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Tag: Governor Scott Walker

House Republicans Doing Thug-Work For MEA

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Tue Jul 10, 2012 at 12:15:23 PM EST
Tags: Rep. Paul Scott, Recalls, Goevernor Snyder, 'Too Divisive' agenda, Governor Scott Walker, Leadership, Common Sense (all tags)

Taxation without Representation via MCC

A Republican-sponsored pension bill that passed the Michigan House adds a significant cost onto employees who work for private companies that contract with school districts while excluding those workers from ever receiving benefits.
"The House version penalizes schools that cut costs by outsourcing with an 11.9 percent penalty for doing so," said Kristi Flietstra, general counsel for the Professional Educational Services Group.
"[This] is a penalty imposed on one class of operation (3rd party) to fund an unrelated activity of another party (teacher pensions)."
Senate Bill 1040 was changed by the House to strip out the portion that would close the defined benefit plan to new employees. At the same time, the bill looks to raise more revenue from school contractors - even though they do not take part in the current system.
Rest with how they voted

SEIU dues skim = bad. So, with keeping that consistency as Chuck Moss always says, "Here's The Deal" .. House Republicans 11.9% tax skim for the MEA = good.

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Richardville Blew It: All Over The Scott Recall

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Thu Jun 07, 2012 at 11:52:01 AM EST
Tags: Goevernor Snyder, Anti-Right To Work, 'Too Divisive' agenda, Will VETO R-T-W, Rep. Paul Scott, Recalls, Governor Scott Walker, Leadership, Common Sense, Not in Michigan's Senate, Modus OpeRandy (all tags)

Folks, it's becoming painfully difficult to ignore, but Lansing has a big-time leadership problem. It's called spineless ineptitude of the Governor, and Senate Leader. Government should never specify a group. Especially not for seeking the purpose of retaliation. Shameful.

LANSING, Mich. - A federal judge in Michigan issued a preliminary injunction this week blocking a state law that prohibits school districts from automatically collecting union dues from employee paychecks.
The law went into effect March 16, but doesn't affect districts until their current union contracts expire. Judge Denise Page Hood issued the injunction Tuesday and is expected to issue a written ruling by Friday, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The injunction means schools will be forced to continue to collect union dues from employee paychecks until a full hearing on the lawsuit is conducted. Teachers union bosses are predictably giddy that their guaranteed revenue stream may continue uninterrupted.
Rest here

Nice one, Randy... a whole 82 days. Thanks for the added legal fees too.

The concept is not hard to comprehend: Free all workers, or cowardly leave Michigan an isolated peninsula that's enslaved to union extortion netting us a competitive disadvantage to our surrounding Great Lake States.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

First Blood

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Fri Aug 05, 2011 at 05:08:01 PM EST
Tags: Rep. Paul Scott, Recalls, Goevernor Snyder, 'Too Divisive' agenda, Governor Scott Walker, Leadership, Common Sense (all tags)

You just knew this was coming. Expect more.

About 2,500 more signatures than are needed to hold a November recall election against Rep. Paul Scott, R-Grand Blanc, were filed with the State Bureau of Elections today, a move recall organizers say proves the strength and potential of their organization.
The Committee Against Government Overreach had only about two weeks to gather the 12,200 signatures after the Genesee County Elections Commission approved their recall language July 21.

Ironic, eh? Liberal unions using 'Against Government Overreach'. That's exactly what Liberals are all about. Down is up anymore, I reckon. Damn shame, but I have little sympathy towards those in the legislature that are about to get their tickets punched. They bowed to Governor Snyder's "too divisive" agenda. How's that Kumbaya thingy working out for ya, Rep. Scott?

Oh well, at least Wisconsin Governor Walker and his Republicans got something worthwhile accomplished for all their troubles with public sector unions.

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