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Donald would not be in favor of that.
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Martinez said she plans to shift her focus to lobbying for a change to the clean air statute in 2017 Excellent! Cigars?
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You can NOT smoke this marijuana. Please leave what you grew in the New Seasons Hawthorne men's room tonight at 9 pm.
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I so want to him to sit in with "Bustin' Jieber", a local band.
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If a job pays enough to live on and buy groceries, none of us will likely miss food stamps. Nor will the taxpayers have to pay for it. By the way, most of us pay taxes too. Likewise we would much prefer to be able to rent any apartment rather than depend on subsidies like Section 8, which locally has a long waiting list and many landlords won't take it. Ditto utility help, which I hear is not much available anyway. These are all good programs that help a lot of people but it would be a lot better just to get a living wage and not have to depend on them.
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A wise employer would reward performance, rather than focus on genetics.
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Yes, and consumers should be willing to pay prices that include a living wage for employees who make the goods or provide a service. If not, then both consumers and employers are exploiting us.
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I've been asking these types of questions for about 20 years now. I finally found the answer that makes the most sense. The wealthy businesses that are contributing to the destruction of our entire biosphere which locally includes the logging and mining industries are sociopaths. They don't have the capacity for love, empathy, compassion; only the thrill of the deal; the rush of adrenaline. These sick people are driving the planet's life systems into the ground.
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Independent contractors are free of the rigid rules and politics of the workplace faced by employees. You have a written agreement as to what each party brings to the table and nothing more. The comment below about "at will employment," it is not correct. I can't hire a male employee and then later tell him, I decided I only want women on the job. I can just fire you without cause, but if I fired all the men, the lawyers would be fighting for your case. Taken from an article about Hooters: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act lets companies discriminate on the basis of "religion, sex, or national origin in those instances where religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise." The courts agreed with Hooters twice. The new company can state that being female is BFOQ; that clearly is not true; however, he isn't an employee, so he is SOL.
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Chris Wig has no idea what he is doing, and the DPLC (and Kitty Piercy as well) are using him like a puppet. Joshua Skov is another one I would never vote for.
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The reality is that the $6.5 million was a sunk cost regardless of the lien situation; the state only stood to gain the $320,000 from the current value, which is less than 5% of what the state put into cleaning the property anyway. Not a big deal.
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Another major contributor to the global warming/species extinction crisis is big agriculture; especially CAFO's - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations- factory farming of cows, pigs, chickens. Not only do these animals suffer torture daily for their entire lives, the methane released is immense contributing to global warming and the waste and chemicals pollute and toxify the natural environment. The Rodale Institute released a white paper April 23rd, 2014 entitled; "Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change: A Down to Earth Solution to Global Warming" Buy local and from small organic farms.
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Small, organic, diverse family farming done right can sequester carbon from the atmosphere and help make soil healthier.
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An identical item is available at two stores located side-by-side. The store with the reputation for paying better wages has the item priced at $15; the neighboring store that pays its employees less has it for $12. You've decided to purchase the item. Which store gets your business?
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Sadly, areas near low cost apartments just seem to naturally attract a lower class of people, who also tend to be more involved in crime. We have had a couple of bad cases of vandalism on my block in recent years. And each time, it was traced to teens living in low cost apartments a few blocks away. I'm sure that most of the folks living in the apartments are good and decent folk. But there is always going to be a bad element in the mix. My next door neighbor parks his cars outside, and in the last incident, the kid spray painted: "< N word> LOVER" in big letters across his vehicle. It sure upset my neighbor a lot. These are just extremely low class and immoral people, who seem to be both very bored and very stupid.
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What if the general election pits Trump against Hillary, who you're pick?
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It's the progressive movement (city, state, and federal levels) that has made Trump an extremely appealing candidate.
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Actually, is no one else shocked that a 19 yr old felony sex offender is even being allowed to walk free among us? How on earth did he manage to get off with such an obviously light sentence? Did he not even get any probation when he was sentenced? Doing crimes like these would normally be a very serious probation violation. Anyone that commits a felony sex crime deserves to get a decent stint in prison. Yet, this guy is free at age 19?? That is bizarre, to me. I wonder if the county jail will finally keep him locked up this time, until he can be tried and convicted of these new pending criminal charges?
