Re: Salary rant

2009-08-17 Thread RAY ZORZ
. All you manage to do is make everyone poor. TVK From: Eric Woodford [mailto:ericwoodf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant So take it out of the pockets for all the employees for one of the largest employers in the state

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2009-08-17 Thread Jon Harris
poor. TVK From: Eric Woodford [mailto:ericwoodf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant So take it out of the pockets for all the employees for one of the largest employers in the state. In turn, we spend less

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2009-08-17 Thread Ken Schaefer
If politicians had even less money to spend, who do you think is going to pay your current salary, let alone give you an increase?! Cheers Ken From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, 17 August 2009 10:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant From what I

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2009-08-17 Thread Maglinger, Paul
... From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 9:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant From what I have seen and continue to see, politicians will spend until there is nothing left to spend. I would prefer they not have

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2009-08-17 Thread David Lum
at all on IT spending. Dave From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant From what I have seen and continue to see, politicians will spend until there is nothing left to spend. I would prefer they not have

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2009-08-17 Thread Jon Harris
to begin with and the people raise hell about that! And God forbid that we should ever have a balanced budget... -- *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2009 9:17 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Salary rant

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2009-08-17 Thread Jon Harris
... -- *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2009 9:17 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Salary rant From what I have seen and continue to see, politicians will spend until there is nothing left to spend. I would prefer they not have

Re: Salary rant

2009-08-17 Thread Ben Scott
Hey, folks, Stu asked for a voluntary thread-kill on this a few days ago. Can you all take it off-list now? KTHXBYE. (Sorry, I'm normally not a topic nazi, but this thread is starting to annoy even me. And I have no authority to make any of you stop, of course, but I think common sense

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2009-08-17 Thread Jonathan Link
+1,000 On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: Hey, folks, Stu asked for a voluntary thread-kill on this a few days ago. Can you all take it off-list now? KTHXBYE. (Sorry, I'm normally not a topic nazi, but this thread is starting to annoy even me. And I

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2009-08-17 Thread Stu Sjouwerman
Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant Right. Heaven forbid anybody in the state a get a raise, a new school, more teachers, more cops, firemen, equipment, infrastructure repairs, etc etc. Perhaps you've heard healthcare prices keep rising? Gas prices? Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com 8/15/2009 12

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2009-08-15 Thread Kurt Buff
, it does not work in real life. All you manage to do is make everyone poor. TVK From: Eric Woodford [mailto:ericwoodf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant So take it out of the pockets for all the employees for one

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2009-08-15 Thread Ken Schaefer
[mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 16 August 2009 4:00 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant Prop 13 was the start of something good - limitations on government spending. Unfortunately, though foreseeably and inevitably, legislative critters didn't want the shackles of reality

Re: Salary rant

2009-08-13 Thread Jon Harris
As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest paying state in the union and both come into play. We survive only on sales taxes. Jon On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: True enough, but given the foolishness pulling in so

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2009-08-13 Thread Erik Goldoff
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest paying state in the union and both come into play. We survive only on sales taxes. Jon ~ Finally, powerful

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2009-08-13 Thread Jonathan Link
* -- *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:29 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Salary rant As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest paying state in the union and both come into play

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2009-08-13 Thread Jon Harris
* *Systems, Networks, Security * -- *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:29 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Salary rant As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest

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2009-08-13 Thread Jon Harris
Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:29 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Salary rant As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest paying state in the union and both come into play. We survive only on sales

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2009-08-13 Thread RAY ZORZ
on the federal level, line item veto is illegal because a bill is passed by congress to be signed or vetoed. Guess states have different rules. Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com 8/13/2009 2:28 AM As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest paying state in the

Re: Salary rant

2009-08-13 Thread Jon Harris
State constitutions can allow what they want to allow but it only goes for State laws not federal. The fed's have run into this several times in the past. Congress did not like having the Perz make changes like dumping pork off a bill. Jon On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM, RAY ZORZ

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2009-08-13 Thread Joe Heaton
Heaton Employment Training Panel -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant True enough, but given the foolishness pulling in so many directions at once, a requirement

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2009-08-13 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
[mailto:ericwoodf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant So take it out of the pockets for all the employees for one of the largest employers in the state. In turn, we spend less, and contribute less to the sales tax base

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2009-08-13 Thread Michael . Leone
Joe Heaton jhea...@etp.ca.gov 8/12/2009 1:32 PM Our republican governator has been fighting with our Democratic legislature, and using the state workers as pawns in his games. Our Democratic governor has been fueding with our Republican state legislature about our state budget. So the

