tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post1040727299029324103..comments2024-03-02T07:47:01.546-05:00Comments on The Lair of the Silver Fox.: David'Z RantZ ~~ An Open Letter... (STILL Not the One You've Been Waiting For!)The Silver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-19908349702377377572011-05-18T12:40:13.163-04:002011-05-18T12:40:13.163-04:00Okay, so, if I may add a little known Nova Scotia ...Okay, so, if I may add a little known Nova Scotia statistic to fuel that fire...60% of our working population are employed by the government! (I am employed by a small family run business, so we know where this is going!) A first cousin, works less than 200 days a year, earning 120,000 a year, checking firewalls for said government. I can't afford firewalls...so I don't know much about the stress that comes with such a job...but he gets days off for that too. MPs and MLA's also receive and additional 38.00 per hour bonus when they show up to work. (This is actually referred to as the showing up for work bonus) I receive additional tasks and headaches when I do. We have seen the cost of food, fuel, electricity, and other such necessities double, while minimum wage has just hit the 9.00+ mark, here. Small businesses are dying off left and right, and out of necessity, the underground economy grows larger, as more "criminals" are created by the simple act of trying to keep food on the table. Check your Lexus at the door people, this little lady is pissed! :)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-59547097448275661432011-05-17T23:59:56.840-04:002011-05-17T23:59:56.840-04:00I like this idea.I like this idea.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-52486012201287648882011-05-17T13:02:44.951-04:002011-05-17T13:02:44.951-04:00There are all sorts of suggestions one could make ...There are all sorts of suggestions one could make that would spur congressmen into actions that would actually help the rest of us... but as long as they make their own rules, none of them will probably happen. My post was only a rant, of course, not anything that I would expect anyone to seriously lobby for. Just venting... because I can.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-72173743734292932132011-05-17T12:53:48.530-04:002011-05-17T12:53:48.530-04:00I was pissed but not surprised to learn the legisl...I was pissed but not surprised to learn the legislative and executive branches continue to collect paychecks even if they haven't passed a new budget. This does not extend to govt employees, the military, the people who really do the heavy lifting. I think our politicians etc should receive NO PAY til they get their shit together and pass a new budget. It might keep their attention focused on the job at hand.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-46276397346784938432011-05-17T10:44:49.482-04:002011-05-17T10:44:49.482-04:00They are all the same everywhere, oh we'll do ...They are all the same everywhere, oh we'll do this, we'll do that, then just line their pockets with kickbacks and forget about everything they said.<br /><br />How much friggin money does one need anyway? With all the money they have, these greed ridden idiots should be lucky to get minimum wage. They prob make more in interest in one week then most do in a year.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com