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"Yang Chung" |
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14 Jan 2004 09:17:28 AM |
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I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way. |
I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.
This isn't the way I wanted this to turn out, though it is what I
expected. I truly wanted to see this great and much heralded liberal
government of California carry on for a while longer. I wanted to see
more laws enacted like this fascist legislation that Gray Davis signed
over the past weekend -- legislation that requires employers to
provide health insurance for their employees and, in many cases, their
employees families. This law, combined with other fascist laws
requiring pay for family leave, "living wage" laws and other
regulations are chasing employers either out of California or out of
business. I wanted to see more of this. I wanted more voters around
the country to see what happens when you really put liberals in
charge; when you hand the power to people who think that America is
great because of government, not because of the incredible dynamic of
individuals interacting freely with one another in a system based on
economic liberty.
Having said all that ... we must note that celebrity worship thrives
in California, as elsewhere. Clearly the most qualified candidate to
replace Gray Davis in California was Tom McClintock. Voters who saw
the need to get rid of the free-spending and regulatory hog Gray Davis
somehow thought it would be a good idea to replace Davis with a movie
star rather than someone with a sound political background and proven
ability plus the good ideas that might cure California's ills.
townhall.com
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way. |
14 Jan 2004 02:03:54 PM |
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"Yang Chung" <yang_chung1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ed30a539.0401140717.4ae9797c@posting.google.com...
I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.
I wanted to see
more laws enacted like this fascist legislation that Gray Davis signed
over the past weekend -- legislation that requires employers to
provide health insurance for their employees and, in many cases, their
employees families. This law, combined with other fascist laws
requiring pay for family leave, "living wage" laws and other
regulations are chasing employers either out of California or out of
business.
Imagine, taking care of those who support you and paying them a living wage.
Next we'll want to raise minimum wage to what it would be if equivalent to
what it was when it started.
Next we'll have unions and have to call the army out against them again.
My candy bar theory of economics says I could buy 20 candy bars for a buck
when minimum wage was 1.25. Now it's three (?) if they are on sale.
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| User: "Kate " |
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| Title: Re: I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way. |
14 Jan 2004 02:44:25 PM |
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:03:54 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mdotpainter@att.net>
wrote:
"Yang Chung" <yang_chung1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ed30a539.0401140717.4ae9797c@posting.google.com...
I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.
I wanted to see
more laws enacted like this fascist legislation that Gray Davis signed
over the past weekend -- legislation that requires employers to
provide health insurance for their employees and, in many cases, their
employees families. This law, combined with other fascist laws
requiring pay for family leave, "living wage" laws and other
regulations are chasing employers either out of California or out of
business.
Imagine, taking care of those who support you and paying them a living wage.
Next we'll want to raise minimum wage to what it would be if equivalent to
what it was when it started.
Next we'll have unions and have to call the army out against them again.
My candy bar theory of economics says I could buy 20 candy bars for a buck
when minimum wage was 1.25. Now it's three (?) if they are on sale.
Businesses who don't pay their employees enough to pay for their own
health care and don't offer health insurance are using public taxes
and your insurance dollars to prop up their business.
Those people who don't have health care, when something goes wrong,
don't go to the doctor because they can't afford it - then they end up
in the emergency room - guess who pays for that - either the
government, or the hospital, which passes it on to you in higher
bills.
In one state - Walmart actually advised their workers to go on welfare
and food stamps to pay their bills rather than pay them a living wage.
Walmart runs one of the most lucrative businesses there is.
Whoo hoo - lower taxes for businesses - because we like paying for
their expenses.
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way. |
14 Jan 2004 07:52:53 PM |
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"Kate " <cobalt@newscene.com> wrote in message
news:4011a83e.222474171@news-west.newscene.com...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:03:54 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mdotpainter@att.net>
wrote:
"Yang Chung" <yang_chung1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ed30a539.0401140717.4ae9797c@posting.google.com...
