Wisconsin Republicans Banned from Labor Day Parades

[hockeydad]

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/lates...or-day-parade/

Wisconsin Republican polticians have been banned from Wausau Labor Day parade and are calling foul.

For the life of me, I don't get it. Republicans have consistently and relentlessly attacked the wages of working stiffs, turning them from middle class earners to poverty class earners. Why in the heck would they WANT to be part of an event that celebrates the working man? Given the political climate in Wisconsin, it could be hazardous to a Republican politician's health to participate in an event to celebrate labor. There is is a not insignificant chance that they might be pulled out of their limo and lynched by a working class mob out for vengeance.

[The Rev]

There you go with more HOT AIR, how in the world are we supposed to take you serious?

These are your own words;
Did it ever cross your mind that perhaps I am simply a disaffected loser striving desparately for attention by posting preposterous things on a hunting forum to compensate for my utter lack of a real life?

I used the color pink to show what I think you are.

[Alsatian]

The wisdom of labor unions excluding a whole class of people is not obvious to me. I guess I'll be sure NOT to celebrate or think positively about labor and/or labor concerns on Labor Day!

[Phil from Maine]

I am glad they are banned from it as they should be. They have slammed the working class in almost every state and it needs to be noticed. A lot of people died before this day was created as a holiday that workers have enjoyed for so long. It the republicans do not like then they need to get rid of this holiday.. It is and will always be about Labor,, As the holiday states it is.. " LABOR DAY "..

[Sfury]

I'm not certain anyone read the article. No one was banned. Some people were specifically chosen not to be invited.

There is a difference.

A juvenile decision, maybe. I'm not privy to the conversations that led to the decision. Maybe there was a valid reason for the exclusion, maybe not, then again, I don't really care. Both sides look stupid over this situation and are making fools of themselves.

[Fieldmouse]

Originally Posted by hockeydad

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/lates...or-day-parade/

Wisconsin Republican polticians have been banned from Wausau Labor Day parade and are calling foul.

For the life of me, I don't get it. Republicans have consistently and relentlessly attacked the wages of working stiffs, turning them from middle class earners to poverty class earners. Why in the heck would they WANT to be part of an event that celebrates the working man? Given the political climate in Wisconsin, it could be hazardous to a Republican politician's health to participate in an event to celebrate labor. There is is a not insignificant chance that they might be pulled out of their limo and lynched by a working class mob out for vengeance.

Once again do I need to prove you wrong?

Thanks to the Republicans here is what really has happened in America with respect to income:

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-cen...vised-3-08.pdf

Summary

This study examines income mobility of individuals over the past decade (1996 through 2005) using information reported on individual income tax returns.
While many studies have documented the long-term trend of increasing income inequality in the U.S. economy, there has been less focus on the dynamism of the U.S. economy and the opportunity for upward mobility. Comparisons of snapshots of the income distribution at points in time miss this important dimension and can sometimes be misleading.
Economic historian Joseph Schumpeter compared the income distribution to a hotel where some rooms are luxurious, but others are small and shabby. Important aspects of fairness are that those in the small rooms have an opportunity to move to a better one, and that the luxurious rooms are not always occupied by the same people. The frequency with which people move between rooms is a crucial aspect of the trends in income inequality in the United States.
The key findings of this study include:

• There was considerable income mobility of individuals in the U.S. economy during the 1996 through 2005 period as over half of taxpayers moved to a different income quintile over this period.
• Roughly half of taxpayers who began in the bottom income quintile in 1996 moved up to a higher income group by 2005.
• Among those with the very highest incomes in 1996 – the top 1/100 of 1 percent – only 25 percent remained in this group in 2005. Moreover, the median real income of these taxpayers declined over this period.
• The degree of mobility among income groups is unchanged from the prior decade (1987 through 1996).
• Economic growth resulted in rising incomes for most taxpayers over the period from 1996 to 2005. Median incomes of all taxpayers increased by 24 percent after adjusting for inflation. The real incomes of two-thirds of all taxpayers increased over this period. In addition, the median incomes of those initially in the lower income groups increased more than the median incomes of those initially in the higher income groups.

The degree of mobility in the overall population and movement out of the bottom quintile in this study are similar to the findings of prior research on income mobility.

I love it that if Republicans are going to be banned, and they are Sfury as reported on over the weekend, the operators of the parade are going to have to foot the bill. That's what the letter they got in response to this issue was.

[LBR]

The dems/leftys are all about inclusiveness...except when it comes to their personal preferances, then all bets are off. Petty at best...

Chad

[Sfury]

FM doesn't comprehend anything, and HD failed to read the statement released by the organizers.

Thus, this thread was built on an incorrect supposition, and stoked into something totally unrelated by someone claiming to be an engineer whom I bet wears shoes with velcro, or ones that just slip on.

Although Alsation and LBR made some shrewd observations. There is a growing divide amongst the conservatives and liberals. With the liberals claiming to be the more tolerant group and while not making divisive statements, showing great prejudice and division through their actions.

At least those who are conservative are typically more honest and up front about their beliefs. We don't really care what others think about us as long as we can coexist well enough to get what we want/need done, actually done.

[Fieldmouse]

FM doesn't comprehend anything, and HD failed to read the statement released by the organizers.

Excuse me. This report is old news and completely reactionary to the letter received by the organizers. I heard about it over the weekend and got up todate on the information. They did ban the Republicans. They did receive a letter telling them they would have to foot the bill for the entire parade should they keep it up. In fact, over the weekend the Repblicans stated they were prepared to drive their float throughout the town on parade day.

My first reply as you can tell completely refudiates HD's notion that some how the middle class is making less money not more. Please counter what I have posted because I've got decades worth of studying that very fact that middle class has been moving up not down.

You have become a joke around here Sfury. You rely on a single post/link and think you know the story claiming both sides look silly. Excuse me. You only look silly if you have to foot the bill for thousands because your group decides to deny elected officials.

[Fieldmouse]

Originally Posted by hockeydad

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.

Great come back loser. Here is a better quote.

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."


Certainly not the motto for union folks like Sfury.