “need” to get rid of collective bargaining because it costs the states money- uncoupling it from the finance bill just to get it passed, proves it is not a financial, but a political matter.
“With the added benefit of not having to endure tax payer subsidized Democratic Party activity through the unions.”
How are the tax payers subsidizing this? It comes from union dues. Talk about stretching.
scott, given I’m a sports nuts, what got my interest / attention was MLB & NFL thru there cost $20/month or $100/yr when one has Netflix acct. Give me NBA, and I’m sold 150%.
I’m not sure what rents are in these different areas.
It seems that the majority of Park Slope businesses ARE restaurants. A girlfriend who has lived in Park Slope for many, many years was saying to me last weekend that there’s a real lack of many regular stores and businesses, that everything seems to her to be restaurants now.
Fort Greene certainly has its share of restaurants (!) but thank goodness we’ve also had an influx of other types of businesses over the last decade.
On Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, a number of restaurants have closed, and the running/jogging store closed. Over the last 5 years, I can think of a number of other types of businesses that have closed. It seems they’ve been replaced by real estate offices or sat empty.
“The bottom line is that the people of WI voted and BY A HUGE MAJORITY voted in the Republicans to clean up the fiscal mess.”
Except a majority of the public believes that the governor is wrong about removing the right to collective bargaining. And it was not part of his campaign, so it came as rather a surprise. Especially since the union agreed to cutbacks. Seems like, as slopey pointed out, collective bargaining helps both sides on occasion.
“You also undermine it when you change the rules about how bills are voted on.”
Absolutely untrue. If they had changed the rules, they would have done it for a simple majority.
FAIL
teachers are ruining this country!
“They passed the bill without notifying the Democratic State Senators because THEY WEREN’T THERE doing their jobs as they were supposed to be doing. THEY RAN AWAY! GAME OVER when you undermine democracy alltogether.”
You also undermine it when you change the rules about how bills are voted on.
As for the “need” to get rid of collective bargaining because it costs the states money- uncoupling it from the finance bill just to get it passed, proves it is not a financial, but a political matter.
“With the added benefit of not having to endure tax payer subsidized Democratic Party activity through the unions.”
How are the tax payers subsidizing this? It comes from union dues. Talk about stretching.
I’m worried about some of the resatuarants I go to, Oshima on 7th Ave for one. Hopefully when the weather gets better it’ll pick up
BG – wtf are you talking about? are you using 7th ave as the barometer for park slope retail?
5th ave sweetie. and better stuff has opened up in gowanus this past year than fort greene
By lechacal on March 10, 2011 3:29 PM
Wow. A group of trannies in a huge brawl at a Mexican restaurant in San Diego.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_5-meMEXys
That one kicking in the white dress looks like Corinne Rossi.
scott, given I’m a sports nuts, what got my interest / attention was MLB & NFL thru there cost $20/month or $100/yr when one has Netflix acct. Give me NBA, and I’m sold 150%.
I’m not sure what rents are in these different areas.
It seems that the majority of Park Slope businesses ARE restaurants. A girlfriend who has lived in Park Slope for many, many years was saying to me last weekend that there’s a real lack of many regular stores and businesses, that everything seems to her to be restaurants now.
Fort Greene certainly has its share of restaurants (!) but thank goodness we’ve also had an influx of other types of businesses over the last decade.
On Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, a number of restaurants have closed, and the running/jogging store closed. Over the last 5 years, I can think of a number of other types of businesses that have closed. It seems they’ve been replaced by real estate offices or sat empty.