Since I've been President I've gotten rid of over 2 million jobs that are
more suitable for foriegners.

Not only that, I've invited millions of foriegners to come to America to
take up more jobs.

So in fact, I've created more jobs than lost and soon you'll see the
documentation to prove it!

For you people use to working, don't worry, chill. The government is going
to give you free pills to calm your nerves! No one will chide you for being
a non working bum because we know what everyone says today. It's only a
matter of time before that kind of speech becomes outlawed too!

Don't feel left out because there's a patronizing handout coming your way
soon! We have the fastest printing presses, loads of new paper and an ocean
of ink!! There's plenty of money for everyone!

My plan for massive inflation will pull your debt ridden butts out of hock
by making money worth less.

Vote for me!

Vote for me!

G. Bush

Since Bush became President I've made more money than any time in my life.
I just finished 223 days on one ship and before that did 200 plus on another
one.

But thanks to the stalwart supporters of labor in the Democratic party I get
an even better deal than that. I now qualify for six months of unemployment
and don't even have to go on job search. Union does that for me.

When I do work I often get heavily inflated Davis-Bacon wages thanks to the
same source who by the way protected our industry with the Jones Act. Who
pays for it? Grin!

And if I want to go back to work before the six months is up I just go to
the union hall, register and get the next ship. Work or not it's my choice
but the unemployment pay keeps arriving in the meantime.

So I have to thank both the Republicans and the Democrats for this great
economy and these great jobs and the very good pay scale! In one word life
is . . .

Sweet!

Now they are passing a new highway bill in Congress. If approved as is it
will put lots of my union brothers and sisters back to work at wages 2 to 3
times higher than the local norm. But that's only for union members.

Thanks to our supporters in both parties . . .We've got plenty of jobs!

What's more we support them right back. Why this year I've given a whole
$20 to the union PAC and another $20 to the opposition and $200 to my own
party.

And the best part is they don't dare dick around with us.

After all none of them is a Reagan. Reagan was a former union president, I
knew Reagan, and Bubba, Bush, et. al.

You ain't no Reagan.

Oh by the way. Almost slipped my mind. Thanks to you taxpayers in the
majority of the working class, you just get to pay the bill. What? Oh?
Guess you . . . . shoulda formed a union.

M.



"George Bush" wrote in message
news
Since I've been President I've gotten rid of over 2 million jobs that are
more suitable for foriegners.

Not only that, I've invited millions of foriegners to come to America to
take up more jobs.

So in fact, I've created more jobs than lost and soon you'll see the
documentation to prove it!

For you people use to working, don't worry, chill. The government is going
to give you free pills to calm your nerves! No one will chide you for
being
a non working bum because we know what everyone says today. It's only a
matter of time before that kind of speech becomes outlawed too!

Don't feel left out because there's a patronizing handout coming your way
soon! We have the fastest printing presses, loads of new paper and an
ocean
of ink!! There's plenty of money for everyone!

My plan for massive inflation will pull your debt ridden butts out of hock
by making money worth less.

Vote for me!

Vote for me!

G. Bush

Michael wrote:

Since Bush became President I've made more money than any time in my life.

That's great.... but not surprising, since you are basically in the military
contracting business. You have a good reason for voting for Bush & Cheney...
although it would mean abondoning some of the principles you have stated.

The rest of us have very good reasons to vote against them.

DSK

How am I abandoning principles? I've been fairly mercenary working for the
US Government for many, many years. I'm just more honest about it than
most. Surely you don't think I do this for any other reason? Hey and it
came with a retirement program too!

I say the principle is go with the highest paying employer and take all you
can get for the job you do. That's a union job with a federal level wage.
Don't forget, it wasn't Mr. Bush's party that inflated the union wages and
guaranteed our income. He's just using a program left in place from a
previous administration.

If I was working for those other principles . . . .I'd still be a $78 a
month soldier who thought the corn fields of Iowa were worth my life. Or
that it was an honor to be drafted. Hey! I earned the right to all of
this. Why would I not take it? After all it was members of this discussion
group that encouraged me to get a union job!

But look on the bright side. In less than two years I will have dropped
well over $60,000 into the local boating business community. Not great but
certainly above average. What you call trickle down! You pay taxes, the
gov't takes its handling fee; they pay me (minus more taxes); I don't
charge a fee because they pay for my room, board, and medical except maybe
union dues and that's tax deductible as well. Then I spend most of it on
buying and refitting my boat. That's good for the economy of Port
Townsend, Washington . . . . and even better for me.

By the way, statements like "Jobless Claims On The Rise" is meaningless.
Unless you know the parameters of the definition. The same with
unemployment figures. It used to be after six months those who were
unemployed dropped of the roles no matter if employed or not. Is that still
true? I don't really know. It used to be employment was based on 95% of the
available work force. What does that mean. Then in '93 It became 90% of
the available work force and for every two jobs created a third was
inferred. What did that mean? I don't know either. No base line is ever
given much less a usable definition. Sure made Bubba's figures look good
though.

