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Tag: Cement Shoes

Time to Call the Realtor?

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Mon Sep 10, 2012 at 11:07:51 AM EST
Tags: Mary Beth Kelly, Supreme Court, POJ, Unions, Utopia, Protect Union Boss Jobs Initiative, Taxpayers, Cement Shoes, One Term Nerd (all tags)

via MCC

The union-backed proposal known as "Protect Our Jobs" has mostly been sold as enshrining collective bargaining privileges into the Michigan Constitution and fending off a right-to-work law that could be passed at some point in the future.
These points are being debated by both sides, but the main effect of the POJA initiative being passed by voters in November is far less known and would do far more damage than either of the typically discussed positions.
Tucked into the middle, part of the union petition reads, "No existing or future law of the state or its political subdivisions shall abridge, impair or limit" unions' ability to "negotiate in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. ... "
In short: Aside from a couple exceptions, no state law past, present or future could limit what government union officials could win in labor contracts.
Rest here

If this goes through, it'd be wise to bail from Michigan before the rubes figure out what this is going to do to folks taxes.

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What A BARGAIN!

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Aug 31, 2012 at 03:13:54 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, Snyder, Suckers, Taxpayers, Grants, Cement Shoes, Boondoggles, Subsidized, Choo Choos (all tags)

Norfolk Southern just got a sweet deal.

Unloading a rail line between Chicago and Detroit onto the taxpayers of Michigan, the freight concern just eliminated the high cost of maintenance, liability, and dispatching responsibility, and as a bonus probably got paid for it. According to PFA:

"Thanks to $140 million in federal money, the State of Michigan will reportedly soon be the owner of the Norfolk Southern Railroad line connecting Chicago to Detroit. This is all part of the State's plan to have high speed rail connecting the two cities."

Because we all know how important it will be to transport those 20 or so people daily between the two cities as fast as possible.

Norfolk keeps the rights to freight travel, which is ALWAYS the most lucrative part of a rail operation, and gets US to pay the weight of the rest. AND the lose all the negatives.

Sweet.

Thank you, 140 million in federal money! Without your presence our kids wouldn't have ANY legacy costs to pick up.

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