Class War- How public servants became our masters

Wavels

Wavels

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There is an obvious and ominous connection between these two stories.

The progressives have no viable solutions that I am aware of, in fact their policies will exacerbate this reprehensible situation.
This is not healthy for the future of our nation.:leaf:



California controller: State will run out of cash before April

SACRAMENTO — State Controller John Chiang issued a stern warning Friday about California's cash reserves, telling legislative leaders and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger they must act on nearly $9 billion in budget cuts the governor is seeking by March — or the state will run out of cash to pay its bills.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14249833?source=rss&nclick_check=1
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This is a long article which details the hair raising exploits of the amazingly greedy Government workers::leaf:

How public servants became our masters

People who are supposed to serve the public have become a privileged elite that exploits political power for financial gain and special perks. Because of its political power, this interest group has rigged the game so there are few meaningful checks on its demands. Government employees now receive far higher pay, benefits, and pensions than the vast majority of Americans working in the private sector. Even when they are incompetent or abusive, they can be fired only after a long process and only for the most grievous offenses.
It’s a two-tier system in which the rulers are making steady gains at the expense of the ruled. The predictable results: Higher taxes, eroded public services, unsustainable levels of debt, and massive roadblocks to reforming even the poorest performing agencies and school systems. If this system is left to grow unchecked, we will end up with a pale imitation of the free society envisioned by the Founders.
Excerpted from:
http://reason.com/archives/2010/01/12/class-war/
 
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Illegal Smile

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By far the best term for this is apparatchiks, the old Soviet nickname for the hordes of government bureaucrats. The only sector of the economy that is adding jobs is the government. Not the change america voted for.
 
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matthew

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California's problem is too much democracy. They allow "the people" to vote for all the social programs they want and then require the same people to approve tax increases. Since states don't print money they can't spend more than they have and require a balanced budget.

People as a whole have become too stupid for this kind of thing.
 
Wavels

Wavels

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Illegal Smile said:
By far the best term for this is apparatchiks.
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Is apparatchik Russian for parasite???


matthew said:
California's problem is too much democracy. They allow "the people"to vote
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That is part of the problem.
What makes it much worse is that behind the scenes, out of public scrutiny, these public servants rig the game to their financial advantage.
IMO this behavior is nothing short of criminal.



Here is Mark Steyn's take on this festering malignant problem:

What's the end game here? President Obama gave it away in his student-loan "reform" proposals: If you choose to go into "public service," any college-loan debts will be forgiven after 10 years.
Because "public service" is more noble than the selfish, money-grubbing private sector. C'mon, everybody knows that. So we need to encourage more people to go into "public service."
Why?
In the past 60 years, the size of America's state and local workforce has increased five times faster than the general population. But the president says it's still not enough: We have to incentivize even further the diversion of our human capital into the government machine.
Like most lifelong politicians, Barack Obama has never created, manufactured or marketed any product other than himself. So, quite reasonably, he sees government dependency as the natural order of things.
And in his college-loan plan he's explicitly telling you: If you start a business, invent something, provide a service, you're a schmuck and a loser. In the America he's building, you'll be working 24/7 till you drop dead to fund an ever-swollen bureaucracy that takes six weeks off a year and retires at 53 on a pension you could never dream of. Obama's proposals are bold only insofar as few men would offer such a transparent guarantee of disaster: It's the audacity of hopelessness.
In Massachusetts, enough voters got the message. And the more speeches this one-note politician inflicts on the nation the louder they'll hear it.
From:http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/-231622--.html
 
doc111

doc111

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Wavels said:
Is apparatchik Russian for parasite???




That is part of the problem.
What makes it much worse is that behind the scenes, out of public scrutiny, these public servants rig the game to their financial advantage.
IMO this behavior is nothing short of criminal.



Here is Mark Steyn's take on this festering malignant problem:

What's the end game here? President Obama gave it away in his student-loan "reform" proposals: If you choose to go into "public service," any college-loan debts will be forgiven after 10 years.
Because "public service" is more noble than the selfish, money-grubbing private sector. C'mon, everybody knows that. So we need to encourage more people to go into "public service."
Why?
In the past 60 years, the size of America's state and local workforce has increased five times faster than the general population. But the president says it's still not enough: We have to incentivize even further the diversion of our human capital into the government machine.
Like most lifelong politicians, Barack Obama has never created, manufactured or marketed any product other than himself. So, quite reasonably, he sees government dependency as the natural order of things.
And in his college-loan plan he's explicitly telling you: If you start a business, invent something, provide a service, you're a schmuck and a loser. In the America he's building, you'll be working 24/7 till you drop dead to fund an ever-swollen bureaucracy that takes six weeks off a year and retires at 53 on a pension you could never dream of. Obama's proposals are bold only insofar as few men would offer such a transparent guarantee of disaster: It's the audacity of hopelessness.
In Massachusetts, enough voters got the message. And the more speeches this one-note politician inflicts on the nation the louder they'll hear it.
From:http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/-231622--.html
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This house of cards will topple. The current economic situation is a warning of things to come. This has just been a little taste. Personal responsibility has been tossed out the window in favor of the nanny state. :sad:
 
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matthew

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Wavels said:
Is apparatchik Russian for parasite???




That is part of the problem.
What makes it much worse is that behind the scenes, out of public scrutiny, these public servants rig the game to their financial advantage.
IMO this behavior is nothing short of criminal.



Here is Mark Steyn's take on this festering malignant problem:

What's the end game here? President Obama gave it away in his student-loan "reform" proposals: If you choose to go into "public service," any college-loan debts will be forgiven after 10 years.
Because "public service" is more noble than the selfish, money-grubbing private sector. C'mon, everybody knows that. So we need to encourage more people to go into "public service."
Why?
In the past 60 years, the size of America's state and local workforce has increased five times faster than the general population. But the president says it's still not enough: We have to incentivize even further the diversion of our human capital into the government machine.
Like most lifelong politicians, Barack Obama has never created, manufactured or marketed any product other than himself. So, quite reasonably, he sees government dependency as the natural order of things.
And in his college-loan plan he's explicitly telling you: If you start a business, invent something, provide a service, you're a schmuck and a loser. In the America he's building, you'll be working 24/7 till you drop dead to fund an ever-swollen bureaucracy that takes six weeks off a year and retires at 53 on a pension you could never dream of. Obama's proposals are bold only insofar as few men would offer such a transparent guarantee of disaster: It's the audacity of hopelessness.
In Massachusetts, enough voters got the message. And the more speeches this one-note politician inflicts on the nation the louder they'll hear it.
From:http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/-231622--.html
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Was the Peace Corps part of Kennedy's secret public service plot as well?
 
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