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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:04 PM Original message |
What do you see as the major benefit in freezing federal workers' pay? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Triangulation |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. How will people be aware of this, when they were unaware their taxes were cut before the Midterms? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. He'll remind them, and continue to triangulate until it sinks in with voters |
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young but wise (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. The federal workers get to keep their job. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. How would they lose their jobs absent the pay freeze? |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. A friend of mine posted this |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Or we could buy a dozen less F22s |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Freezing federal workers pay is sure a lot better than 10% cut or job elimination |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It is a lot better than many things, in fact it is better than all that is worse than it. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. they could go work for the private sector in the area they regulate |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. WE the sheeple get to buy into the meme that it is US responsible for the wreckage the Financial |
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Nictuku (907 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Lowering American Standards of Living |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. No benefit. Meaningless bone thrown to the mindless GOP to further their war on the Middle Class. |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. Non-federal workers have taken pay cuts for years. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Do you think lowering wages for some workers increases the chances others will receive better pay? |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Why are federal workers any more sacred than the rest of the work force? |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. All that aside, since most workers are being harmed, these workers should be harmed also? |
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Henryman (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Really? "all workers...have not received an increase"!!! |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. It polls well; a couple of days of favorable news coverage |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. It will get Sarah Palin elected... |
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Agent William (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. Being able to fund another four months in Afghanistan, n/t |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. The benefit |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't see any benefit whatsoever. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. Partly it's good PR for an unthinking populace. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I guess my difficulty is that I don't see the unthinking public keeping this in mind |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It does, actually. |
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MrsCorleone (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Extra money to create more government jobs? |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Federal Workers are free to find new work if they're unhappy where they are. |
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Henryman (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. What you don't get... |
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Drahthaardogs (482 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. THIS |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. There is a "major benefit"? News to me! n/t |
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playstation (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
30. That's easy, Obama was able to deal and get the b*sh tax cuts for the rich ended. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
32. the spite |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
33. It is simply an Obama concession to the GOP, in expectation of some |
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