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Sort of like being an Oregon employee in the 'real' world, only better. The U of O employees get three month's notice. Oregon is an 'at will' State so real people get far less notice. Oregon BOLI: "Oregon courts have long followed this general rule of "at-will" employment. This means that generally, in the absence of a contract or statute to the contrary, Oregon employers may discharge an employee at any time and for any reason, or for no reason at all. Simpson v. Western Graphics, 293 Or 96, 99, 643 P2d 1276 (1982); Nees v. Hocks, 272 Or 210, 216, 536 P2d 512 (1975)."
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Hi Stephen, I am not sure if you are referring to me as personifying all large companies as greedy. I only mentioned one - Exxon. You must be one of those intelligent folks who thinks for themselves. I'd like to think I am thinking for myself. I have read a lot about climate change and how big companies work. You don't really have to read much of anything to get the big company's side of an issues. Their side is basically our culture. Stephen, just for kicks, let's try another issue. Do you think the lending institutions, the bond rating agencies, and the big investment banks did anything unethical that just might have help cause the economic deep recessions at the end of George W. Bush's second term? I do. I read books pro and con. There was a heck of a lot of greed going of there. That is my conclusion. I am guessing that is not your conclusion, but, hey, I could be dead wrong.
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To Trump supportors - please name the specific policy of Mr. Trump's that you most agree with. Can it be done by an act of congress or just an act of Trump? So from Trump supportors side, do you believe him literally in what he says? Or is this just a lot of wink, wink, nudge nudge, "I'm just foolin' around here", good ol' boy talk? I hope it's a mask he wears for political occasions, but I'm afraid this is really who he is.
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You are an old geezer! I went there when it was the Junior High School until they built Hamlin.
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Probably will be released next week. He didn't actually shoot anybody; 'victimless crime", don't you know? Then, when he actually kills someone and goes to prison it will be 'society's fault' for not properly 'nurturing' him. And with that last name, 'racist' to suggest that he should be responsible for his own actions.
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crim·i·nal. NOUN 1.a person who has committed a crime: synonyms: lawbreaker · offender · Please note, one who has committed a crime is a criminal before they are actually convicted; that is just the judicial way of acknowledging their acts and resolving punishment.
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You sound like the type of employee that any employer would love to have and hate to lose. Perhaps it's time to put those assets to work for you by seeking out a better opportunity. If you've made that strong of an impression on the right people where you work, one or more could help, at least with a reference. The likelihood of your current employer deciding to give everyone as valuable as you a raise to a "living wage" as some sort of grand social experiment seems rather slim, since it would run counter to the business model that's working now. Instead, why not make the most of what you can control and try to move to something better, perhaps with the city or the county? The union benefits and step increases in pay with both are really sweet.
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Hi tompainell, I wrote the editorial. You may be right that I am naive. I've done a lot of reading about economics and climate change, and recently read a bunch of things on will power and addiction. You are correct that greed has been around a very long time. Corporations did not invent greed. Heck, that's the point of King, a story that certainly corporations. It does, though, boggle my mind that the Exxon folks could do quality research on climate change and then the "officers" of Exxon could lie about their own findings. The corporate officers are not the corporation, but individual people. My only explanation for such individual behavior is addiction to greed. I don't think the individuals were sinister "heh, heh, heh" evil individuals who are out to destroy the world. I am quite aware of how corporations work. The 2008 financial SNAFU - greed right down the line from the mortgage lenders, to the rating agencies, and the big investment banks.
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In six years, the barista handing you that $8 latte at a Portland Starbucks will be making $30,680 a year his first day at his very first full-time job. Sip it slowly.
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thanks , yeah ...heard about this new fangled gaggle thing....
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Why no comment on the Democrat Administrations that had overseen the Oregon DEQ for 20 years? Are the administrations of Roberts, Kitzhaber and Kulongoski not responsible for much of the DEQ's ineptitude? Your article does not hold them responsible and is de facto journalistic malpractice. Stick to strip club reviews.
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Voting out every Commissioner who votes for this proposal would be a good start. I'm already voting against Sid Leiken based on his $800,000 bonus vote for the Lane County Administrators and encouraging voting against Bozievich for the same reason as well as his lack of honesty for the financial support for the jail after that levy passed. Voting against them and telling them why is the only method to get their attention. Mr. Leiken is running for Secy of State this year as well so you can vote against him for that position if he votes for the tobacco measure as well.
