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Union-Tribune Slashing Wages and Benefits, Warning of More Staff Reductions
Why did it take you so long to correct that misapprehension? ========================== Most people know I graduated when this nonsense is usually brought up (over at Vocie of San Diego)-it did not occur to me that some people here might not know JF was telling another one of his whoppers.— January 20, 2009 1:53 p.m.
Union-Tribune Slashing Wages and Benefits, Warning of More Staff Reductions
I am enjoying getting more background on you, Johnny. =============== For the record, I did not fail the academy. I graduated with the other 75% of the starting class that did not wash out or quit.— January 20, 2009 10:23 a.m.
Union-Tribune Slashing Wages and Benefits, Warning of More Staff Reductions
That's OK, Johnny... I'll stack my W2 up against yours... ========================= ....Only if you include the benefits.......and then you're correct! I don't think anyone in a front line job makes more than a FF today.— January 20, 2009 10:19 a.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
Thanks for the info on what constitutes a "depression". I think we might hit three years of recession, but maybe not. I have to laugh at our new "gimmick" account! JF, JW, which one of you two registered that account :)— January 20, 2009 7:53 a.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
It's looking more and more like the weak economy could drag on for four years. Best, Don Bauder ====================== Don, is a "depression" 3 years of negative growth??? As to the weak economy, the City is toast-there is no way we are going to dig out-if we could not fund the pension scam in the go-go years (last 8 years) we sure as heck are not going to be able to fund it the next 1-3 years of negative economic growth. Sanders won't file BK on his watch, so he is just chugging along watching the barn burn down, until he is out of office. The pension/healthcare debt has gone up, not down, with him and he is just going to pass along the problem to the next mayor-he won't fix anything. It is a structural problem. Same goes for the state-it is only going to get worse and the borrowing (as in floating long term public bonds to pay everyday operating costs like Arnold did when first elected) are over. That is just no going to work anymore. Arnold is going to try to pull a Sanders, keep afloat with gimmicks until he leaves office.— January 19, 2009 8:36 p.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
All of the regulars here GET IT Johnny. You're upset because you spent a boatload of cash, probably went deeeeeeeep into debt with student loans and now you feel under paid, under compensated and unloved for all your hard work. It just gnaws at your soul that some common sensed, hard working Joes, like JF and others make more than you. If "Turko" was in your corner, he be yelling his signature line..."It ain't right!" It may not be right in your mind, but the pay these fellows make meet OUR market demands. For example, my younger brother makes more money than me. But he barely made it out of high school. He works hard, earns commissions, takes good care of his clients and earns additional rewards for doing it. He earns $150K a year and deserves every penny of it. The market for lawyers is a dime a dozen now-a-days. Law schools churn our thousands every year. Most have $$$$ in their eyes and some, the very bright ones, earn it. But I suspect there are plenty of starving attorneys out there competing, and driving down compensation. ======================== OMG...................I can't even start to respond to this propaganda piece!............ I'd be here for weeks.— January 19, 2009 8:28 p.m.
San Diego City Employees pension fund ailing
Hmmmm I'm just wondering what Bill Gates was getting paid with his HS Diploma. =============================== Gates was a 3rd year HARVARD student when he dropped out to start MS. So when you get into HARVARD, complete 3 years and then start the ground breaking software technology that changes the world you can make claims about not being a college graduate but still entitled to earn $200K per year off taxpayers-until then your argument is meritless. Why do the gov employees always mention Bill Gates when trying up their GED's and HS diploma's???????????????????— January 19, 2009 8:25 p.m.
Union-Tribune Slashing Wages and Benefits, Warning of More Staff Reductions
You believe Johnny is lying about his age? Why would anyone do that? You must take good care of that car. ================= Totally true-I spent some of my K-6 years in the 70's. No reason to lie about my age. I am no spring chicken. As for the Nissan, I change the oil and air filter every 5K miles, have changed the oil over 60 times!— January 19, 2009 8:21 p.m.
Union-Tribune Slashing Wages and Benefits, Warning of More Staff Reductions
Wait, weren't you a science teacher before you were a real estate agent before you were an attorney but sometime after you flunked out of the police academy? ============== I was the smartest guy in the police academy (nothing to brag about considering)-it was filled with a bunch of crony/nepotism hires who had the brain power of untrained circus chimps (BTW-who got you into the FD???). And that holds true today. Lets see now-out of 4 academy instructors, 2 have been sued for sexual harrassment (and found liable) and one was fired for having sex with a police academy student. Winners I tell ya! Don't forget to tell the rest of the facts JF-that the academy was between my 2nd and 3rd year of college, that I am still a licensed teacher and real estate broker. Like I said, I will stack my background up against yours any day of the week and come out miles ahead.— January 19, 2009 8:16 p.m.
Union-Tribune Slashing Wages and Benefits, Warning of More Staff Reductions
I see that math isn't your forte either, which may explain some of your claims. ========== Oppsss..typo. Another typo was my Nissan, I bought it new in June 1986.— January 19, 2009 8:10 p.m.