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October 01, 2008 01:55 AM UTC
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…but you offer no similar praise for the labor folks?
It appears that some in the labor community worked very, very hard to come to an agreement.
Yes Coors/Caldera started it and labor just responded in kind. But saying ok, you want to screw Colorado’s economy, we’ll screw it even worse is not a terribly comendable response.
And the proposal to drop the 4 initiatives in turn for cash struck me as awfully close to a buy-off. Again, I understand the approach but it definitely feels yucky.
had a hilarious and long-running gig in his Louisiana Progress on the difference between a bribe and shakedown. (a long foe had been accused of offering a bribe and claimed he had been the victim of a shakedown.)
I gotta admit this long saga of blackmail/extortion evoked the memory of bribe and shakedown to me.
_T. Harry Williams Huey Long has samples of the bribe/shakedown cartoons, two identical twin babies following the long foe around. Wonderful book, won Williams the Pulitzer.
…you didn’t express similiarly “mixed feelings” about the business leaders. Hmmmmm
The business community didn’t propose any initiatives. They have throughout tried to get everyone to withdraw these job killers. Yes they have offered to pay blackmail, but they have not tried to blackmail anyone.
So yes, kudos to them.
The singular form is: Kudos.
Ahh, the things you learn in a misspent youth.
…that’s quite a shocker. So, I guess you’ve defined “business community” as “those who didn’t propose any initiatives.” Given that definition, your position makes sense…kudos to you!
in any sense of the term, any more than The Bell is.
…I notice you didn’t mention him.
…as to Caldara, I don’t agree.
And Caldara? What business does he operate?
Gravel? Manganese futurers? What, he sells a product and meets a payroll? What product? I don’t care whether you agree or not, your assertion is just foolish. By your definition, every ideologue is a member of the business community. But what part of “community” and /or “business” don’t you understand? You have a distressing habit of making silly statements then rambling on and on in defense of them instead of just moving on.
..how easily you fly off the handle…..in case you’re curious about any distressing habits you may possess.
The blowback from A-47 pretty much will cause most business leaders to view Coors as a problem, not an associate. They’ll still be polite but the potential damage from all of this has pretty much ended the reign of the Coors family as the first family of business here in Colorado.
…he proposed this initiative but not after? Yep, you’ve officially adopted the frivolous definition that I mentioned earlier. According to you, “business community” means “those who have not proposed an initiative.” This def. allows you to keep pure your view of the business community because, by your definition, they can do no wrong.
has historically been considered by many to be the first family of business. And they held a lot of sway when they were running Coors as it was one of the largest locally owned businesses.
Their influence has dropped after they were no longer running the firm. And now with this even more so.
With that said, the “business community” is not a monolith. I own most of a business yet I’m not a member of the Chamber of Commerce or any of the other business organizations. And most of the other CEOs I know are running high-tech startups.
I probably have more in common with you than the Coors family.
a deal will be cut.
These well known well-heeled business leaders will be successful in handing over millions of dollars to labor unions.
is unfortunate to own a small business with 27 employees. He’s been working with a bus organization attorney to determine if he’ll 1) need to lay off several employees to miss the healthcare requirement cut (it would put him under), 2) be able to break his company into two distinct organizations that synergize to avoid the deathblow, or 3) move his business to Cheyenne, Bozeman or Ogden.
This is a Colorado native who has never lived outside our borders getting run on out the state. What a reward for innovation, love those unions and their wealth redistribution grab!!!
We could change our health insurance some and I would blame the unions for creating a plan they like less. But Just Cause is killer for us – we’ll probably have to split in two also. Or maybe switch a bunch of people to contract labor.
And either way, it’s a lousy hit on morale and productivity. Tell your brother I feel his pain.
DO you think the “poison pill” amendments are a good idea?
Should one vote for them, based on their own merit?
Always accusin’ people of being wingers.
What does s/he think about these “well heeled” businessmen, labor bosses and politicians that are attempting to buy off Union supported ballot measures in return for cold hard cash?
Can you imagine the story had business put RTW on the ballot to counter the Unions minimum wage constitutional measure from 2006?
Imagine businesses demanding $6 million in return for pulling RTW and using it to oppose the minimum wage amendment?
These conspiring crooks have sold their souls to the devil. Non should be trusted.