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26. The republican party seems to be about destroying and not building up

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:24 AM

Nov 2012

From proactive and never ending wars to taking away benefits, they are always about the negative.

As they see it, people should be paying their employers to allow them to come to work.

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Instead of asking why public employees are making more money than private sector employees [View all] ck4829 Nov 2012 OP

yeppers!. . The private sector used to be right up there. People annabanana Nov 2012 #1

There are so many flaws in "conservatives" Cary Nov 2012 #2

20-30 years back, the private sector paid more DJ13 Nov 2012 #3

Very true etherealtruth Nov 2012 #5

what you said shanti Nov 2012 #10

Very true. Back then the private sector paid WAY more. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #13

+1. I remember the conversations about "poorly paid" teachers, firemen, cops riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #16

Beause "public employees" means "unions" which means "we're trying to rile up people against WinkyDink Nov 2012 #4

I work for a private sector Union that pays well. Keyword: Union. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author dtom67 Nov 2012 #7

The Platte Institute had to change a draft of NE state law about public/private pay scales Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #8

As a public Employee, I have a better question: Gore1FL Nov 2012 #9

It's a bullshit talking point, it's not even true. alarimer Nov 2012 #11

An old Russian joke... SnowCritter Nov 2012 #12

The idea that public emloyees make more money then avebury Nov 2012 #14

I'm not sure public sector employees make more money. kaiden Nov 2012 #15

I'm a public employee making less than similar private sector employees. yewberry Nov 2012 #17

Wages and benefits are depressed in the private sector, compared to just a few Flatulo Nov 2012 #18

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #19

It is Reich Wing mythology but even if it was true the entire thought process is TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #20

It's not just the Republicons spewing that talking point Chisox08 Nov 2012 #21

How broadly does this actually apply? Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2012 #22

Well, if they can get people angry at other 99%ers rather than the 1% thieves, it serves the RW's Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #23

Republicans want everyone to be rich! thesquanderer Nov 2012 #24

K&R woo me with science Nov 2012 #25

The republican party seems to be about destroying and not building up liberal N proud Nov 2012 #26