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Such good memories. Went to Centennial Elementary the first year they opened. Loved playing around on Beacon Hill and Island Park before it was developed. AND Beacon Hill had the best Halloween Candy given out.
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Actually, it is Dina Wills who needs to take a good course on fact checking, for spreading totally false information. Neither Colin Powell or Condoleezza Rice had their own personal email server, as Clinton did. Clinton had an email server computer set up at her home, that she fully controlled and had physical possession of. The Wall Street Journal ( 3/10/15 ) exposed the allegation about Rice as being patently untrue, for Rice never, ever used any personal email address in any work capacity. And while Powell very rarely used a personal email account, he never used it for any serious or classified discussions, as Clinton did. And it was not on a private sever that he possessed. Both Powell and Rice used commercial email services for their own personal emails. The only person who should feel foolish is Wills, for so blatantly misrepresenting this matter. The Washington Post wrote an editorial about how Democrats have so badly mislead the public on this issue back on 3/5/15.
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"From an employee’s point of view, a job that doesn’t pay enough to live on is worthless." That may be so only because they know the government will step in and provide them with a basic living without them having to work at all. But from the standpoint of improving our economic situation as a country, increased productivity has been the path to greater wealth for all income levels for the past 240 years. Minimum wage laws very temporarily allow some entry level wage earners to earn more while simultaneously pricing others out of the market altogether. Since those who hold minimum wage jobs are not required to produce any more, the economy as a whole is less well off as are those who are priced out of any job, often poor minorities who can least afford that outcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzT21b-BMQk&ebc=ANyPxKqKYYK0cuL_s_ERSKw3PLWUvOEKhwvqj_932e11TyxSei6M9NxypK6MqRwFKKBKzZTw6BFS-ojXVwJ3AeP1EfLJ0270ew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TGkfjaxFWs
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Actually, if you check my reply to her, her so called "facts" are actually falsehoods. She is simply parroting misleading Democratic Party propaganda on this issue, nothing more. As I noted, a number of investigations by various news media showed that these allegations about Powell and Rice were untrue. And this was all widely discussed in the news media a full year ago. So it is hardly recent news. Yet, she continues to spread this false information. She also does not appear to understand the difference between having a private email address with some commercial email service like Microsoft Hotmail or Google Mail, and actually physically possessing your own private email server computer that you have total control over, which is what Clinton, and only Clinton, did. That is a huge difference.
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Unfortunately, Professor Goldberg isn't at Oxford, England in 1167. He is an employee under tenured contract at Duck U in provincial Eugene, Oregon. Like any salaried employee, he is governed not by his peers but by his contract.
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Citation of the source of your claim please.
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I think you have a good point regarding Trump and policy – "truly important matters." Although he does, as Paul Scott suggests in his comment, rattle off a lot about what he will do in arenas that the constitution reserves for congress or courts. All the winning he promises require cooperation with the other branches. Yes, all candidates do that. Trump, however, does it more, and with far less ambiguity than normal. Sadly, beyond that, Mr. Trump is also distinguishable from all previous candidates in my lifetime for his brazen use of common-enemy tactics that include open disrespect for millions of Mexicans, Muslims, women, African Americans, and ... who else? (It's hard to keep track.) And his shocking disregard for norms of presidential speech and behavior (Waterboarding? Sure, and more!) His policies may be as you suggest, but his persona and tactics, are different. I'm very disappointed to see that persona and those tactics get so many votes. And worried.
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Unlawful use of a firearm is a felony in Oregon. The other 4 new charges are all Class A misdemeanors, which is the highest misdemeanor class. 4 Class A misdemeanors and 1 Felony should be enough to send someone to prison. Something must be going terribly wrong at our local District Attorney's office. How is it that they are not putting people like this guy away??
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The problem with this law is it will not do what supporters hope it will do. Yes, it will increase wages for employees. The problem is that the money has to come from somewhere. Some companies will be able to afford to let business go as normal without any price increases or any other problems. A number of others, probably the majority, will have to find some way to recoup the extra cost. At best this will be a tie in lost jobs, lost hours and automation. The one sure thing is that what we call the poverty level has been raised. That is the level at which you are considered 'poor' has been raised.
