Laid off state employees rally again at Capitol

MPLS star & sickle ^ | 7-6-11 | Mike Kaszuba

[WOBBLY BOB]

For the second time in the past week, hundreds of laid off state workers rallied in the hot sun on the steps of Minnesota’s closed State Capitol to protest the state government shutdown. Wednesday’s rally again took aim at familiar theme: Taxing the state's wealthiest residents to help solve the state’s $5 billion budget deficit. One man held a sign that took his frustration a step further – he had changed it from “Tax the Rich” to “Eat the Rich.”

[WOBBLY BOB]

But Rep. Frank Hornstein, DFL(demonrat to those familiar with MN)-Minneapolis, one of several DFL legislators who attended the rally, said he was surprised the shutdown did not yet seem to be resonating with many Minnesotans. “I thought there would be a lot more tension on July 4th,” Hornstein said of the many Fourth of July parades across the state. “I’m surprised. “But I think the longer this would go on, the public would get concerned,” he said.

Dumb For Lifer shocked that outside the metro, not everyone is dependent on 'rats and their free cheese.

[JPG]

MN elects a rat Gov. Rat Gov wants to raise taxes and shuts down the government when he doesn't get his way. Hilarity ensues.

[Last Dakotan]

Exit the rich.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Without their willing presstitutes in the local media, the Rats would learn much sooner than later that the longer this goes on, the more people will not notice
the lack of state “services” they probably didn’t even know they were paying for , didn’t need , and didn’t want.

[glennaro]

The demonstrators have their unions to "thank" for their plight.

The leaders of any union see their primary responsibility as not to preserve jobs, but to preserve the union. C'est la vie!

[Paladin2]

Give them their seed corn to eat.

[bill1952]

Leave it shutdown until the next election and we will really see who really cares about what

[WOBBLY BOB]

I predicted this is what they’d do on their paid vacation courtesy of Marx Dayton.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Have them stop by a fruit and veggy store and pick up a sack of apples. Find a corner downtown Mpls and sell them for $25 each.
Wish them good luck.

[Larry - Moe and Curly]

If these folks are so unhappy about their situation, why don’t they go look for a “REAL” job instead of standing around complaining about being laid off.

Tells a lot about what type of people these are.

[NRG1973]

I have a question for someone from Minnesota. I understand that in MN the public union employees have chosen to be laid off during the shutdown (instead of taking furloughs). If thats the case, I would like to know how long before these folks can start getting unemployment? Is it immediate or is there a waiting period in MN?

[Mr. K]

I love it when hilarity ensues!!

[OB1kNOb]

I view this as a big rumble of thunder preceding the real storm that’s soon to come over the horizon and hit us all. When you see the storm clouds coming you know you have but a short time to get prepared.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Next week.

[freedumb2003]

The comments are really funny.

There is one guy saying he “chooses to be a public servant” at $120K a year and “has refused more lucrative positions” (or words to that effect.

What a freaking liar — the guy CAN’T get private sector job at that level.

If you include the standard State generous benefits, that $120K is probably close to $160K — we used a 1.37 multiplier to calculate benefits for filling State Positions. When I entered the private sector, the new employer payed me more, but when I started to have to pay what “real people” pay for health and the like, it was a lateral move.

The rest of the “boo hoo poor pitiful me” posts are pretty funny as well.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Unemployment Insurance Information for State Employees Affected By the Current State Government Shutdown

http://www.uimn.org/ui/shutdown/index.html

[antiRepublicrat]

One man held a sign that took his frustration a step further – he had changed it from “Tax the Rich” to “Eat the Rich.”

Eat the Rich, good book by P.J. O'Rourke. This guy should read it.

[NRG1973]

Next week.

Thanks! Dayton will probably make a deal to end the shutdown at that time.

[Maverick68]

popcorn...

[WOBBLY BOB]

My understanding is that most of their union contracts(ACSME,MAPE, etc) guarantee back pay PLUS they get unemployment when the time comes to apply.
IOW, sounds like a paid vacation .