As traffic flagger I and the majority of those in the state earned an
average $8.50 an hour. But if I could have got in Local 440 the Laborers
Union and on a 'restricted to union's only federally funded project, it
would have been $22.83 an hour. What was amusingly dubbed "prevailing
wage." They represent about 10% of the flaggers in the State at best with
the gov't employees union representing another 10% with an average wage of
$16.00 an hour.

Nope you guys were right. Principles don't put sails on the boat. Now I'm
a strong union supporter and shop steward making the big bucks for the
highest paying employer in the country!!!! But I still vote Libertarian.

And all of that isn't counting my permanent retirement. In effect you all
are not only buying and outfitting my boat you will pay for my cruising
until I die!

Gotta love you all!

Sweeet!

THANKS!

Michael










"DSK" wrote in message
...
Michael wrote:

Since Bush became President I've made more money than any time in my
life.

That's great.... but not surprising, since you are basically in the
military
contracting business. You have a good reason for voting for Bush &
Cheney...
although it would mean abondoning some of the principles you have stated.

The rest of us have very good reasons to vote against them.

DSK

Michael,

Your post was one of the all time great ones on this newsgroup. I truly
admire your honesty.

And do vote libertarian! I tip my hat to you!

GB

"Michael" wrote in message
...
How am I abandoning principles? I've been fairly mercenary working for
the
US Government for many, many years. I'm just more honest about it than
most. Surely you don't think I do this for any other reason? Hey and it
came with a retirement program too!

I say the principle is go with the highest paying employer and take all
you
can get for the job you do. That's a union job with a federal level wage.
Don't forget, it wasn't Mr. Bush's party that inflated the union wages
and
guaranteed our income. He's just using a program left in place from a
previous administration.

If I was working for those other principles . . . .I'd still be a $78 a
month soldier who thought the corn fields of Iowa were worth my life. Or
that it was an honor to be drafted. Hey! I earned the right to all of
this. Why would I not take it? After all it was members of this
discussion
group that encouraged me to get a union job!

But look on the bright side. In less than two years I will have dropped
well over $60,000 into the local boating business community. Not great
but
certainly above average. What you call trickle down! You pay taxes, the
gov't takes its handling fee; they pay me (minus more taxes); I don't
charge a fee because they pay for my room, board, and medical except maybe
union dues and that's tax deductible as well. Then I spend most of it on
buying and refitting my boat. That's good for the economy of Port
Townsend, Washington . . . . and even better for me.

By the way, statements like "Jobless Claims On The Rise" is meaningless.
Unless you know the parameters of the definition. The same with
unemployment figures. It used to be after six months those who were
unemployed dropped of the roles no matter if employed or not. Is that
still
true? I don't really know. It used to be employment was based on 95% of
the
available work force. What does that mean. Then in '93 It became 90% of
the available work force and for every two jobs created a third was
inferred. What did that mean? I don't know either. No base line is ever
given much less a usable definition. Sure made Bubba's figures look good
though.

As traffic flagger I and the majority of those in the state earned an
average $8.50 an hour. But if I could have got in Local 440 the Laborers
Union and on a 'restricted to union's only federally funded project, it
would have been $22.83 an hour. What was amusingly dubbed "prevailing
wage." They represent about 10% of the flaggers in the State at best with
the gov't employees union representing another 10% with an average wage of
$16.00 an hour.

Nope you guys were right. Principles don't put sails on the boat. Now
I'm
a strong union supporter and shop steward making the big bucks for the
highest paying employer in the country!!!! But I still vote Libertarian.

And all of that isn't counting my permanent retirement. In effect you all
are not only buying and outfitting my boat you will pay for my cruising
until I die!

Gotta love you all!

Sweeet!

THANKS!

Michael










"DSK" wrote in message
...
Michael wrote:

Since Bush became President I've made more money than any time in my
life.

That's great.... but not surprising, since you are basically in the
military
contracting business. You have a good reason for voting for Bush &
Cheney...
although it would mean abondoning some of the principles you have
stated.

The rest of us have very good reasons to vote against them.

DSK

Is that
still
true? I don't really know.=20

No. Depending on what industry you were dumped out of, you can get many =
extensions. In this area, (where industry is failing left and right) =
many technical, engineering, and support staff have been forcibly =
retired, laid off, or dropped from payroll with over 20 years into their =
companies. These people, who have worked their entire lives and have =
not been a drain on the system can get extensions, sometimes up to three =
years worth. The sad part is that there are no jobs for them. =
Companies look for new and eager, fresh out of college types that =
haven't gotten used to high wages and great benefit packages. So if =
there are 15 candidates, and 14 of them are misplaced from industry, =
most likely it will be the college graduate or the very inexperienced =
that gets the job.

--=20
katysails
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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"George Bush" wrote in message
ink.net...
Michael,

Your post was one of the all time great ones on this newsgroup. I truly
admire your honesty.

And do vote libertarian! I tip my hat to you!

