tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post6909273898355383786..comments2023-11-05T04:08:55.749-08:00Comments on Duck and Cover: That damned StrikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-11222208616354925892011-03-21T16:28:49.908-07:002011-03-21T16:28:49.908-07:00Good catch! Maybe three weeks ago the betting was ...Good catch! Maybe three weeks ago the betting was that they'd be on strike by now?Kip Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751319031224838771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-105340634821684162011-03-21T07:08:16.192-07:002011-03-21T07:08:16.192-07:00Wait, who's been on strike? There's been ...Wait, who's been on strike? There's been massive protest rallies at the Wisconsin Capitol and elsewhere, and unions have confirmed that job actions have been under consideration, but as far as I'm aware nobody anywhere had walked off the job as of the publication date.<br /><br />Not that that's stopped some conservative outlets from conflating "rally" with "strike".Rootbeernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-76097621338069779592011-03-20T07:57:36.604-07:002011-03-20T07:57:36.604-07:00Steve-O, if Tinsley ever read a book, he'd hav...Steve-O, if Tinsley ever read a book, he'd have to thank a teacher. He'll just sprawl like an oaf in front of the tube, thank you very much.Kip Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751319031224838771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-62442492956089655492011-03-19T12:12:16.649-07:002011-03-19T12:12:16.649-07:00Please! Oh please God! Save me from these historic...Please! Oh please God! Save me from these historically low tax rates! I'm drowning under a sea of low taxes!<br /><br />Read a fucking book Tinsley.Steve-Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-74430684126216738882011-03-19T11:21:23.429-07:002011-03-19T11:21:23.429-07:00Hi, I'm Bruce Tinsley, and I don't underst...Hi, I'm Bruce Tinsley, and I don't understand the fundamentals of how things work. Please, enjoy my nonsense rants.DiRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-73400786743612168392011-03-19T09:34:10.674-07:002011-03-19T09:34:10.674-07:00You ever wonder what Tinshley says at a parent-tea...You ever wonder what Tinshley says at a parent-teacher conference?<br /><br />You know, the ones held in the evening, so parents can attend? As part of a teacher's typical 10-hour no-overtime-pay workday?<br /><br /><i>"You're a lazy union thug! You need a pay cut!"</i>rewinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008105385364113371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-67707904717478524612011-03-19T09:22:15.645-07:002011-03-19T09:22:15.645-07:00I think the idea is that they want to go on strike...I think the idea is that they want to go on strike from paying taxes 'cause GRRR PUBLIC WORKERS. Notice the moronic assumption that those public workers are not themselves taxpayers.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-52723679759986342272011-03-19T06:52:09.755-07:002011-03-19T06:52:09.755-07:00Yeah, pretty much. I was going to say "You ge...Yeah, pretty much. I was going to say "You get to go on strike when you join one of those unions you've been taught (by those whose economic well-being* depends on disorganized workers) to despise and revile. Funny how that works."<br /><br />*Oddly enough, their self-interest actually goes 180 degrees against yours, yet they've convinced you of the opposite.Kip Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751319031224838771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-12425475183154493702011-03-19T04:35:12.611-07:002011-03-19T04:35:12.611-07:00Where can I get one of those "Taxpayer" ...Where can I get one of those "Taxpayer" shirts? They look awfully fashionable.KMDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33297721.post-82463734780469558872011-03-19T01:50:33.537-07:002011-03-19T01:50:33.537-07:00Gosh golly gee, Bruce, I'm still waiting for y...Gosh golly gee, Bruce, I'm still waiting for you and the rest of the Randists to "go Galt" on us.<br /><br />Do it.<br /><br />Please.Tognoreply@blogger.com