I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.
I wanted to see
more laws enacted like this fascist legislation that Gray Davis signed
over the past weekend -- legislation that requires employers to
provide health insurance for their employees and, in many cases, their
employees families. This law, combined with other fascist laws
requiring pay for family leave, "living wage" laws and other
regulations are chasing employers either out of California or out of
business.
Imagine, taking care of those who support you and paying them a living
wage.
Next we'll want to raise minimum wage to what it would be if equivalent
to
what it was when it started.
Next we'll have unions and have to call the army out against them again.
My candy bar theory of economics says I could buy 20 candy bars for a
buck
when minimum wage was 1.25. Now it's three (?) if they are on sale.
Businesses who don't pay their employees enough to pay for their own
health care and don't offer health insurance are using public taxes
and your insurance dollars to prop up their business.
Those people who don't have health care, when something goes wrong,
don't go to the doctor because they can't afford it - then they end up
in the emergency room - guess who pays for that - either the
government, or the hospital, which passes it on to you in higher
bills.
In one state - Walmart actually advised their workers to go on welfare
and food stamps to pay their bills rather than pay them a living wage.
Walmart runs one of the most lucrative businesses there is.
Whoo hoo - lower taxes for businesses - because we like paying for
their expenses.
The up side is that I'm hearing doctors who have their families on the
office group policy complain about how much it costs.
They are also refusing to switch anymore because the company raises the
rates shortly after they sign up.
In Brazil the right to health is a constitutional one.
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| User: "AngryJohn" |
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| Title: Re: I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way. |
14 Jan 2004 11:19:27 PM |
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:52:53 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mdotpainter@att.net>
wrote:
"Kate " <cobalt@newscene.com> wrote in message
news:4011a83e.222474171@news-west.newscene.com...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:03:54 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mdotpainter@att.net>
wrote:
"Yang Chung" <yang_chung1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ed30a539.0401140717.4ae9797c@posting.google.com...
I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.
I wanted to see
more laws enacted like this fascist legislation that Gray Davis signed
over the past weekend -- legislation that requires employers to
provide health insurance for their employees and, in many cases, their
employees families. This law, combined with other fascist laws
requiring pay for family leave, "living wage" laws and other
regulations are chasing employers either out of California or out of
business.
Imagine, taking care of those who support you and paying them a living
wage.
Next we'll want to raise minimum wage to what it would be if equivalent
to
what it was when it started.
Next we'll have unions and have to call the army out against them again.
My candy bar theory of economics says I could buy 20 candy bars for a
buck
when minimum wage was 1.25. Now it's three (?) if they are on sale.
Businesses who don't pay their employees enough to pay for their own
health care and don't offer health insurance are using public taxes
and your insurance dollars to prop up their business.
Those people who don't have health care, when something goes wrong,
don't go to the doctor because they can't afford it - then they end up
in the emergency room - guess who pays for that - either the
government, or the hospital, which passes it on to you in higher
bills.
In one state - Walmart actually advised their workers to go on welfare
and food stamps to pay their bills rather than pay them a living wage.
Walmart runs one of the most lucrative businesses there is.
Whoo hoo - lower taxes for businesses - because we like paying for
their expenses.
The up side is that I'm hearing doctors who have their families on the
office group policy complain about how much it costs.
They are also refusing to switch anymore because the company raises the
rates shortly after they sign up.
In Brazil the right to health is a constitutional one.
Something I realized in reading the statements about services rendered
from my insurance company. If I could pay, for an office visit, the
same price as the insurance company I could almost afford to not have
insurance. The Dr. gets $37.00 plus my $10.00. If I go without
insurance then the bill is $110.00. Same for an MRI, the actual money
paid by the insurance company was something like $272.00, not the
$1,400.00 they were billed.
