City workers cut to minimum wage salaries

[Snapshot]

So then, if there is no money, how do you pay them? It's easy to say it's wrong to cut them or fire them, but you can't just write checks without money in the bank. Unless you're the Federal Gov't who somehow gets away with operating without a budget.

 

Exactly. If there is no money, many will be jumping ship.

[DesertBull]

If they quit on their own, they can't file for unemployment.

[AZLance]

When you run out of money at home do you just borrow or print more money to keep the landscaper employed, or do you let him go?

[DesertBull]

When you run out of money at home do you just borrow or print more money to keep the landscaper employed, or do you let him go?

 

If you're a libtard you go ask China for a few coins to keep getting your weeds pulled. Then come back home and tell everyone it's a stimulus.

[Snapshot]

If they quit on their own, they can't file for unemployment.

 

Not true. A person who voluntarily quits because of unacceptable work changes are eligible for UE.

[Snapshot]

When you run out of money at home do you just borrow or print more money to keep the landscaper employed, or do you let him go?

 

If you're a libtard you go ask China for a few coins to keep getting your weeds pulled. Then come back home and tell everyone it's a stimulus.

 

Obama just gave 3 million landscapers a free pass.

[Tines]

When you run out of money at home do you just borrow or print more money to keep the landscaper employed, or do you let him go?

If I were in that situation, I'd become a landscaper real quick or my landscape is going to look rather poor. I realize this is a touchy subject. We have many on this site who earn an honest wage by working their tail off everyday in a variety of professions; some multiple jobs. Earning an honest wage during these times is commendable, to say the least. I don't like the sound of anyone losing pay or their job. But we can't lose sight of what core services really are. Regardless of emotional attachments.

 

I grew up on a farm watching my dad wake up at 2am during the summer time to irrigate, then drive a tractor for the remainder of the day. He usually strolled in the front door sometime in the evening for dinner, then went to bed after that. I'll never forget how tired my dad always seemed but he never quit and always seemed to find time to throw a baseball with me. An example I'll always remember. He supported 7 of us kids on very little while my mother stayed home for the most part to "keep us in line". I'm pretty sure my mom never left the kitchen and there was never a time she wasn't wearing an apron. Some years we were poor, the rest of the time we were broke. Ha! But you can ask all of my siblings, we had what we needed. Eventually he was basically forced to resign after 17yrs and start over. All of this taught me two things- don't be a farmer and choose a stable profession.

 

It took me a while but I believe I've found a "stable profession". Those of you who are young (or not) and contemplating a career, consider these difficult times and take notes on what historically does well and what might not. IMO, choose a profession that you can make a difference in for the better, not to increase the balance of your checking account. It does mean something at the end of the day, I guaruntee it.

 

You know what it's like to wake up in the morning and NOT want to go to work? I haven't felt that in 6 yrs.

 

We're reaping what we've sown. Americans have become less self-reliant and more self-involved quicker than most nations ever have. It's never a good combination. Greed will be the fall of any nation, government or body (individually or collectively). We're a nation of "too much". Take your pick on which fat could be trimmed. Probably everywhere, but some more than others makes the most logical sense. I'd start with the top and work my way down.....

[Snapshot]

When you run out of money at home do you just borrow or print more money to keep the landscaper employed, or do you let him go?

If I were in that situation, I'd become a landscaper real quick or my landscape is going to look rather poor. I realize this is a touchy subject. We have many on this site who earn an honest wage by working their tail off everyday in a variety of professions; some multiple jobs. Earning an honest wage during these times is commendable, to say the least. I don't like the sound of anyone losing pay or their job. But we can't lose sight of what core services really are. Regardless of emotional attachments.

 

I grew up on a farm watching my dad wake up at 2am during the summer time to irrigate, then drive a tractor for the remainder of the day. He usually strolled in the front door sometime in the evening for dinner, then went to bed after that. I'll never forget how tired my dad always seemed but he never quit and always seemed to find time to throw a baseball with me. An example I'll always remember. He supported 7 of us kids on very little while my mother stayed home for the most part to "keep us in line". I'm pretty sure my mom never left the kitchen and there was never a time she wasn't wearing an apron. Some years we were poor, the rest of the time we were broke. Ha! But you can ask all of my siblings, we had what we needed. Eventually he was basically forced to resign after 17yrs and start over. All of this taught me two things- don't be a farmer and choose a stable profession.

 

It took me a while but I believe I've found a "stable profession". Those of you who are young (or not) and contemplating a career, consider these difficult times and take notes on what historically does well and what might not. IMO, choose a profession that you can make a difference in for the better, not to increase the balance of your checking account. It does mean something at the end of the day, I guaruntee it.

 

You know what it's like to wake up in the morning and NOT want to go to work? I haven't felt that in 6 yrs.

 

We're reaping what we've sown. Americans have become less self-reliant and more self-involved quicker than most nations ever have. It's never a good combination. Greed will be the fall of any nation, government or body (individually or collectively). We're a nation of "too much". Take your pick on which fat could be trimmed. Probably everywhere, but some more than others makes the most logical sense. I'd start with the top and work my way down.....

 

Well said.

 

Having a job you like is sometimes worth more than how much money is involved. I had my own cabinetmaking.woodworking business for many years. However, after 30 plus years of doing it, it burned me out in the end. I got to the point I hated getting up every morning. Stress, deadlines, cash flow. many things that will eat your brain after time. The construction industry was hit hard by economical circumstance. Even though I wish I had my life and home back, I do not miss what I did for a living, even if I make much less.

 

We americans do take many things for granted.

[Snapshot]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/10/scranton-civil-servants-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-city-mayor-for/?test=latestnews

[ronaldo]

If the city is out of money, these workers should be happy they still have a job!

 

 

 

 

What a joke!! u probably own a business and pay the employees 8.00 an hour...

Ron

[AZLance]

If the city is out of money, these workers should be happy they still have a job!

 

 

 

 

What a joke!! u probably own a business and pay the employees 8.00 an hour...

Ron

 

$8.00/hr in this job market is looking pretty good right now.

[DesertBull]

If the city is out of money, these workers should be happy they still have a job!

 

 

 

 

What a joke!! u probably own a business and pay the employees 8.00 an hour...

Ron

 

Most cities just layoff the employees they can't afford to pay. At least by keeping these people on at min wage, they get to keep their health coverage and other benefits.

[Snapshot]

Robbing Peter to pay Paul

http://www.foxnews.c...orkers-pension/