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2009-08-13 Thread Stu Sjouwerman
] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Salary rant Ours (AZ) is still up in the air on the furloughs. Joe Heaton jhea...@etp.ca.gov 8/12/2009 12:21 PM I'm already hearing rumors that we could get a 4th, and even 5th furlough day, in the next few months

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2009-08-13 Thread RAY ZORZ
Had nothing to do with Congress. They passed the bill, Clinton signed it. The Supreme Court voided it. Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com 8/13/2009 7:28 AM State constitutions can allow what they want to allow but it only goes for State laws not federal. The fed's have run into this several

RE: Salary rant

2009-08-13 Thread RAY ZORZ
wonderful in a story like Robin Hood, it does not work in real life. All you manage to do is make everyone poor. TVK From: Eric Woodford [mailto:ericwoodf...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant So take it out of the pockets for all

Re: Salary rant

2009-08-12 Thread J Kyo
We just took a 14% pay cut (work for State of California). Yes, I do feel for you. Venting works wonders sometimes. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Carol Fee c...@massbar.org wrote: Do you have any idea how many people the world over are taking pay cuts these days ? CFee -Original

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2009-08-12 Thread Joe Heaton
System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant We just took a 14% pay cut (work for State of California). Yes, I do feel for you. Venting works wonders sometimes. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Carol Fee c...@massbar.org wrote: Do you have any idea how many people the world over are taking pay

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2009-08-12 Thread RAY ZORZ
Training Panel From: J Kyo [mailto:jky...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant We just took a 14% pay cut (work for State of California). Yes, I do feel for you. Venting works wonders sometimes. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:56

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2009-08-12 Thread Vicky Spelshaus
Employment Training Panel From: J Kyo [mailto:jky...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant We just took a 14% pay cut (work for State of California). Yes, I do feel for you. Venting works wonders sometimes. On Tue, Aug

Re: Salary rant

2009-08-12 Thread RAY ZORZ
...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant We just took a 14% pay cut (work for State of California). Yes, I do feel for you. Venting works wonders sometimes. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Carol Fee c...@massbar.org wrote

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2009-08-12 Thread Joe Heaton
[mailto:rz...@azcorrections.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant Our republican governor is still arguing with our republican congress about the budget. Some things aren't quite done yet. Some agencies, however, have taken big hits already

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2009-08-12 Thread RAY ZORZ
, such as the budget, and the contract thing. Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel -Original Message- From: RAY ZORZ [mailto:rz...@azcorrections.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant Our republican governor is still arguing with our republican

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2009-08-12 Thread Erik Goldoff
-Original Message- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:jhea...@etp.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Salary rant Our republican governator has been fighting with our Democratic legislature, and using the state workers as pawns in his games. He

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2009-08-12 Thread Jacob
Admin Issues Subject: RE: Salary rant There's precedent for that ... In 1995 Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich shut down the Federal Government three times and screwed with Federal Employees ... And although they decided to grant full pay during the furlough, some of us in IT were considered 'essential

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2009-08-12 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 13:32, Joe Heatonjhea...@etp.ca.gov wrote: Our republican governator has been fighting with our Democratic legislature, and using the state workers as pawns in his games.  He threatened federal minimum wage late last year, and he may bring that back into the picture

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2009-08-12 Thread Eric Woodford
Employment Training Panel -Original Message- From: RAY ZORZ [mailto:rz...@azcorrections.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Salary rant Our republican governor is still arguing with our republican congress about the budget. Some

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2009-08-12 Thread Jonathan Link
When it comes to politics, regardless of your ideological persuasion, there is no limit to the level of foolishness involved. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 13:32, Joe Heatonjhea...@etp.ca.gov wrote: Our republican governator has

Re: Salary rant

2009-08-12 Thread Kurt Buff
True enough, but given the foolishness pulling in so many directions at once, a requirement for a supermajority makes sure that a lot of it cancels itself out. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 16:53, Jonathan Linkjonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: When it comes to politics, regardless of your ideological

RE: Salary rant

2009-08-11 Thread Carol Fee
Do you have any idea how many people the world over are taking pay cuts these days ? CFee -Original Message- From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Salary rant I know I'm not going

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2009-08-11 Thread Erik Goldoff
Sorry they didn't keep their word, but yep, still be happy you're employed, and sounds decent otherwise ... Salary is a game of supply and demand too. Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security -Original Message- From: Christopher Bodnar

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2009-08-11 Thread Kennedy, Jim
You certainly have my sympathy, economy or not. The economy isn't an excuse for lying to people. You win in the long run. They won't be able to keep you once an better gig comes along. Take this one of course and keep looking. From: Christopher Bodnar