ulysses
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:00 PM
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I would like to propose instituting merit pay for this Congress. |
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They only have one test to pass - their ability to end the American occupation of Iraq quickly.
Not fair, you say? We don't have the votes, you say? Funny, when I've pointed out to school administrators that I can't bring a roomful of sixth graders who read at a primary level up to grade level in one year, I'm told that we can't make excuses any more. We have to have results. When I tell people that my kids are impoverished and come to school without the tools with which many suburban kids enter kindergarten, I'm told I had better find more effective ways in which to engage them so that they may become proficient.
So, tough shit. We're tired of excuses. Age-old Sunni/Shiite conflicts cannot, must not be allowed to hinder the process of peace in Iraq, or we dock your pay. Seems fair to me. How about it?
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:01 PM
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1. Me too, cuz then they'll owe me money. |
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:05 PM
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2. no doubt. bear in mind |
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that a year from now we'll raise the bar a little higher - out of Iraq quickly *and* renegotiate NAFTA and CAFTA to include serious labor and environmental protections, or we dock their pay.
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:11 PM
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3. Hey, in 2010 we could be the two senators from Georgia |
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:17 PM
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is the best idea I've heard in years. :toast: :rofl:
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:14 PM
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:21 PM
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8. doesn't that work? I mean really. |
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If we get merit pay, I say *all* public servants get merit pay.
Tag office clerks: How many happy customers did you serve this month? Two-week suspension of pay if anyone to whom you give a license drives drunk.
Firefighters: 10% pay dock for every minute after two that you're late to a fire. Distance from the firehouse to the fire is *not* taken into account.
Road maintenance crews: $50 per pothole.
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:24 PM
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9. A pay deduction every time |
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a crime is committed, because the officer on duty didn't prevent it.
How about a large fine every time Congress "recesses" without a budget, or without finishing the business at hand?
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:32 PM
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10. scale the deductions depending on the crime. |
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Vandalism could be worth $20. Rape and murder could be worth a month's pay. Besides, everyone knows that all cops do is eat donuts. ;-)
As for the congresscritters, apply the same code of ethics under which we work. The Senate floor would be a barren place indeed in no time.
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:15 PM
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5. Ooo yes they can start at minimum wage and then after the probationary period |
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:34 PM
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I'll ready the probes for the "reassessment". :D
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Wed Jul-25-07 04:42 PM
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Wed Jul-25-07 09:22 PM
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13. because it's an excellent idea |
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