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The unopposed EWEB positions I can kind of understand. It does make me wonder, however, in a city that appears on the surface to be as politically active and involved as Eugene that 3 city council positions are unopposed. (And no offense Betty, but one of them held by a 90 year old that has held the seat for 24 years!) Either the folks in those Wards are: a. satisfied with direction the city is headed and have no complaints, b. don't pay any attention to the city political matters and don't really care, or c. care, but don't have the time, ambition, or courage to run. I am not being critical. I'm not running and although I have been involved in civic organizations and local governments in various ways for many years I have never considered running for an elected office and never will. It is curious, however, given all the political rancor that more folks aren't interested in trying their hand at an elected position.
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I don't believe in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny or the literal words of Trump, Clinton, Sanders, Cruz or Rubio. They are all professional liars and politicians (if there is in fact a difference). None of them can accomplish what they say without the House and Senate. Or in Trump's case, without changing membership of the Supreme Court for some of his alleged agenda. The sky will not fall on January 20, 2017. Civilization as we know it will not disappear.
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With new taxes and the pay raises, I think the increase will be considerably higher.
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I've done extensive research into minimum wage policies, and even the most left-wing of modern labor economists admit that high minimum wages have exert a downward pressure on youth employment and result in significant job losses during a recession. Oregon is riding high right now, but tends to be very hard hit during recessions. Oregon loses more jobs, and takes longer to recover them than the majority of other states. Having the nation's now-highest minimum wages will make this worse. Something that is worth noting: Union pay scales are most often pegged to the minimum wage. The public sector unions that bought this legislation($100,000 from AFSCME to Gov. Brown and others) have just voted themselves another raise out of our pockets. That's all they care about, lining their own pockets. They wont care if this new price floor is disastrous for the state, because state jobs are more secure than private sector jobs. The public union extortion machine rolls on.
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Rubio's comments were so ugly, bizarre and yet ineffective I have a hard time grasping what must have transpired for those words to be considered a reasonable thing to say. I hear more cogent invectives when my kids argue.
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Unless simple arithmetic bumfuzzles you, I'll assume you were talking to Pilot.
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The problem is alot of the costs are going to go up. At best, the new wage and costs are going to end up offsetting each other.
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Helmut should mention his advice at the IRON KINGDOM Sanctifier tour concert at the Wandering Goat next month.
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The elephant in the room I see with Trump is that he has energized Republican turnout and Democratic turnout is down where Hillary just won. If the young enthusiasts for Bernie get 'stuck' with Hillary and Trump keeps up the turnout on the other side; even more than normal, the Independents will decide this race. The Republican 'establishment' will not whine if Trump has coattails to help them keep the House and Senate. I don't believe Hillary has those coattails.
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I guess it depends on what you're interested in. It's been the No. 1 story in terms of number of readers and engagement time all afternoon/evening.
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I mowed the McNutt lawns before they became the park they are today. And used to slide down the hill behind Mill Street in cardboard boxes on the mud.
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Perhaps you think your employer is making a higher than normal profit due to paying you and your coworkers a lower wage than you are worth to them. If that were so, why has another company not seen this as an opportunity and joined the competition for that higher than normal profit, which would automatically bid up the wages paid to you since there would be more demand for workers with your skills? More likely, you are unaware of the actual profitability (or lack of) enjoyed by your employer and are judging your pay not on your value to your employer, but on your own needs and desires. We all have needs, to be sure, but making someone else pay for them without producing equivalent value is not something that can ever work in the long run. This is what has happened in Greece. It is also likely that you are discouraged from looking for a better job. The reason they are hard to find is precisely because policies like this one are reducing job opportunities. Vote for different leaders.
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I looked at SEIU Local 503 collective bargaining agreement for 55,000 state workers. The phrase "minimum wage" appears once, for pay scales for school coaches. Do you know that it is used as a peg for other pay scales? http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CHRO/CBA/SEIU.pdf (I think this is a good place to look, but am not sure).
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I really feel sorry for those who will lose their jobs over this and for those struggling financially who will pay the higher prices that will ensue.
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Misdemeanors can only be served in local jails. Felonies can only be served in prisons. Can't add them together like that. Maybe someday the DA and the Courts will decide he has been convicted of enough crimes to lock up for awhile.
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It doesn't. But pardon me, I assumed you had a more in depth info base that covered tax rates, benefits, and sick time other than posting simple numbers to support your opinion.
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Why was my comment to guestsquared removed? Because I called them a garbage person? They WERE being garbage people!
