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Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 862199)
Okay. You've explained the good, now how about the bad parts of it? Alternatively, are you trying to say this covers it accurately, with no weird omissions or other problems?
You have to be able to understand it in historical context. For example: you have to take in to consideration that the high growth in the ratio between the mid 1960s and the late 1990s was significantly influenced by the shift of women in to the workforce. That makes absolute comparisons less useful than delta comparisons. For example, I wouldn't say that the 2012-03-01 number of 58.5 is "better" than the 1982-03-01 number of 58.1. I would look more at the drop in the rate from peak to trough of business cycle or from "end of recession to X number of months out" if you want to compare different time frames. [Edit: For reference, the EPR was 60.3 in 2009-02-01 having already fallen from 63.4 in 2006-12-01. From 2009-09-01 through 2012-03-01 it has bounced between 58.7 and 58.2.] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fredgraph.png?g=6md |
Wow, that really gives a lot of information the more I look at it Scrappy. Thanks mang.
P.S. I'm not certain I understand Scrappy's system well enough to place any bets on it yet, Mg, so I'll politely decline for now. |
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i saw it on fox, must be a lie.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 862041)
sorry i cant keep you two straight.
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$500.00 check.
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Sharpton is so out of touch with reality.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 862540)
$500.00 check.
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Q: How do you piss off a union?
A: Tell the public the truth: http://eagnews.org/wp-content/upload...-ad-2-2-12.pdf |
Company filters block it. "Potentially harmful".
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Ramsey Teachers Association leaders have offered to
change their health insurance plan to "save money." The only problem? They want 143% of the cost savings, including a 3.22% raise now and a 6.25% raise next year. What the Board of Ed. offered on 10/31/11: • Change to state health benefits plan. • Keep the 4.35% raise in 2010-2011—the one the NJ Commissioner of Education declared “null and void” because it violated state law. • 2.5% aggregate salary increase in 2011-2012, retroactive to 9/1/11, amounting to $520,000. • 2.0% aggregate salary increase in 2012-2013, amounting to $426,000. • Add two steps to salary guide, so that future step increases are moderated, thereby lessening costs. • An annual stipend of up to $2,000 paid to teachers with 20 years experience and a master's degree. How RTA leaders responded on 1/11/12: • Agreed, if their salary demands are met. • Agreed—they will keep their 2010-2011 increase (4.35%, or $865,000), but they dispute the Commissioner's decision. • They want a 3.22% increase, retroactive to 9/1/11, amounting to $660,000. • They want a 6.25% increase in 2012-2013, amounting to $1,340,000. • They will add one step, if their salary demands are met. • Rejected. RTA leaders' position: 4.35% + 3.22% + 6.25% = 4.61% average annual salary increase over three years The BOE's offer: 4.35% + 2.50% + 2.00% = 2.95% average annual salary increase over three years Average annual salary increase for Bergen County teacher contracts negotiated in 2011 was about 2.05%. The BOE began negotiations with RTA leaders in January 2011. For 10 months, they refused to discuss any change to insurance benefits. One year later, they will agree to such a change, but only if they get their salary demands. District savings would be about $1.4 million over this school year and next, but RTA leaders are demanding about $2.0 million in salary increases before they will switch insurance plans and fix the salary guide. The BOE offered $1 million in salary increases over the two-year period, or more than 71% of the insurance savings we would achieve. They are demanding 143% of the insurance savings. In the past three years our district has lost over $5 million in funding cuts. We can't raise property taxes to cover this revenue loss: State law imposes a tax levy cap of 2%, which translates into a potential annual tax revenue increase of about $1 million. A new law requiring public employees to contribute toward health insurance premiums will eventually add about another $1 million in annual revenue, which helps. These mandated contributions are not part of negotiations. The only answer to the funding problem—if we want to avoid layoffs, larger class sizes, and deterioration of our facilities and educational programs—is to control personnel costs. That means finding insurance alternatives that lower cost but still provide employees with good benefits. It means limiting salary increases. And it means being firm in our resolve to do what's right for the district. Other Bergen County school districts have reached teacher settlements that recognize today's economic realities. Most are already enrolled in lower-cost insurance programs, and annual salary increases for their teachers have averaged about 2.05%, according to an 11/23/11 NJSBA report. The Ramsey BOE has asked RTA leadership to accept state health benefits and fix the guide. We offered a salary incentive almost a full percentage point above the county average. We value tremendously our wonderful teaching staff. But we don't have enough ongoing revenue to sustain the RTA leadership's salary demands. We just can't do it and still maintain the quality of the Ramsey school district. And we are firm as a board in our majority support of the principles set forth in this ad. No taxpayer funds were used to pay for this ad. It was paid for by private contributions from eight of the nine sitting Ramsey School Board Trustees. |
The general public does not listen. All they do is hear. They pick up key words, and things that sound nice and just regurgitate them. It's hopeless.
