[Vision2020] State Faculty Union Responds to Financial Crisis

[g. crabtree]

"If you can't see a connection between the anti-tax rhetoric of  
teabaggers like yourself and the fact that staff at UI and WSU will  
lose their jobs soon, that is not my fault."

Once again you attempt to shift the argument to new ground. (a familiar, albeit clumsy, tactic) So be it, please point out how those of us who were expressing our dissatisfaction with federal spending on 15 April caused the budget shortfall that has brought about the need to implement cut backs at the local universities today. Please explain how being unhappy that Our Beloved Leader will increase the deficit by 2.3 trillion dollars has anything to do with the current need for 3% cut to employees wages to keep the '09/10 budget in check. Please show me the big tax reduction that protesters rammed down the throat of legislators in Boise that will necessitate the mass lay offs you speak of.

The FACT that tax revenue in Idaho is down and cuts need to be made has nothing to do with the events of two weeks ago. Trying to bring it in as a factor is disingenuous. Or were you shooting for some sort of primal cave man logic?

taxes = all that is good (puppies, jobs, world peace)

people in favor of less tax = all that is evil (cancer, unemployment, terrorism)

If so, congratulations. Who could argue with reasoning like that.

g



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Campbell" <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>
To: "g. crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com>
Cc: "a" <smith at turbonet.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] State Faculty Union Responds to Financial Crisis


> The problem is a problem about state employees, Crabtree. Most of the  
> money for the salaries at issue comes from state revenues.
> 
> If you can't see a connection between the anti-tax rhetoric of  
> teabaggers like yourself and the fact that staff at UI and WSU will  
> lose their jobs soon, that is not my fault, and I will not pay the  
> price for your ignorance, at least not alone.
> 
> The connection is really very simple: these are some of the ways in  
> which your tax dollars are used, to pay the salaries of Roger's wife,  
> Paul, and folks like myself. When you reduce taxes, many such people  
> -- of which there are a lot in the area -- lose their jobs. This is  
> OUR problem, not my problem.
> 
> Joe Campbell
> 
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