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| User: "Yang" |
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| Title: CT GOP Caught Taking Bribes And Lies About It. Surprise! (Re: I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.) |
14 Jan 2004 12:05:47 PM |
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On 14 Jan 2004 07:17:28 -0800, (Yang Chung)
wrote:
I Wanted Davis to Stay! He was funny in a stupid way.
Simmons silent on governor
The GOP congressman is not responding to report Rowland will retaliate
against critics.
By JUSTIN T. MARTIN
Norwich Bulletin
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Reports that Gov. John G. Rowland has resorted to threatening
lawmakers calling for his resignation has left U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons
speechless.
Through a spokesman, Simmons declined to comment Tuesday on news
Rowland would retaliate against those lawmakers -- friend or foe --
calling for his resignation.
Joe Bell, a spokesman for the Republican congressman, said Simmons and
his staff discussed early Tuesday morning how best to respond to
reports that the governor is trying to use political pressure to quiet
his critics. Bell said Simmons opted to make no response at all.
"But that could change," Bell said. "Let's just say there is no
comment at this time or for the foreseeable future."
Simmons was one of the first Republicans to suggest Rowland should
resign. On Saturday he called for Rowland to step down, saying the
governor had lost the "moral authority" to lead the state.
In recent days, a host of Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Rep.
Christopher Shays, have added their voices to the growing chorus of
Connecticut lawmakers calling for Rowland to step down. State Sens.
Cathy Cook of Mystic, Tony Guglielmo of Stafford, John Kissel of
Enfield, Leonard Fasano of West Haven and David Capiello of Danbury
are among the 11 Republican state senators who have asked for
Rowland's resignation.
The Hartford Courant reported Tuesday that Rowland had held private
discussions with state lawmakers, pointedly suggesting that their
efforts to impeach him would turn ugly for them, too. Rowland
reportedly threatened to expose any and all improprieties or
irregularities of any lawmaker calling for his resignation or
impeachment.
"I've heard that from a number of sources that go beyond the
newspapers," state Sen. Donald Williams, D-Killingly, said Tuesday.
"Digging up dirt on opponents. ... I can only say it's despicable and
disturbing and it's one more reason why the governor should resign. We
need a governor who is focused on the state and its needs not someone
focused on creating an enemies list of legislators."
Cooks, who is serving her sixth term in office, said Tuesday afternoon
it was a difficult decision to ask the governor to step down for the
good of the state. She declined to comment on reports of Rowland's
threats, saying only that "any elected official behaving in an
unethical or illegal manner should be removed from office."
State Rep. Michael Caron, R-Killingly, downplayed the reports of
Rowland's threats, saying, "I don't think that's going to happen, it
would be pretty obvious."
Because "the governor has made it pretty obvious he's not going to
resign," Caron said the creation of a bipartisan investigation into
impeachable offenses is the state's best course of action.
Caron said the governor has made it his priority to set high standards
to ensure this doesn't repeat itself. If that means a closer look at
every lawmaker's actions, so be it, he said.
"The people have lost confidence in the governor's office," said state
Rep. Diana S. Urban, R-North Stonington, who on Tuesday announced her
support of the North Stonington Republican Town Committee's resolution
urging the governor to resign.
Rowland, who was attending a conference on teen drug use in Cromwell
Tuesday, said he is not swayed by the growing number of calls that he
resign for accepting gifts from state employees and a state contractor
and then lying about it.
"I've made mistakes; I've apologized for those mistakes; I've taken
responsibility for those mistakes. Now, it's time to govern. And I'm
going to get back to work and do all we can to improve this state,"
Rowland said.
House Speaker Moira Lyons, D-Stamford, has said she will decide soon
whether to begin the impeachment process or launch and investigation
into Rowland's conduct.
Rowland has admitted accepting gifts from several politically
appointed state employees, including a former aide, Lawrence Alibozek,
who has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he took bribes to steer
state contracts. He also accepted work for his cottage from the
Tomasso Group, a New Britain contractor at the center of a federal
investigation into corruption in Rowland's administration.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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