tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post5530308001685396417..comments2024-02-20T14:35:46.280-08:00Comments on Bay Views: Interesting TimesBay Viewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760942927620035881noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-88836340673516255132011-03-01T05:48:30.231-08:002011-03-01T05:48:30.231-08:00It seems Herb we have said in previous posts that ...It seems Herb we have said in previous posts that expressing ones opinion and discussions are far different than the "I am right and I don't care" attitude. There is nothing wrong with quiet discussions, we all have our own opinions. It becomes wrong when I try to force my views on others simply because I know I am right.<br /><br />Being an aeronautical engineer my father, so many years ago had the benefit of the union. He did however state that the unions formed to help the workers served their purpose and probably needed to go away. Protecting the health and well-being of workers. As stated we have out priced our local goods beyond most folks means. The time may have come for change.<br /><br />NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-28216927018329809072011-02-21T20:33:24.391-08:002011-02-21T20:33:24.391-08:00Thank you !!Thank you !!Ricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-77076776024885968262011-02-21T15:35:40.089-08:002011-02-21T15:35:40.089-08:00No Ric, I'm not planning to shut down. I was j...No Ric, I'm not planning to shut down. I was just expressing my pleasure at having people like you as followers/commentors. Some of the more negative ones make it harder to go forward, but go forward i will.Bay Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760942927620035881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-71162347363828606462011-02-21T12:26:14.669-08:002011-02-21T12:26:14.669-08:00Just sold a customer a dealer fuel pump for his Cu...Just sold a customer a dealer fuel pump for his Cummings 5.9 Dodge Pickup. The Cummings part was made in China. The ones made in USA failed twice. What has happened to the name Made in USA and the quaility to go with it? <br />RudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-4089157981544055862011-02-21T12:05:09.172-08:002011-02-21T12:05:09.172-08:00Herb, do I sence a "the hell with it" em...Herb, do I sence a "the hell with it" emotion? I certainly hope not!! My wife and I have a place there in Bayview and I open your blog at least once a day to find out the latest. I will be the first to admit that I don't always agree with alot of your blogs but alot of other people do. Please don't think of shelving "Bayviews" you will disappoint not only me but alot of others too.Ricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-46716756654695890322011-02-20T23:30:26.325-08:002011-02-20T23:30:26.325-08:00One more thought. It is for people like you rather...One more thought. It is for people like you rather than the knee jerk reactionaries that I bother with this blog. Thank you for following my rants and unsolicited opinions.Bay Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760942927620035881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-36138243357360468152011-02-20T23:27:17.538-08:002011-02-20T23:27:17.538-08:00Well, there we are. Perhaps the best beginning is ...Well, there we are. Perhaps the best beginning is to realize that something is broken(import/exports) amd keep up the chatter. Perhaps even we can make a difference with those who rule on our behalf.Bay Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760942927620035881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-38473119662153539492011-02-20T22:18:39.614-08:002011-02-20T22:18:39.614-08:00Herb, there is absolutly no way we, can compete ag...Herb, there is absolutly no way we, can compete against other countries when their workers earn pennies on the dollar and live in worst than poverty conditions. What the answer is I don't know. However, I feel that alot of what the unions stood for has long been lost. Unions now are big business and have distance themselves from the worker. I was making less than $60,000.00 a year when I retired. The president of my local union was earning $225,000.00 a year from the local and another $225,000.00a year from the international. How can a person earning that much relate to people earning so much less. I don't mean to contradict what I said in my first post, the unions have served a purpose but they have gone over board in alot of situations. Wage and pension reform has to begin at the top. I would love to see the Senate and Congress voluntarily reduce their pensions to set an example.Ricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-201490946526867482011-02-20T20:14:44.362-08:002011-02-20T20:14:44.362-08:00Thank you for your well though out comment. Actual...Thank you for your well though out comment. Actually, I don't know anyone that wants to abolish unions. The issue before us, and more specifically, Wisconsin, is the public employees have many advantages that the private sector doesn't.<br /><br />Part of our problem is over reaction. Civil service employees have a job security that private employees would die for. The major restriction that is being discussed, is the power of a union to strike against the state. Some concessions as to benefits are also on the table, just as they are in all walks of life. We are in the 2nd great depression, the first starting in 1929 and ending with the advent of World War 11. Our federal government declared this "recession" over in 2009. It would seem that was an over optimistic view, or perhaps just another lie. The FAA controllers union struck the airways during Reagan's administration, when striking againt the federal government was unlawful. He called their bluff and fired all of them that refused to return to work. No thinking person would want to outright abolish unions and I don't think I called for that extreme solution. What we need, with our state and local governments running out of money, is not to further complicate things until it gets better. Militant unionism during tough times pits those union members against your friends and neighbors that aren't part of your movement. <br /><br />I did mention that the primary reason for job loss in this country is the overpricing of goods and services in competition with developing countries. A balance between a wage adjustment and protective tariffs could be the answer. What I wanted to do was to open the discussion so that you and others could try to frame solutions, not to try to solve them myelf Thank you for responding.Bay Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760942927620035881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10432089.post-50097172649207205422011-02-20T19:07:59.856-08:002011-02-20T19:07:59.856-08:00Herb, I just retired from a union job after 35 yea...Herb, I just retired from a union job after 35 years. I can honestly say that although I was never a union advocate, at times I was very glad I had them. After reading your post and comparison the U.S. to China and other third world counties I have to wonder where we, the working middle class, would be without them. Probably in competion to see who can pay the least and produce the most. The unions have done their share to make this nation what it is today, and given millions of people the lifestyle that they have worked for and earned. The people who are now chanting to ban the unions have probably have never been in one and had they been, I wonder if their stance would be the sameRicnoreply@blogger.com