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Here is the definition of a criminal from "the Free Dictionary"...on line version "1. (Law) a person charged with and convicted of crime" Your statement that a person is a "criminal" if they have "committed a crime before they are actually convicted" is, I presume your opinion, not the statement of any legal reference source. We have, as you know, a presumption of innocence as the backbone of our criminal justice system. You will note that legal documents and all media reports are very careful to respect the principle of "innocent until proven guilty." Our court system is the venue for proving (or not proving) someone guilty of a crime and, thereby, defining him/her as a criminal. I may think someone is guilty. You, or anyone else, may think someone is guilty. However, when applied to our legal system, that "charged and convicted of a crime" is the key factor defining a persom as a criminal.
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People support Trump because he is a breath of fresh air in a politically correct world. I greatly admire that he refuses to play by same old standard rules and as mc says a President is really pretty limited in power (except with regards to starting wars).
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You can start here, though most of the best sources I have on this subject are behind a paywall. http://www.nber.org/papers/w7519.pdf
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You didn't assume innocence with the Malheur protesters.
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How many family wage jobs have you created?
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The simple arithmetic is confusing me a bit. Will a $4 latte double in price to $8, as you suggest? Looking at glassdoor, the average pay is higher than minimum wage in Portland Starbucks. Looking at Starbucks financials, the cost of labor is perhaps a third of the cost of the latte, and the margin is 15-20%. I don't know what your "current" price of a latte you had in mind, but $4 is at the high end. So I am not sure how you arrived at $8.
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Paul.... you misspelled "Obama"
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The only part that was opinion was guessing the price of the latte. A full-time, minimum-wage worker in Portland in 2022 will make a gross salary of $30,680, regardless of where he or she is employed, thanks to the governor's signature today. Feel free to use your crystal ball to calculate tax rates, benefits and sick time six years from now.
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Well said. Virtually all of our liberal posters have them as 'criminals' even as they sit awaiting trial.
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The way you set it up makes for a predetermined outcome. First, your Oxfam data is old. The new figure is 62 people own as much as the bottom half of the world's population. That IS wealth re-distribution. I am against that. It is unconscionable and unsustainable for this imbalance of wealth and resulting power to continue. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/global-wealth-inequality_us_56991defe4b0ce4964242e09 "Five years ago, it took 388 rich guys to achieve that status." "The wealth of the richest 62 has increased an astonishing 44 percent since 2010, to $1.76 trillion. Meanwhile, the wealth of the bottom half of the world dropped by 41 percent." As Sanders says, "58 percent of all new income since the Wall Street crash has gone to the top one percent." The "rich" are not paying 35% in taxes. Regan noted millionaires sometimes pay nothing in taxes. Legions of tax attorneys and offshore accounts ensure that. You comparison to the national debt is irrelevant.
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I don't see anything about Oregon public service workers pegging their salary to the Oregon minimum wage in that. You suggested that public service unions bought this legislation because their pay scales are pegged to the minimum wage, and then berated them for "lining their pockets". Of course, all this concern hinges on their pay scales actually being pegged to the minimum wage, otherwise it is speculative about their motives, I think. There could be a peg... I just haven't seen evidence of it in the CBAs I looked at.
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Project whichever price keeps you warm, professor. That wasn't the point, and you know it, but nice try nonetheless. Sort of.
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"What does labor want? We want more..." Samuel Gompers, Founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) We all want more, but it should come as a result of producing more, not as a result of coercing others to give it to us by power of the government or labor unions, and especially not the AFSCME which unduly influences the politicians with money they get from the taxpayers. The politicians gladly take those campaign contributions, use it to stay in power, and look for the next favor they can do for the AFSCME to keep the game going. Often the favors hide the benefits to AFSCME, as this minimum wage bill did. This will not stop until we as voters demand that any would be politician we would vote for pledge never to take any contribution from the AFSCME.
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And you have either misread my original comment or you are arguing in bad faith. My statement was that unions typically peg their pay scales to minimum wages. A 5 minute google search turns up dozens of various union contracts that do just that. Also, just because it isn't a contractual increase doesn't mean that they don't use a scale pegged to the minimum wage as a benchmark in collective bargaining. Thanks.
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"Available" and required by law: In October 2005, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law legislation making it unlawful for any licensed importer, manufacturer or dealer to sell or transfer any handgun unless the transferee is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device. A “secure gun storage or safety device” is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(34) as: (A) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device; (B) a device incorporated into the design of the firearm that is designed to prevent the operation of the firearm by anyone not having access to the device; or C) a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or other device that is designed to be or can be used to store a firearm and that is designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a combination, or other similar means. Dr. Forester does want a law which already exists. He needs to find a new hobby.
