Monday, February 9, 2009

OMG! How bad is it going to be.

Here is a chart of job losses during the current recession.(lightiris at Blue Mass Group)

Heckuva job, Bushie!

Posted by Bill Trimble at 4:17 PM

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Anonymous said...

Heck of an explanation Billy.Feel better now?

February 9, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Anonymous said...

Town/school employees will not get it until it hits home for them. Personally I would be asking management to look for ways of keeping my job whether that be through consolidation or whatever means. I wouldn't be trying to justify my position, salary or asking for raises. Public jobs are not going to remain untouchable forever. Since there seems to be no desire to compromise I say you get what everyone in the private sector gets. Lower pay and layoffs.

February 9, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Anonymous said...

So interesting Bill and if you read down a little further after the chart you would have seen this which I think is directly applicable to Dartmouth:

My analysis now points to the following problems:

1. Loss of the inherent sense of community, by "Community" I mean the sense that we all sink or swim together, and that no person or segment of society is worth more or more important than any other segment; that the more you own, the more you owe everyone else. [the elimination of the Guardian Ad Litems for education not because they weren't needed, not because no one knew the harm that would be done - but because they were not protected by statute is a good example of a total lack of caring, lack of community, and lack of insight into cause and effect].

2. Loss of the concept of personal responsibility, honor, and compassion as motive forces.

3. The appearance, and I now believe, the reality of the almost total absence of long range planning by anyone in authority.

4. The magical thinking that a "stakeholder" who already wields authority, or controls a huge amount of assets is therefore wiser, kinder, and a repository of the requisite knowledge to make the best decisions - and that the citizens with "on the ground knowledge" are less useful and effective then the entrenched stakeholders.

5. The mistaken idea that cutting taxes, while the infrastructure, education, safety, and research and development grind to a halt, will somehow magically translate into economic activity of a productive nature.

Just for starters...

February 9, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Anonymous said...

#5 is a gem. Thank you Bill.

February 9, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Anonymous said...

Yes, lets keep increasing taxes. And who do you suppose is going to be able to pay them? Oh that's right, public employees. They are the only ones who will be left with overpaid jobs. But eventually they will be paying taxes to support their own jobs.

February 11, 2009 at 7:58 AM

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