tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post8716746197309761550..comments2023-09-16T05:51:44.984-04:00Comments on DarkeJournal.com: Reflecting on Public Forums, by Jim BuchyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-53973688864064099162011-03-31T00:22:39.373-04:002011-03-31T00:22:39.373-04:00Today the Ohio legislature passed their union bust...Today the Ohio legislature passed their union busting bill denying collective bargaining rights to public workers. Nine Republicans voted against this. I hope one was Jim Buchy, but there is no way t tell because Ohio does not let the voting records of the legislature to be posted online. So much for transparent government in Ohio. The bill that passed was passed on the back of the middle class. Ohio has a revenue problem like every other state and the Federal government. It is not taking in enough money. If a family finds itself with bills to high, it borrows money or someone else gets another job to bring in revenue. That is what the country and the state needs to do. Stop cutting essential services and eliminating jobs. Only a healthy and prosperous middle class creates a prosperous economy because they are the people who put their paychecks right back into their locality.Ken Fintonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305308739784844668.post-48825389687172995152011-03-26T14:55:49.600-04:002011-03-26T14:55:49.600-04:00HELLO JIM,
Ken Finton here. It has been years sin...HELLO JIM,<br /><br />Ken Finton here. It has been years since we have talked. I agree with your efforts not to balance the budget on the backs of the middle class and asking that public employees contribute some more to their health care costs. However, I urge to to realize that we have more of a revenue crisis in this country than a spending crisis. Tax breaks to corporations are also in the plan, so look at these with a sharp pencil. Oil companies do not need tax breaks and subsidies. Also, the idea of privatizing the gold mine of revenue in the state liquor stores for a one time fee is about the most crooked and most stupid idea I have heard of in a long time. The governor has appointed himself as head of the new company that will take the place of the state liquor stores -- and this is not only a conflict of interests, but probably highly illegal as well. 200 million a year is raised in revenue from these stores and to trade steady income for a one time fee is absurd. Same with selling of turnpikes and such. That has been tried before and it does not work. Check out what happened in Australia when they did this!<br /><br />Take care and good luck with your new term.Ken Fintonhttp://thefintons.comnoreply@blogger.com