GB

"Michael" wrote in message
...
How am I abandoning principles? I've been fairly mercenary working for
the
US Government for many, many years. I'm just more honest about it than
most. Surely you don't think I do this for any other reason? Hey and
it
came with a retirement program too!

I say the principle is go with the highest paying employer and take all
you
can get for the job you do. That's a union job with a federal level
wage.
Don't forget, it wasn't Mr. Bush's party that inflated the union wages
and
guaranteed our income. He's just using a program left in place from a
previous administration.

If I was working for those other principles . . . .I'd still be a $78 a
month soldier who thought the corn fields of Iowa were worth my life.
Or
that it was an honor to be drafted. Hey! I earned the right to all of
this. Why would I not take it? After all it was members of this
discussion
group that encouraged me to get a union job!

But look on the bright side. In less than two years I will have dropped
well over $60,000 into the local boating business community. Not great
but
certainly above average. What you call trickle down! You pay taxes,
the
gov't takes its handling fee; they pay me (minus more taxes); I don't
charge a fee because they pay for my room, board, and medical except
maybe
union dues and that's tax deductible as well. Then I spend most of it
on
buying and refitting my boat. That's good for the economy of Port
Townsend, Washington . . . . and even better for me.

By the way, statements like "Jobless Claims On The Rise" is meaningless.
Unless you know the parameters of the definition. The same with
unemployment figures. It used to be after six months those who were
unemployed dropped of the roles no matter if employed or not. Is that
still
true? I don't really know. It used to be employment was based on 95% of
the
available work force. What does that mean. Then in '93 It became 90%
of
the available work force and for every two jobs created a third was
inferred. What did that mean? I don't know either. No base line is
ever
given much less a usable definition. Sure made Bubba's figures look
good
though.

As traffic flagger I and the majority of those in the state earned an
average $8.50 an hour. But if I could have got in Local 440 the
Laborers
Union and on a 'restricted to union's only federally funded project, it
would have been $22.83 an hour. What was amusingly dubbed "prevailing
wage." They represent about 10% of the flaggers in the State at best
with
the gov't employees union representing another 10% with an average wage
of
$16.00 an hour.

Nope you guys were right. Principles don't put sails on the boat. Now
I'm
a strong union supporter and shop steward making the big bucks for the
highest paying employer in the country!!!! But I still vote
Libertarian.

And all of that isn't counting my permanent retirement. In effect you
all
are not only buying and outfitting my boat you will pay for my cruising
until I die!

Gotta love you all!

Sweeet!

THANKS!

Michael










"DSK" wrote in message
...
Michael wrote:

Since Bush became President I've made more money than any time in my
life.

That's great.... but not surprising, since you are basically in the
military
contracting business. You have a good reason for voting for Bush &
Cheney...
although it would mean abondoning some of the principles you have
stated.

The rest of us have very good reasons to vote against them.

DSK

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:58:25 -0800, "Michael"
wrote this crap:


As traffic flagger I and the majority of those in the state earned an
average $8.50 an hour. But if I could have got in Local 440 the Laborers
Union and on a 'restricted to union's only federally funded project, it
would have been $22.83 an hour. What was amusingly dubbed "prevailing
wage." They represent about 10% of the flaggers in the State at best with
the gov't employees union representing another 10% with an average wage of
$16.00 an hour.

Nope you guys were right. Principles don't put sails on the boat. Now I'm
a strong union supporter and shop steward making the big bucks for the
highest paying employer in the country!!!!

At $16 an hour? Ha Ha!




This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

You really need to pay more attention to what you read.

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:58:25 -0800, "Michael"
wrote this fine example of relative wage scales:


As traffic flagger I and the majority of those in the state earned an
average $8.50 an hour. But if I could have got in Local 440 the Laborers
Union and on a 'restricted to union's only federally funded project, it
would have been $22.83 an hour. What was amusingly dubbed "prevailing
wage." They represent about 10% of the flaggers in the State at best
with
the gov't employees union representing another 10% with an average wage
of
$16.00 an hour.

Nope you guys were right. Principles don't put sails on the boat. Now
I'm
a strong union supporter and shop steward making the big bucks for the
highest paying employer in the country!!!!

At $16 an hour? Ha Ha!




This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

Have you gotta point? No, not the one on your head, one in your reply.
"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:58:25 -0800, "Michael"
wrote this crap:


As traffic flagger I and the majority of those in the state earned an
average $8.50 an hour. But if I could have got in Local 440 the Laborers
Union and on a 'restricted to union's only federally funded project, it
would have been $22.83 an hour. What was amusingly dubbed "prevailing
wage." They represent about 10% of the flaggers in the State at best
with
the gov't employees union representing another 10% with an average wage
of
$16.00 an hour.

Nope you guys were right. Principles don't put sails on the boat. Now
I'm
a strong union supporter and shop steward making the big bucks for the
highest paying employer in the country!!!!

At $16 an hour? Ha Ha!




This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe