Wisconsin Takes A Stand For Fiscal Sanity

[Hauldren Collider]

Is it really a middle class if it consists mostly of rent seekers?

[MRT144]

Is it really a middle class if it consists mostly of rent seekers?

Rent seeking is the most patriotic behavior. It's how corporations survive these days.

[KrazyHorse]

Rent seeking is a force of nature. Rent granting is what I get angry at.

[Hauldren Collider]

Rent seeking is a force of nature. Rent granting is what I get angry at.

Alright, let me amend:

Is it really a middle class if it consists mostly of rent receivers?

[Kuciwalker]

Why wouldn't it be?

[MRT144]

Alright, let me amend:

Is it really a middle class if it consists mostly of rent receivers?

Where are you trying to go with this? "HAW HAW, MY BOOTSTRAPS ARE BIGGER THAN YOURS"

[Barnabas]

Alright, let me amend:

Is it really a middle class if it consists mostly of rent receivers?

I think middle class is defined by income, not how the income is produced.

[DinoDoc]

Paychecks to be withheld from absent Wis. senators

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- State senators who miss two or more session days will no longer get paid through direct deposit. They'll have to pick up their checks in person on the Senate floor during a session.

The new rule is aimed at forcing the return of 14 Senate Democrats who have been hiding in Illinois since Thursday. They fled the state to stall a vote on an anti-union bill, and have threatened to stay away until Republican Gov. Scott Walker agrees to compromise.

Tuesday's vote was along party lines. The three Republicans on the Committee on Senate Organization voted for it and the two Democrats opposed it.

The measure applies to paychecks, per diem checks, and any expense reimbursements. The absent senators will have to collect their checks from the Senate majority leader.

[Donegeal]

That's a little unfair as I have learned that the Democrates in hiding are calling in their votes on other issues. They are still voting and doing their jobs as defined by most people (Personally, I am defining there job right now as stopping Walker's bill from passing, so they are doing the job I elected them for).

[Wezil]

"doing their jobs as defined by most people"? WTF?

A bit of a stretch don't you think?

[rah]

I don't understand how their absence can cause a lack of quorum on one issue but not on a another.

the number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually a majority.

What part of present is covered by hiding out in another state

[Wezil]

I thought Poly had eaten my post until I found it in another thread. :doh:

So,

Does WI have residence eligibility requirements before you can run for the State legislature? Can a resident of IL run for office in WI? If not, why?

[Hauldren Collider]

I don't understand how their absence can cause a lack of quorum on one issue but not on a another.

What part of present is covered by hiding out in another state

I think that's an executive committee, not a legislative one.

[The Mad Monk]

Most states and mucipalities have requirements. The ability to bypass them depends on location, the specifics of the law, and the amount of "pull" you have.

[Wezil]

I'm channeling Sparky Anderson ("Deja vu all over again").


I think I should run. I can do it from here and if my constituents want to contact me for whatever reason - TOO BAD.