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Price Slashes, Improved Team Haven't Helped Padres
For PETCO, since its opening, here are the previous years: 2004 - 3,040,046 2005 - 2,832,039 =================== My-has Petco been open for 6 years already???? I cant believe that-time flys!— September 30, 2010 11:11 p.m.
Price Slashes, Improved Team Haven't Helped Padres
My argument about Qualcomm is entirely separate from that issue. I think it is furcated to argue that since a new stadium can't be built then the existing one is just wonderful. ================= According to John Madden, Jack Murphy is one of the BEST facilities in the NFL. He has stated that on numerous occassions.— September 30, 2010 11:09 p.m.
Escondido: Do Your Homework on the Portland Beavers
Mr. Bauder, Who really has the authority to make a decision to bankrupt the city of Escondido? Is it the City Manager?, or City Council? ============== City clowncil, they and only they have the legal authority to take a muni into BK.— September 30, 2010 10:54 p.m.
Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown, or Someone Else?
I think both are a crap shoot. And in the end, I don't think either one has what it takes to fix this mess. Whitman wants pension reform, while exempting public safety-the BIGGEST costs by far in the pension system-does that mnake sense????? No. Brown passed the Dills act in 1977 allowing collective bargaining for public employee unions- a legal monopoly - does that make sense?? No. We are doomed.— September 30, 2010 10:49 p.m.
Pssst! Howd'ya Like to Retire with $300,000 a Year of Taxpayer Moolah
Don ** Scott says he can put you in touch with the retirement official from the City ... part of the exit interview is the actuarial table that relates 15 years off life expectancy as a matter of fact.... think of it Don... turn the tables ... 15 years less of your life...not cheering By sdsocialdiary ========================= Put him in touch with me, so I can set him straight on that false talking point-once and for all.— September 30, 2010 10:33 p.m.
Pssst! Howd'ya Like to Retire with $300,000 a Year of Taxpayer Moolah
Founder you should really watch the video of City Attorney Jan Goldsmith's speech at the January 2010 at a Taxpayers Association luncheon, it's right on point. Pay close attention to minutes 12:40 to 15:00. His remarks begin at the 2:30 mark...so you skip the boring introductions. His talk runs about 30:00 minutes. Here the link: http://granicus.sandiego.gov/ASX.php?... By JustWondering ==================== JustClueless, your GED is raising it's ugly head again. A Goldsmith video-the beacon of TRUTH!!!!!! (you should go into standup with these comedic posts!!). Jan Goldsmith is nothing but a hack. This is the same clown that, in his OWN WORDS, ON THIS VIDEO, says San Diego is not insolvent. OMG, what a tool. Goldsmith in the past has also said it would cost $300 million in lawyer fees to take San Diego into BK (a number that has no basis in realty whatsoever-he just pulled out of his butt and is as PHONY as that squirrel sitting on top of Golsmith’s head). In fact, these are the VERY SAME, EXACT arguments the Vallejo fire and police departments made before Vallejo filed BK, that they were not insolvent and the city had tons of secret money stashed away in secret bank accounts and the BK legal costs would be hundreds of millions of dollars. Now for the facts-Vallejo was found insolvent by the BK court, the contracts were cancelled, and the total costs TO DATE (after 2.5 years) has been less than $5 million TOTAL. Goldsmith talking points are just that-talking points, they are no different than the bogus claims you have repeated here on these pages so many times in the past— September 30, 2010 10:30 p.m.
Pssst! Howd'ya Like to Retire with $300,000 a Year of Taxpayer Moolah
It’s possible an employee who retires at age 62, with a $300,000, pension to pocket 7.5 million dollars PLUS health benefits if they live to be the age of .. Say Tony Curtis or other people who pass in their mid 80’s? By Ponzi ================ The average mortality rate for men and women in CA, used by Calpers, is 81 for men and 86 for women. See the link above for Calpers OWN actuary estimates.— September 30, 2010 10:19 p.m.
Pssst! Howd'ya Like to Retire with $300,000 a Year of Taxpayer Moolah
also it is a statistic that law enforcement personnel live on average 15 years less than other employees....further, with DROP, employees gave up their rights to medicare and social security.... ** Margo Schwab =================== Margo- may I respond to your comment. The talking point, and that is exactly what it is, that cops/ff's/[insert any gov "safety" job here] live shorter life spans than anyone else has been so thoroughly debunked it is hard to believe anyone still tries to use it as a reason to gouge taxpayers; "CalPERS Debunks Myth of Shorter Life Expectancy For ***Safety Employees****" http://www.davisvanguard.org/index.php?option=com… . Last, medicare and SS; The City and all of it's employees "opted out" of SS back in the early 80,s for a much more lucrative pension plan/s (three pensions actually with SPSP & DROP), it had nothing to do with DROP. DROP is actually a THIRD PENSION PLAN! Social Security is CAPPED at a little over $30K/year, that is the absolute MOST ANYONE can receive from SS, and they MUST wait until age 67 to receive that highest amount. DROP is a scam, intened to line the pockets of the few (City employees) at the expense of the many (poor and middle class taxpayer), mostly the poor and middle class who are earning far less than the average City employee, with far less job security.— September 30, 2010 10:15 p.m.
Chula Vista to Cash In on Telecom Revolution? Prop H to Decide
Please respond when you can. The fact is those doing the best($$$) are the ones who should be taking cuts first, and should be taking the biggest cuts. Those include the public safety employees whose compensation is in the $200K neighborhood (and these are not professional positions). They make the most, and they are the ones most able to, and should, take hits to their comp. I have said before in other posts-to balance the budget you need to progressively cut compensation, everyone making over $100K should take X pay cut (say 25%), and as you drop down the income ladder you lower the % cut, until you hit a floor-say $50K. That includes all the elected officials-EVERYONE!— September 30, 2010 2:28 p.m.
Pssst! Howd'ya Like to Retire with $300,000 a Year of Taxpayer Moolah
They give moral, ethical, legalistic, and emotional arguments for why they deserve it. ================ All bogus. The majority of the pension underfunding is by far the result of gifting out unearned, un-worked for, retroactive pension increases. The notion that these pensions were earned or are deserved is simply not valid.— September 30, 2010 1:52 p.m.