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http://www.bostonherald.com/news/reg...ome&position=1
Kimball Clark, 45, was locked up Friday on drug-dealing charges — again — when he was overheard using his one phone call to ask the person on the other end of the line to “get my EBT card and go to the ATM and get the money to bail me out, get me outa here tonight,” according to a Boston police report. |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 863151)
Ramsey Teachers Association leaders have offered to
change their health insurance plan to "save money." The only problem? They want 143% of the cost savings, including a 3.22% raise now and a 6.25% raise next year. What the Board of Ed. offered on 10/31/11: • Change to state health benefits plan. • Keep the 4.35% raise in 2010-2011—the one the NJ Commissioner of Education declared “null and void” because it violated state law. • 2.5% aggregate salary increase in 2011-2012, retroactive to 9/1/11, amounting to $520,000. • 2.0% aggregate salary increase in 2012-2013, amounting to $426,000. • Add two steps to salary guide, so that future step increases are moderated, thereby lessening costs. • An annual stipend of up to $2,000 paid to teachers with 20 years experience and a master's degree. How RTA leaders responded on 1/11/12: • Agreed, if their salary demands are met. • Agreed—they will keep their 2010-2011 increase (4.35%, or $865,000), but they dispute the Commissioner's decision. • They want a 3.22% increase, retroactive to 9/1/11, amounting to $660,000. • They want a 6.25% increase in 2012-2013, amounting to $1,340,000. • They will add one step, if their salary demands are met. • Rejected. RTA leaders' position: 4.35% + 3.22% + 6.25% = 4.61% average annual salary increase over three years The BOE's offer: 4.35% + 2.50% + 2.00% = 2.95% average annual salary increase over three years Average annual salary increase for Bergen County teacher contracts negotiated in 2011 was about 2.05%. The BOE began negotiations with RTA leaders in January 2011. For 10 months, they refused to discuss any change to insurance benefits. One year later, they will agree to such a change, but only if they get their salary demands. District savings would be about $1.4 million over this school year and next, but RTA leaders are demanding about $2.0 million in salary increases before they will switch insurance plans and fix the salary guide. The BOE offered $1 million in salary increases over the two-year period, or more than 71% of the insurance savings we would achieve. They are demanding 143% of the insurance savings. In the past three years our district has lost over $5 million in funding cuts. We can't raise property taxes to cover this revenue loss: State law imposes a tax levy cap of 2%, which translates into a potential annual tax revenue increase of about $1 million. A new law requiring public employees to contribute toward health insurance premiums will eventually add about another $1 million in annual revenue, which helps. These mandated contributions are not part of negotiations. The only answer to the funding problem—if we want to avoid layoffs, larger class sizes, and deterioration of our facilities and educational programs—is to control personnel costs. That means finding insurance alternatives that lower cost but still provide employees with good benefits. It means limiting salary increases. And it means being firm in our resolve to do what's right for the district. Other Bergen County school districts have reached teacher settlements that recognize today's economic realities. Most are already enrolled in lower-cost insurance programs, and annual salary increases for their teachers have averaged about 2.05%, according to an 11/23/11 NJSBA report. The Ramsey BOE has asked RTA leadership to accept state health benefits and fix the guide. We offered a salary incentive almost a full percentage point above the county average. We value tremendously our wonderful teaching staff. But we don't have enough ongoing revenue to sustain the RTA leadership's salary demands. We just can't do it and still maintain the quality of the Ramsey school district. And we are firm as a board in our majority support of the principles set forth in this ad. No taxpayer funds were used to pay for this ad. It was paid for by private contributions from eight of the nine sitting Ramsey School Board Trustees. |
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yeah right, he's probably checking all his stock options from his insider trading...
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 863160)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/reg...ome&position=1
I had no idea you could get cash from your EBT card. :facepalm: On a related note, a friend of mine posted this photo on facebook this morning. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1334242249 He was outraged. I thought it was kind of funny. Good marketing by the business. |
Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 863195)
Why does this bother you? Government benefits are basically a cash transfer anyway.
or am i confusing welfare payments and food stamps? |
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