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| Florida Gov. Rick Scott now says he'd like collective bargaining removed from Constitution |
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Source: St. Petersburg TimesTALLAHASSEE — Days after Gov. Rick Scott told a Tallahassee radio station that he was supportive of collective bargaining, he now says he wishes it weren't allowed in Florida. ..... On Friday, Scott gave an interview with Bloomberg TV in Washington, D.C., and changed his tune. While Florida's Constitution protects workers from being compelled to join a union, it also protects union workers by guaranteeing their right to collective bargaining. Scott acknowledged the constitutional protections but announced he'd now like to see that changed. "It'd be great to be able to change it,'' Scott said, according to a preview of the interview posted on the Bloomberg website. "Our state workers don't pay for anything into their pension plan. And we can't afford that — it's not fair to taxpayers. If you didn't have collective bargaining, would it be better for the state? Absolutely." Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/gov-rick...
Here we go, Florida.
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| -Florida Gov. Rick Scott now says he'd like collective bargaining removed from Constitution |
seafan |
Feb-26-11 09:05 AM |
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Very interesting - official US government policy used to be pro-union, |
plumbob |
Feb-26-11 09:08 AM |
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When was "official US government policy" pro-union? |
wtmusic |
Feb-26-11 09:11 AM |
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It has been a constant battle worldwide. nt |
TBF |
Feb-26-11 01:29 PM |
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When FDR was in office. |
craigmatic |
Feb-26-11 02:36 PM |
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Not in the public sector. |
AtheistCrusader |
Feb-26-11 05:23 PM |
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true but the policy was still pro-union in some form. |
craigmatic |
Feb-26-11 05:47 PM |
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I would arge just in the private sector. |
AtheistCrusader |
Feb-26-11 06:47 PM |
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-dupe. |
AtheistCrusader |
Feb-26-11 06:47 PM |
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thanks so much for posting this |
MBS |
Feb-26-11 10:04 AM |
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God help us all. |
sasquuatch55 |
Feb-26-11 11:10 AM |
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how about we get rid of him instead. It would only be financially |
roguevalley |
Feb-26-11 12:24 PM |
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Well, why not just remove the entire constitution.? |
SharonAnn |
Feb-27-11 10:16 PM |
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How about talking to them you Medicaid fraud |
underpants |
Feb-26-11 09:08 AM |
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He Must Have Finallly Got His Call From The Koch Brothers.....nt |
global1 |
Feb-26-11 09:11 AM |
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I think you could have something here especially after the Koch brothers' |
snappyturtle |
Feb-26-11 09:20 AM |
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They said that? |
The Backlash Cometh |
Feb-26-11 10:17 AM |
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They basically said they'd use their wealth to get what they want. |
snappyturtle |
Feb-26-11 01:53 PM |
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link fail |
Electric Monk |
Feb-26-11 04:33 PM |
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Nope. SORRY: forgot to paste it! dah! |
snappyturtle |
Feb-26-11 04:50 PM |
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yup, he got the call |
shanti |
Feb-26-11 11:21 AM |
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I was thinking the same thing. Just disgusting. nt |
onlyadream |
Feb-26-11 02:39 PM |
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I wonder who's been leaning on him? |
QC |
Feb-26-11 09:19 AM |
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Seems like they want to settle the score once and for all here and now, |
Lucky Luciano |
Feb-26-11 09:20 AM |
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The governor of Wisconsin gave tax cuts to big businesses before he announced his plans |
pacalo |
Feb-26-11 11:24 PM |
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This is a fight I'd like to have. Bring. It. On. |
Orlandodem |
Feb-26-11 09:22 AM |
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I knew this idiot would be next. Tallahassee here we come! n/t |
axollot |
Feb-26-11 09:24 AM |
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Lock-step they all falling in line |
liberal N proud |
Feb-26-11 09:31 AM |
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Rick Scott: 'Florida would be better off if public employees couldn’t form unions.' |
seafan |
Feb-26-11 09:32 AM |
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Fl has been under seige ever since Scott bought his election |
lark |
Feb-26-11 09:41 AM |
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Florida has been under seize ever since Jeb Bush managed to get elected. |
1monster |
Feb-26-11 12:55 PM |
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the sad thing is, |
The Backlash Cometh |
Feb-26-11 10:20 AM |
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Alex Sink was one. Too bad she lost to this monster. Scott was |
remember2000forever |
Feb-26-11 10:48 AM |
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How many jobs has he created? |
The Backlash Cometh |
Feb-26-11 11:16 AM |
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Certainly hope you have no need of police or fire services anytime soon. n/t |
indypaul |
Feb-26-11 11:00 AM |
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I agree. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Feb-26-11 11:18 AM |
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+1, nt |
Lost-in-FL |
Feb-26-11 02:12 PM |
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He looks like Gollum in a suit nt |
iwillalwayswonderwhy |
Feb-26-11 12:51 PM |
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floridia worker traditionally make less then their counterparts too.... |
Historic NY |
Feb-26-11 09:17 PM |
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Good luck - it would take a referendum passed with 60% |
Sancho |
Feb-26-11 09:34 AM |
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No surprise, this regressive imbecile like walker do not want the high speed rail grant either. |
still_one |
Feb-26-11 09:46 AM |
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Notice how Scott pointed out we should be spending money on things |
peekaloo |
Feb-26-11 11:16 AM |
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Global warming should eventually turn Florida into a true swamp |
ngant17 |
Feb-26-11 07:20 PM |
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No, Gov. Scott Walker and Gov. Rick Scott. This is OUR moment. |
seafan |
Feb-26-11 09:48 AM |
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"you're the first domino" - what a great line |
Voice for Peace |
Feb-27-11 05:19 AM |