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Don: You are quite free to check my archive (Disqus). I think you will find repeated references stating that the armed occupiers would likely face criminal charges. That, of course, is the whole point of my post above. I strongly believe in the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" for all persons accused of crimes. The Malheur actions of the Bundy militia have led to formal charges being brought against several of the participants. They have not either pleaded guilty or been judged guilty in a Court of law. Unless and until that happens, they are not criminals and have no criminal records. Your statement "You didn't assume innocenc e with the Malheur protesters." is simply not true.
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Motley: I don't speak for anyone but myself. Please check my reply to D.R.. You will see that I define his accusation (made specifically against me) as untrue. It is. regards, Gary
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How quickly they forget their hypocrisy.
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Gomer - why are you calling me "Don"?
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I remind myself DON'T FEED THE TROLLS.....
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I remember this interview. So what does this have to do Wig and his part in the FAUX lawsuit against Callahan?
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"I’m a life-long Democrat" I'm sorry have you seen a medical professional for your problem?
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Good news! Per the Washington Post. Hillary's problems will soon be over and she will be vindicated. "The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing. A senior U.S. law enforcement official said the FBI had secured the cooperation of Bryan Pagliano who worked on Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign before setting up the server in her New York home in 2009. Pagliano, who invoked the Fifth amendment before Congress, is now cooperating with prosecutors. The email investigation is being conducted by FBI counterintelligence agents and supervised by the Justice Department’s National Security Division. She has the same attorney that President Clinton had when he had his little impeachment problems and also represented General Petraeus on his classified leaks case and got him off on misdemeanor.
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Well I can think of any number of stupid and anti-social things I could do as well. Does just being 'different' have so much value to you that you don't care if it also means a total absence of ethics or rational judgement? Where is the redeeming quality ofTrump mocking a disabled reporter? Talking about his trophy wives and ex wives. Is 'trading up' to a new model OK for a marriage agreement? A wall? Paid for by Mexico? When you think of "a wall" what do you think of first; Communist East Germany/USSR or China? Good company for modern democracy? I agree that no President can, by himself, destroy the country. I think Trump is a nightmare not a hero. It's only my opinion, but I am not alone if you believe any polling. It's only an opinion Out. But for those who think Trump could, or should, become President of the United States, they should know what they face in opposition. I would like to see a viable Republican candidate and not a freak show.
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"hypocrisy" doesn't begin to cover it. Patriot web-site have numerous quotes from gc many of which are nothing less then libel.
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I am not arguing in bad faith, so I must have misinterpreted your comment. You said public sector unions bought the legislation and all they care about is lining their own pockets. I was looking for evidence that this legislation would "line their pockets". Your speculation might be true, but I don't mean speculation in a negative way. I think it is a reasonable point that some unions might bargain with the minimum as a starting point. I was just hoping that given your research you would have something concrete to point to about Oregon unions and the minimum wage.
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garycrum - So you agree they are innocent of all charges at this point?
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I don't know if sending material over Hotmail is better or not, but I agree there are differences.
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Yeah, it's a weird tension between Trump energizing his group but also being saddled with high negatives from the rest of the GOP (and energizing a small group of some Dems but even higher negatives for the rest). Is the turnout for Trump or also against him? He polled mostly around 40% on Super Tuesday. But Clinton has high negatives as well, so people that might vote "anti-Trump" might not be willing to do that by voting for Clinton and vice versa.
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The Ducks rebounding of late has been fantastic! They won the RB battle with the Bruins 40-28. The Bruins shot better but the Ducks had more threes and free throws. Great win!
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I'd love to read those "Patriot" web-sites responses to any of my comments. Could you please provide me with links. thanks, Gary
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No, it's supposed entertainment, not unlike Donald Trump. Little substance, and we're all worse off for it. If Bieber had local connections, OK. And the only reason I'm giving it "engagement time" is to comment on how silly it is to be so prominently featured, or even covered at all.
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Are the jobs leaving the state the best for the employees that will lose their jobs and may not be able to find another?
