Myturn wrote on Oct 26, 2008 3:21 PM:
" DM420- Domestic Partner health benefits. They will include while working and post, gay and straight couples, and pals. Why? Because nobody down at County is bright enough to infuse a SIMPLE requirement. To cut the chaff, to cut hose not in a serious relationship, and to be frugal with our money. Require gay or straight couple to own titled or deeded property jointly. It can be done easily, inexpensively, and should be done now! During these hard economic times you are paying for somebody's pals health coverage???? "
Myturn wrote on Oct 26, 2008 3:15 PM:
" You people really need to wake up! You sit on here, post your discomfort with the way things are run, and nobody see your face at any meetings or participation against anything. Lacrosse County, led by the "genius" O'Malley have been busy as beavers attempting to install post retirement health care for it's employees. Why? Because the contribution we make to match their retirement is too generous and they may retire comfortably at 55. So now what? We furnish them 55-65 health care, that those of us in private work will NEVER see in our working lives. They started with 'B' class employees and will expand to all from there. Packages worth $150k per person and up! "
DM420 wrote on Oct 25, 2008 3:43 PM:
" Maybe is Doyle didn't allow stupid spending ideas (IE. Domestic partner benefits) we'd have enough to fund local governments. "
wizard wrote on Oct 25, 2008 12:11 PM:
" This could have a detrimental effect on the tavern business. What would these poor tavern owners do on Hwy 14,without their county workers who are on an on call basis? Right John W. "
daddylonglegs wrote on Oct 25, 2008 11:28 AM:
" The reality is that they'll probably raise property taxes, fees, and other "hidden" taxes that keep increasing constantly. On the flip side, the silent masses will sit by like the sheep they are and open up their wallets a little wider. "
Km wrote on Oct 25, 2008 9:01 AM:
" To Greenlite. Republicans are doing a fine job. Won't it be great when G.W. gets his face on his own quarter? Bush has destroyed the republican dream and has gone to great lengths to destroy the american dream. I find it amusing that the ongoing argument about healthcare is "do you want government running it"? I think you should ask the people who are left bancrupt or the ones that are dieing or burying their loved ones who have little or no access to affordable healthcare. Nothing will change as long as government employees and officials continue to receive access to a system that allows the less fortunate ones die, at a rate of 25,000 people a year. Ones head has to be in the sand pretty far to think that the normal person would worry about any change in the access to free healthcare for all. "
LikeSoup wrote on Oct 25, 2008 9:00 AM:
" Hold on tight. It's going to be quite a ride. People shouldn't live with their families' futures impacted by poor management at the company they work at, Wall Street, etc. Consider alternatives and the possibility that you can be self employed. www.LikeSoup.com "
common-cents wrote on Oct 25, 2008 8:51 AM:
" 10% do 90% of the work in government. It's time the people make the decisions and it's time for cuts in government today. Emergency services should be shared between La Crosse, Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem. Those changes could save the city's involved millions in duplication and manpower. City leaders sit down and talk real common sense.
It's not rocket science. "
Km wrote on Oct 25, 2008 8:43 AM:
" It is amazing that no government worker has been laid off when countless workers continue to get pink slips and companies close their doors for good. As home values and 401k's shrink and taxes rise the government continues to tick as usual. Affordable healthcare has disappeared for the common worker and government workers go by unaffected by this crisis. In their eyes they are earn this benefit and to hell with everyone else. They forget that our taxes pays for 99% of their healthcare coverage killing any chance to afford our own healthcare. Goverment should cut, cut, cut employees and services. Let some of these programs privatize and better and cheaper services. This should have been happening years ago. Government is way too big. "
Greenlite wrote on Oct 25, 2008 8:24 AM:
" to: B.S. Two things B.S. 1)welcome to Big Government who cannot keep from spending; and you want to put our health care into their hands? 2) I find it ammusing that you Dems spend more time finding out and investigating "Joe the Plumber" than you know about the "Big O" and what "changes" we might be in for if he's elected. The media, and pollsters are much more concerned about shaping public opinion than they are about reporting, investigating, and informing the American People. I find them dispicable. "
just the facts wrote on Oct 25, 2008 8:17 AM:
" Thats right BSr, attack joe the plumber, not the message! what intellect! "
just the facts wrote on Oct 25, 2008 8:14 AM:
" Somebody's lying! First we are told by,[ state department of trans bureaucrats], that we are in a crisis! Amazingly though no one has had to be laid off at the completion of next year budgets, and I will be willing to bet BSr, that all of them got substantial raises to boot. The 2% limit imposed by the state is more than enough in these times. After all we must all sacrifice. Right? Another bet, BSr, is that the drastic cuts these county clowns are talking about are cuts in the requested INCREASES! Same day, same newspaper, carries a story about the millions of dollars these same counties will receive from the federal government for roads and highways. Crawford, Vernon, Jackson, and Houston. I, for one, will be auditing these highway funds, requested. It's time to vote these frauds out! "
daddylonglegs wrote on Oct 25, 2008 8:01 AM:
" Who's going to hold the shovel? "
truthful wrote on Oct 25, 2008 4:27 AM:
" Always amazes me how those county workers are always having coffee, stopping for a break, having more coffee, etc. , etc., etc.,
It's time to do some permanent layoffs. "
Big Spender wrote on Oct 25, 2008 2:43 AM:
" To Broke, re: "Joe the Plumber"
It turns out that he's not named Joe (he's Steve), he's not a licensed plumber, and he doesn't have the money to start a business he said he had. And, he owes back taxes. Real plumbers, at typical wages for their profession, would see their taxes drop under Obama. McCain's Joe the Plumber is as fake as the B woman from Pennsylvania.
"McCain volunteer admits she made up attack: police"
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBHJ2g-p0-BpUnQMiJBuGLlD4ykw
"Fake Quarter Millionaire Joe the Plumber Admits Obama Vote Better for His Family"
http://64.13.248.101/fake-quarter-millionaire-joe-plumber-admits-obama-vote-better-his-family "
Big Spender wrote on Oct 25, 2008 2:35 AM:
" Wall Street crooks got bailed out, but there will be no bailout for Main Street: expect severe and protracted hardship over the next decade or two. You won't see it all at once: there will be a few thousand layoffs here this month, and a few thousand more the next. Then watch as the blame falls on the working class: too lazy, not enough education, need job search skills, and other such 'petite bourgeoisie' crapola.
Expect the same rich folks who got bailed out to lead a new rhetorical charge against the working class. Expect AIG's disgraced management to battle national health care proposals and label them as socialized medicine; expect former Bear Stearns managers to fight against minimum wage increases; expect former Bush officials to sing the praises of outsourcing factories to China and India... "
wizard wrote on Oct 25, 2008 1:06 AM:
" This country was built on free enterprise not government jobs. LaCrosse Co. could cut 3/4 of its jobs and probable function better,the other quarter could work without gossiping to the 3/4 gone. "
Broke tax payer wrote on Oct 25, 2008 12:29 AM:
" Yah, things are tough for the county. Joe the plumber and all the rest of us have been seeing it a lot longer than the county admin. Taxes in Wi are outta control. Let's see everybody including the 'suits' in the court house live within their means. The people that pay the freight do without because they can't afford it. Let's see everyone do it. "
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