Analysis: Paterson says he'll square off with unions

New York Gov. David Paterson is taking on the fight of his political life. He's promising to stand up to public worker unions in Albany, where their hundreds of thousands of votes and millions of dollars ...

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Wow!!! Maybe I do like this man after all!!!

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Quoting from the article ...."It can't be business as usual," Paterson said Thursday in casting doubt on unions' effort to boost benefits through the Legislature. "This is not the time to sweeten the pot because we're about to lose the whole pot."

What nonsense ! If he REALLY want to SQUARE OFF WITH THE UNIONS ... and do the right (and necessary) thing, he wouldn't be talking about stopping benefit BOOSTS or SWEETENERS, he would be talking about the REALLY REALLY BIG and IMMEDIATE REDUCTIONS needed in Pensions and Retiree Benefits for CURRENT as well as new employees. If they were reduced 50%, they would STILL be much greater than the average of such benefits for private sector workers who are the TAXPAYERS who PAY FOR the civil servant's benefits.

Just more lip service !

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FedUp wrote:

Quoting from the article ...."It can't be business as usual," Paterson said Thursday in casting doubt on unions' effort to boost benefits through the Legislature. "This is not the time to sweeten the pot because we're about to lose the whole pot."
What nonsense ! If he REALLY want to SQUARE OFF WITH THE UNIONS ... and do the right (and necessary) thing, he wouldn't be talking about stopping benefit BOOSTS or SWEETENERS, he would be talking about the REALLY REALLY BIG and IMMEDIATE REDUCTIONS needed in Pensions and Retiree Benefits for CURRENT as well as new employees. If they were reduced 50%, they would STILL be much greater than the average of such benefits for private sector workers who are the TAXPAYERS who PAY FOR the civil servant's benefits.
Just more lip service !

At first I was hopeful. But you are probably correct. I am leaving New York as soon as I can.