Heh, actually I'm not worried about that. Our state constitution supposedly guarantees public accessI bet Kirksen and I are probably having the exact same thought at hearing about this:
"Hey, that's how I can get the stupid protesters out of the capitol. Sell it to Koch Industries and then get 'em for trespassing on private property!"
Could you explain for me? Not sure I follow on that.Ahhh, the Wisconsin protests make me smile fucking hard.
Depends on the city for this one. I know for a fact that one Chicago mayor regretted not having adequate snow removal during a week long snow storm.There's other areas that are grey IMO. One example would be snow removal (a big deal in most cities in Canada). Should the city have enough snowploughs for the snowstorm of the century always on-hand, along with enough people on-call for such an event? No, they shouldn't IMO, as most winters that would be a complete waste. Should they have enough for the typical once-a-week dump of snow? Ya, probably. But when you get beyond that (dump of the season let's say), have contractors available to pick up the slack. You pay them for days needed, but not beyond. A small "core" force of workers (and equipment) is owned and operated by the city (county, or whatever), but your reserve is private on-demand. Contracted ahead-of-time sure (to get competitive bids) and so you're not screaming day-of and they can charge whatever they want, but not costing money when not used either.
Ah, thanks for clearing that up Juski. While I find a lot of the protesters in the OWS movement thing to be distasteful (and perhaps a bit hypocritical), generally this state doesn't throw a fit unless it is deserved. I would, however, like to see the Milwaukee Teachers Union reformed quite a bit. That is one corrupt bass-ackwards organization.Well, when all that shit started boiling up, I was so for the protesting of your hack governor. Although since I moved out of Chicago I stopped paying regular attention to what's been going on in my ex-neighbor state, I still definitely support the process of protesting a redress of government, even if I find many of the protesters themselves to be...equally lacking.
I mean that there needs to be a plan for the removal, but it doesn't need to be all city-owned. Hence my contracting "backup" stuff. Plan for the average, and keep that kind of force in-house to keep costs reasonable (hopefully), but keep the "oh shit" amount on-hand through 3rd-parties to hopefully keep costs down the other 95% of the time.Depends on the city for this one. I know for a fact that one Chicago mayor regretted not having adequate snow removal during a week long snow storm.
I should probably dig a little bit more into the Milwaukee Teachers Union before I get defensive, but I'll say this, I always get a bit in a stir when people try to fuck with those of my profession, good sir.Depends on the city for this one. I know for a fact that one Chicago mayor regretted not having adequate snow removal during a week long snow storm.
Ah, thanks for clearing that up Juski. While I find a lot of the protesters in the OWS movement thing to be distasteful (and perhaps a bit hypocritical), generally this state doesn't throw a fit unless it is deserved. I would, however, like to see the Milwaukee Teachers Union reformed quite a bit. That is one corrupt bass-ackwards organization.
Generally I'm in favor of the teacher's unions. I think there are some problem areas, but for the most part they do good work.I should probably dig a little bit more into the Milwaukee Teachers Union before I get defensive, but I'll say this, I always get a bit in a stir when people try to fuck with those of my profession, good sir.
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