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Considering that someone just proved that WI employees totally self fund |
BR_Parkway |
Feb-26-11 09:53 AM |
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see quakerbill's post #19 below n/t |
Iris |
Feb-26-11 02:56 PM |
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I didn't see that, but just emailed my local paper (wi state journal) |
CLANG |
Feb-26-11 05:49 PM |
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The rights crusade to abolish unions continues. |
sarcasmo |
Feb-26-11 09:56 AM |
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actually |
quaker bill |
Feb-26-11 10:06 AM |
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How can there be so many (R)-Dumbass in this country? |
DCKit |
Feb-26-11 10:09 AM |
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Told ya, he's a lying sneaky snake. |
Dappleganger |
Feb-26-11 10:23 AM |
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maybe we should amend the constitution to ban fascist republicans |
fascisthunter |
Feb-26-11 10:43 AM |
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Good Idea. |
emulatorloo |
Feb-26-11 10:45 AM |
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it's not fair to taxpayers. |
AlbertCat |
Feb-26-11 10:46 AM |
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Governor Zontar: Protector of taxpayer money! |
peekaloo |
Feb-26-11 10:58 AM |
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Good luck, asshole. But, he's already gone against the will of the people re:redistricting |
Roland99 |
Feb-26-11 11:07 AM |
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Busting unions will 'wake sleeping giant,' local Florida boss says |
seafan |
Feb-26-11 11:28 AM |
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Gov. Rick "Medicare FRAUD" Scott and Gov. Scott "Hosni" Walker...two shining TURDS, uh, gems... |
SoapBox |
Feb-26-11 11:46 AM |
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Koch Front Group Americans for Prosperity: 'Take the Unions Out at the Knees' |
seafan |
Feb-26-11 12:15 PM |
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Fucking traitors. Every last god damn one of 'em. |
Initech |
Feb-26-11 12:37 PM |
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2,619,335 people voted for this crook |
PatSeg |
Feb-26-11 12:56 PM |
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Might as well change that to "Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants Obama in 2012" |
truthisfreedom |
Feb-26-11 12:58 PM |
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Conservatives claim they will "Defend the Constitution"... |
JaneQPublic |
Feb-26-11 01:04 PM |
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Recommend!!! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Feb-26-11 01:12 PM |
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Gossip isn't politics, boys and girls ... |
scribble |
Feb-26-11 01:30 PM |
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'Gossip'? Hardly. |
seafan |
Feb-26-11 01:51 PM |
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It's not gossip because Scott refuses to speak with most media people. |
Dappleganger |
Feb-26-11 08:52 PM |
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Spoken like a true corporacrat. |
Kip Humphrey |
Feb-26-11 01:34 PM |
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somebody got an angry phone call from his masters. |
yurbud |
Feb-26-11 01:35 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Feb-26-11 01:37 PM |
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Medicare fraud is a crime |
The Wizard |
Feb-26-11 01:44 PM |
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I agree, but |
Athena66 |
Feb-26-11 02:04 PM |
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Almost exactly on time in the modern day Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller countdown. |
gordianot |
Feb-26-11 02:07 PM |
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There are unions in FL? |
Lost-in-FL |
Feb-26-11 02:20 PM |
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That didn't take long. |
last_texas_dem |
Feb-26-11 02:24 PM |
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What a jerk! |
marew |
Feb-26-11 02:38 PM |
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sigh....time for us to fight in Florida too nt |
steve2470 |
Feb-26-11 03:12 PM |
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let the fights begin |
DeadEyeDyck |
Feb-26-11 03:12 PM |
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What other states have teabagger governors? I'm witnessing a pattern here. |
Initech |
Feb-26-11 03:17 PM |
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The GOP want the Chinese model. Billionaire party hacks at the top and everyone else at the bottom |
Monk06 |
Feb-26-11 03:21 PM |
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recommended. Please see link: "Burning down the Reichstag and the Trickle Down disaster" |
Bill USA |
Feb-26-11 03:36 PM |
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So...will supporters in Cairo now have to send pizza to Florida? |
FailureToCommunicate |
Feb-26-11 03:42 PM |
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Walker: Whatever is going on, I'm ignoring it -- !!! GOP, the destroyers--!! |
defendandprotect |
Feb-26-11 04:53 PM |
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A Republican wants to change the Constitution |
perdita9 |
Feb-26-11 05:04 PM |
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Htpocrite. Florida picked a real loser for Governor |
eringer |
Feb-26-11 06:29 PM |
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someone should remind him that Disney World's union |
ngant17 |
Feb-26-11 07:15 PM |
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I wonder if it has occurred to anyone else..... |
left on green only |
Feb-26-11 08:18 PM |
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This from a guy that should be in prison. |
russspeakeasy |
Feb-26-11 08:42 PM |
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Do people really think govt employees aren't taxpayers? |
Beartracks |
Feb-26-11 08:52 PM |
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Our corporations don't pay anything into State taxes & we can't afford that |
StarsInHerHair |
Feb-26-11 08:59 PM |
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Must have got The Call. Creep. |
DirkGently |
Feb-26-11 10:19 PM |
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No, and fuck you for asking! K&R |
pam4water |
Feb-26-11 10:26 PM |
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Another idiot entering 'Union Busting Lake' |
blackspade |
Feb-26-11 10:56 PM |
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Stuff and nonsense |
wial |
Feb-27-11 05:16 AM |
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Can you imagine |
dotymed |
Feb-27-11 06:38 AM |
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Florida is God's waiting room. God needs to call the teabaggers into his office en masse. |
BreweryYardRat |
Feb-27-11 06:38 PM |
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Amen. |
Vinca |
Feb-28-11 07:20 AM |
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States pushed for the benefits packages to get wage concessions, now they are reneging. |
yellowcanine |
Feb-28-11 08:35 AM |
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