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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday warned 14 absent lawmakers trying to stall his controversial budget bill to return to the state Capitol immediately to vote on the measure, or layoff notices will be sent to 1,500 public employees before the weekend.
"Unfortunately, if we don't have action by tomorrow we have a legal and moral obligation to start forewarning people," Walker said a Thursday night press conference.
MADISON - The 14 Wisconsin state Senate Democrats who left the state two weeks ago will now face fines of $100 for each day they miss, if they miss two or more days.
Republicans remaining in the Senate approved the daily fine on Wednesday morning with none of the Democrats present.
Originally posted by Mossflower
What kind of human threatens peoples livelihoods as bargaining chips for their own political agenda?
Originally posted by ThinkingCap
What is going on here, why is this dimwit governor still opening his mouth?
Originally posted by Mossflower
What kind of human threatens peoples livelihoods as bargaining chips for their own political agenda? Too many these days, it seems.
Originally posted by mydarkpassenger
reply to post by Vitchilo
The Governor is now practicing terrorism, and shows how little he actually cares for "the little people" by threatening 1500 with losing their jobs in this lousy economy. He is a true POS.
Originally posted by Exuberant1
Originally posted by Mossflower
What kind of human threatens peoples livelihoods as bargaining chips for their own political agenda?
They are government employees and they are overpaid.
Wisconsin will benefit from firing the striking public workers.
The idiots in the senate didn't pass anything: they lack a quorum since the Dems walked out - they can't vote on squat.
Concerns about safety risks arising from the nonstop presence of demonstrators at the Capitol were heightened Thursday with the discovery of 41 rounds of hollow-point rifle ammunition found outside the building.
Police continued their search for more ammunition, and the person to which it belongs, amid a contentious budget showdown over a measure that would -- among other things -- curb the collective bargaining rights of most state workers.
Originally posted by Exuberant1
Originally posted by ThinkingCap
What is going on here, why is this dimwit governor still opening his mouth?
Because he is right and the greedy government employees are in the wrong.
Originally posted by Exuberant1
Originally posted by mydarkpassenger
reply to post by Vitchilo
The Governor is now practicing terrorism, and shows how little he actually cares for "the little people" by threatening 1500 with losing their jobs in this lousy economy. He is a true POS.
Are you a public employee or something?
Walker does care about the little people - but the protesting public employees clearly don't. They should all be fired and replaced with workers who'll do the job for less. The little guy (most taxpayers) will benefit.
Originally posted by here4awhile
If you ask me fire them all and give the jobs to people who actually want and respect having the job...let them become a part of the unemployed and see how they like it...though i'm sure they'll file for unemployment and live off that for the next year like the leeches most of them don't mind being
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
reply to post by Exuberant1
So by reducing the working conditions of pay for one group , you think it will be beneficial for another group of workers? Or will the workers who replace those protesting be forced to work for less?