Pending State Layoffs

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Oh. come on folks, you should go a little easier on Samian than that. As someone running a small business that depends on keeping the restaurant customer happy, it is understandable how he feels some enmity toward the state employees who need just to show up for work each day. After reading about all the state job perks like sick days, paid vacation, unused sick days, state motor vehicles, pensions and pay rates....and then realizing just who is doing the heavy lifting to pay for everything....I think you know what I am getting at.

Oh, so just because they work for the State then character assassination is ok? Good grief!

I'm a small business owner and I don't feel enmity towards state employees. I could "get a job" and farm the raising of my kids out to someone else quite easily. Like all other self-employed or small business owners, I don't get a vacation or a sick day. If it wasn't for my husband's job we could not afford health insurance.

Keep in mind, state workers pay taxes and some of the departments are self-funded or bring in revenue. When fees and taxes are increased for us, they pay them too. They're not exempt from property taxes, car registration fees, etc.

Get real - the problem isn't the state workers - it's the government who approves the budgets, doesn't trim the fat, increases the taxes and fees during one of the worst fiscal years we've ever seen in this state - even votes raises for themselves - that are the real problem. Not Joe State-Worker.

But like I said, I could "get a job" - it's my choice. I'm not going to be bitter because I'm self-employed or a small business owner or whatever. I just don't see the reason for calling him a "hack" when he voted for the contract that the majority of his union members voted down!