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If you have ever reviewed the US Citizenship Test, I think you must acknowledge that the facts tested there are indeed facts. How many Supreme Court Justices there are or the difference between the three branches of government aren't exactly controversial issues. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? What is the capital of the US? Who was President during the Great Depression and WWII? Name an American Indian Tribe. Why do some States have more Representatives than other States? If these are too tough for you, there are study guides. Even phone applications for the kids to use. If a foreigner with English as a second language can pass these tests, even an Oregon teacher should be able to pass on the information if the students are actually in his/her class. If they can't, that might explain the Oregon abysmal graduation rates.
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"GUYS HOLY SH*T JUSTIN BIEBER IS LITERALLY IN EUGENE BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS ME. #operationfindBiebs — τ α j (@tahji_weeny) February 29, 2016" Thanks for reprinting the tweet with the (unredacted) expletive, Register-Guard. It's such a good example to our children. And like, I hope, like, the UO will teach their students to not, like, use the word "like" in every phrase of, like, a sentence. But that quote was the best part of the story, as it was the perfect stereotypical response of a Bieber fan. Absolutely perfect. Gotta love em.
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On the police log for Tuesday morning there were also entries for "shots fired" and "suspect down" a few hours apart in my neighborhood, and a lot of police presence in general, but hey Justin Bieber might be in town so everything is awesome.
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While President Obama is solely responsible for attacking Libya and Syria and assisting Saudia Arabia in their war against Yemen, and Bush for Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress abdicated its responsibility on this issue clear back at Gulf of Tonkin time in Vietnam. Presidents can now kill anyone overseas they want, including US citizens. If that starts a 'War' that's just the way it is.
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Here's a possibility. If it's Hillary and Trump a debate might be really revealing for a change. Hillary will make him look poorly informed, lacking experience, unsuitable in character for a job that put's your hand on the edge of atomic warfare. OR, Trump will get under her saddle and she might lose her cool. The risk for Clinton, I think, is that she doesn't attack him back, albeit with much more sophisticated language. Is American ready for a tough woman who fights back, or, will Trump tag her as a rich spoiled woman shamed by her husband. I expect if Trump belittles her, he'll find she's a lot tougher than Rubio or Cruz. Still hoping Republicans come to their senses, but time is running out.
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If the barista makes $30,000 and the price of the latte has actually barely budged, then why is this such a horrible thing? Your point is that a starting salary of $30,000 is terrible on its own merits, then? Sorry my comments enrage you to snideness, also. You were the one asking if your "simple" arithmetic "bumfuzzled" someone in a mean way, and then you get angry when someone questions your arithmetic?
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I don't think she is aware of the 'blind trusts' set up by previous millionaires who have held the office of President. Or even the Federal law on such things for other Federal officials. She probably doesn't even know that President Obama's assets are in one. She refuses to do her own research so she isn't likely to discover it, either.
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As I've argued before, this election will not be decided by those who watch OPB. There aren't enough of them. Those are the debate judges. Talking heads will decide who 'won' each debate; hoi polloi just want to see a good fight. A lot of the rest who will watch the debates like to watch Trump take shots at his opponents. This will be decided by those who show up to vote: Democrat, Republican and Independent. Whoever energizes the most voters or whoever alienates the most voters will be the deciding factor. Will the angry voters show up and vote or stay home? Depends on who or what they are angry about. My crystal ball is very fuzzy.
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My question is what about those of us who are making just above 15.00 an hour now thru a lot of hard work and time whose experience and value is now going to be negated.. The past few years the minimum wage increase has been bigger than earned raises and with another jump coming in July that will be another hit. I know my company certainly hasn't felt the need to bump our wages to compensate . I feel this is just a slap to those who have paid their dues and worked their way up.. Also does anyone feel that the feel good will last long? As the costs of business rises and everyone passes the increase along what does it matter what the intent, you will still have people not being able to make it and then what?
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The $8 price was mere hyperbole, an exaggeration, comparable to some of the words you just used in a weak attempt to incite. However, an online menu I found had the highest-priced coffee drink at $5.75, so who knows? I'll pay more attention next time I'm in a Starbucks. It was recently reported that the price of coffee beans had dropped by a third, but analysts didn't expect Starbucks prices to reflect that. Why? Increased labor costs from minimum-wage legislation. A starting salary of $30,000+ for a first job requiring little more than a pulse should help make Portland an even more desirable destination than it is now. Let's see if $30K stands up as an acceptable living wage there in six years.
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