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Trip to the Final Frontier with Willie!!
LOLOLOL!!!! I'm dying over here!!!! :)) ================ X2 :)— May 1, 2010 7:16 p.m.
Broke cities (including San Diego)
"The old rationale for the generous benefits was that they were needed to make up for the inferior pay given to public employees. But public employees’ pay has long since passed private employees’ pay. On apples-to-apples comparisons of similar positions in the public and private sector, public workers generally receive far more generous compensation." http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/30/le…— May 1, 2010 9 a.m.
Broke cities (including San Diego)
The study cited by SkippingDog regards jobs on a comparable basis -- plumbers in the public sector versus plumbers in the private sector, e.g. =============================== There is a good study, recent study, that shows job comparisons between public sector and private sector just as you say-job by job (I am still trying to find it). It showed that in 8 out of 10 categories the public sector was comped more. The lower skilled gov jobs (vast majority) were comped MUCH more than the private sector. In fact the LOWEST comped employee in the UC education system was comped MORE than the AVERAGE employee in this state. Think about that-the LOWEST paid employee at UC was comped MORE than the average private employee in CA; "Comparisons to the private sector boggle the mind. The lowest rate of pay/comp in the entire massive California system of higher education ($39,765/year) is more than the average income/comp for a private sector worker in this state ($38K)." http://civfi.com/2010/04/23/the-real-reason-for-c… Generally speaking the public sector was comped more in every single area except the very top of gov employment, deparmtent head and directors, which account for propably 1 person out of a few hundred/thousand in gov employment. The MAJORITY of gov employees are non skilled, non professionals. They are semi skilled, blue collar jobs like cop, ff, secretary, park and road workers and the such. In fact cop and ff comp accounts for 50%-80% of employment costs in every muni in this state- and those are both GED jobs.— May 1, 2010 8:14 a.m.
U-T Puffs up Bridgepoint. Uh, Look Further
Wait 'till THIS wave hits the bubbles crowded 'round the drain . ============ As I told Don in the past, the student loan bubble is here and is exploding right now. The student loan industry is permiated with scams, misrepresentation and straight up fraud- and changes are coming. That is a FACT. I have the biggest student loan case in the counrty currently pending at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and when that ruling comes down there are (hopefully) going to be BIG changes. These colleges and schools (especially "for profit") should be carrying THEIR OWN commercial paper on tuition costs-not the federal gov. Then THEY would be the ones eating the worthless degrees and programs they induce poor people (and the ignorant) to enroll in. As I pointed out in an earlier post, there are 50K new law grads every single year, but ONLY 20K job openings, and the VAST majority of those job openings pay less than $50K per year with no benefits and a 60 hour work week. Add in $100K - $200K in STARTING student loan costs and the bubble becomes a nightmare. This is not limited to just law schools, but ALL universities/colleges and schools. As one person above pointed out, even the tutition at state schools can now total $20K and MORE per YEAR! That is close to $100K at graduation with jobs that compensate in the $30K range (unless you're connected into a gov workfare job like cop or FF, or some other overpaid gov position). The math just doesn't pencil out. The State of FL advertised a State Attorney position a few months back that paid MINIMUM wage-yes, minimum wage. Most law grads today are doing work that has nothing to do with the law, and are paid very poorly; http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/153087 http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=120… http://temporaryattorney.blogspot.com/2010/01/geo… http://thirdtierreality.blogspot.com/ http://jims-blog.com/ http://lawschoolscam.blogspot.com/— May 1, 2010 7:59 a.m.
I Want William Shatner
we kidnap Shatner and show him a proper good time!!!! OMG!!!! Going where no man has gone before!!! The final frontier!!! "leathers and chaps" =============== Hmmmmmmm..........— April 30, 2010 10 p.m.
Del Mar’s Arthur Lipper III says whistle-blowers should be rewarded
Good theory. But most companies today focus on one thing: pleasing Wall Street with the next quarter's revenue and earnings per share ============= It is ALL short term gain today on Wall Street. Goldman Sachs used to have a saying back in the 60's "Long term greed"...they didn't mind being called greedy as long as they held their positions LONG TERM. Their philosophy was that the long term hold would take care of any dips and valleys of the short term. And it stabilized their positions and holdings. They obviously tossed that philosophy out the window many years ago.— April 30, 2010 9:57 p.m.
Broke cities (including San Diego)
I had not seen the study. ======== That is b/c that BS "study", put out by a public union hack, is just a JOKE! Skippy knows that. Here, this is from a reputable, unbiased NEWSPAPER- not the "Center for State and Local Goverment EXCELLENCE" ( I almost PUKED!!! saying the word "excellence" when used to describe government employees); Data compiled by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis reveals the extent of the pay gap between federal and private workers. As of 2008, the average federal salary was $119,982, compared with $59,909 for the average private sector employee. In other words, the average federal bureaucrat makes twice as much as the average working taxpayer. Add the value of benefits like health care and pensions, and the gap grows even bigger. The average federal employee's benefits add $40,785 to his annual total compensation, whereas the average working taxpayer's benefits increase his total compensation by only $9,881. In other words, federal workers are paid on average salaries that are twice as generous as those in the private sector, and they receive benefits that are four times greater. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Want-to…— April 30, 2010 9:53 p.m.
Acme K9 Services: Part of what dog training is all about.
It's interesting how much hate you animal lovers show for your fellow humans ================ I don't think it is hate as much as it is disgust ( at least with you DT).— April 30, 2010 2:32 p.m.
Callaway sales plummet, but not exec pay
When the execs didn't earn the incentives with a profitable year, the reason to reward them anyway was to prevent their departure to greener pastures. Pray tell, what greener pastures? ==== Taking a page out of the old public union play book.— April 30, 2010 2:31 p.m.
The Pits
"It's going to be challenging this summer with the station closures," said Diko. He explained that his fire station was responding to nearly twice as many calls since it began covering for recent cutbacks at a nearby station. =========== Yeah, when you comp GED firewhiners at $200K per year it tends to make the FD short on staff. You want to have a fully staffed FD- cut the comp by 50% and double the work force.— April 29, 2010 6:39 p.m.