Comments on: Election Guide – November 2005

By: California Conservative » If You Live In California

California Conservative » If You Live In California — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:56:25 +0000

[...] Scroll below for California Proposition ballot recommendations from Tom McClintock and KFI’s John and Ken. See also ballot recommendations by Prof Bainbridge and Xlrq. [...]

By: The Jawa Report

The Jawa Report — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:53:41 +0000

Californians, to the barricades!

There’s still time to vote for prop 73, a very common sense initiative that begins to restore the proper balance of family authority over the state’s in making moral decisions. And for Prop 74–tenure for public school teachers? Please. Given…

By: PrestoPundit » Blog Archive » If You Live In California

PrestoPundit » Blog Archive » If You Live In California — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:55:52 +0000

[...] Scroll below for California Proposition ballot recommendations from Tom McClintock and KFI’s John and Ken. See also ballot recommendations by Prof Bainbridge and Xlrq. [...]

By: FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » California Special Election Watch: Flap’s Voter Guide for November 8

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:47:22 +0000

[...] Xrlq [...]

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:52:49 +0000

I was. Having resigned from teaching in 1993, I was not aware of the 1997 settlement. Thanks for pointing it out.

By: actus

actus — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:36:14 +0000

You must have been working before the settlement agreement from the 'right to work' people

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:04:32 +0000

Sorry to disappoint, but “my” union was the California Teachers Association.

By: actus

actus — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 14:23:00 +0000

“You won’t get any of your money back”

That’s not what the LAtimes, or even the anti-union national “right to work” groups reported. Maybe they were talking about public sector unions, and that’s not what you had.

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:27:22 +0000

To some people this is a choice. But you can also opt-out of giving to the union money that is not used for collective bargaining.

No, you can’t. I know this firsthand because I’ve tried. The only thing you can opt out of is formal membership in the union, the right to vote in the union decisions, and any other fringe benefits that may attach to union membership. You won’t get any of your money back; all you will get is the knowledge that you’ve just paid more for collective bargaining so others, who “consent” to political spending, can pay less for theirs.

By: actus

actus — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:15:14 +0000

“Sure, you can quit your job and work in another industry. Some choice!”

To some people this is a choice. But you can also opt-out of giving to the union money that is not used for collective bargaining.

I never quite understood the idea of complaining about giving money to the union when the union increases your salary. Maybe it doesn’t work out that its a benefit.

“You just answered your own question.”

I thought socialized medicine would be the state spending its money on the meds. Here it doesn’t look like that is happening is it — or happening to a greater degree? Its basically negotiating a group plan with the purchasing power that it already has with cal-m no?

Or is there more expenditure on health care? If not, it looks like there might be more healthcare for less.