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Human Events - Can we stop acting as if people who work for the government are the heroes of working people? MSNBC is covering the fight in Wisconsin as if it's the 9/11 attack -- and the Republicans are al-Qaida. Its entire prime-time schedule is dedicated to portraying self- interested government employees as if they're Marines taking on the Taliban. The network's Ed Schultz bellows that it is "morally wrong" to oppose the demands of government employees. Public sector workers are pursuing their own narrow financial interests to the detriment of everyone else in their states. That's fine, but can we stop pretending it's virtuous? Because of the insane union contracts in Wisconsin, one Madison bus driver, John E. Nelson, was able to make $159,000 in 2009 -- about $100,000 of which in overtime pay. Jackie Gleason didn't make that much playing bus driver Ralph Kramden on "The Honeymooners." Seven bus drivers took home more than $100,000 that year.
Wait, what?! Here I am holding down a full time corporate gig and blogging my ass off for about $2.00 a day, all the while I could be striking it rich by driving buses around all day? Good thing I got that college education I guess, right?
Usually I despise Ann Coulter with every bone in my body, but when you're right, you're right. What the hell is a bus driver doing making $159,000 a year? I understand it may be a somewhat stressful job but all in all you're sitting your ass in a seat all day, listening to sports radio and opening and closing a door at the push of a button. 100k in over time? What the hell constitutes overtime in Wisconsin? More than 20 hours? How does that happen, the guy isn't a cop.
Kind of makes me take a different stance on all this hooplah going on up there in the Cheese State right now. Like I thought I was supporting the rights of a few blue collar Americans working hard to make ends meet. Didn't realize this whole thing was over a few government fat cats that want to keep their bus driving millions.
Kind of makes me take a different stance on all this hooplah going on up there in the Cheese State right now. Like I thought I was supporting the rights of a few blue collar Americans working hard to make ends meet. Didn't realize this whole thing was over a few government fat cats that want to keep their bus driving millions.
What other government hack jobs are racking in more cash than I can even dream about right now? I already learned earlier this year that the avg NY City garbage man rolls 75k, now I find out Wisconsin bus drivers are using my pay checks to blow their fucking noses.
So when people in Wisconsin are taking Sunday drives through the rich neighborhoods to look at all the mansions are parents telling their children "this is all old bus driving money," for get about becoming a doctor little Susie and Johnnie, just pass your eye exam and keep a clean driving record and you'll be on easy street.
So when people in Wisconsin are taking Sunday drives through the rich neighborhoods to look at all the mansions are parents telling their children "this is all old bus driving money," for get about becoming a doctor little Susie and Johnnie, just pass your eye exam and keep a clean driving record and you'll be on easy street.
