Comments on: Beshear adds to session call; says no to Williams’ plan to improve purses

By: jim

jim — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:01:59 +0000

yes the days of the 5% is gone and its the usual reasons not enough money if the special session is 50,000 a day why don’t the elected officials DONATE the time they are up their in frankfort i have my opinion of the way they have done the state workers and its lower than whale sh*t(and thats at the bottom of the ocean) when they get out plowing snow at the early hours of the morning what thanks do they get they are taxed to death so the ones we elect can make it to work on time if they decide to stay home they still get paid now on to the ones that does the dirty work flagging traffic don’t say its easy till you try it to hot in the summer time and to cold in the winter. go get dead animals thats been dead for at least 3 or four days and puke your breakfast or lunch up yes that a good job ain’t it and as for sleeping in a state truck no i don’t. but for the ones bitching about what they do just think of the song BEFORE YOU ABUSE AND ACCUSE WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES!!!!!

By: Weatherman

Weatherman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:11:32 +0000

Merit employees deserve merit raises, not automatic raises.

By: fyrefighter 273

fyrefighter 273 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:03:04 +0000

voter, you can live without state employees, do you have what it takes to go into the prison in West Liberty and by surrounded by 144 inmates and be locked in with them, unarmed, hell no you wouldnt. Do you have what it takes to be called to a domestic violence crime scene where the angry husband has beat his wife senseless and your only backup is two counties over? I doubt it! I know you fear what I fight. Sometimes you need to think about what you say because some of us know how easy it is to talk trash and how some of us walk the walk! Voter go hide behind the state employees you don’t need, don’t call the state police when you are scared, keep a criminal in your house. You are so narrow minded you would cut off our soldiers pay as well!

By: voter

voter — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:31:00 +0000

state employee: if you hate your job so bad, why don’t you get a real private sector job where you wonder every day if it will be there tomorrow and where you have to retire after 47 years of service instead of 27 without any insurance. i gurantee you will back on your hands and knees begging the local democrat political boss for your old job back! people despise the state employees more than the politicians. we can live without state employees.

By: Pappy

Pappy — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:27:14 +0000

One timer Governor, I bet you on that Governor, count on it and YOU WILL NOT GET SLOT’S OR ANY OTHER GAMBLING AS LONG AS THE CHRISTIANS HAVE ANY THING TO SAY ABOUT IT, COUNTO ON IT. I can’t wait till your gone squeaky voice.

By: DWB

DWB — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:53:05 +0000

It is ridiculous to cut the state budget and furlough state employees, but somehow find the money to fund a stupid Nascar race. I really wonder about the priorities of our governor and legislature!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:31:47 +0000

An industry as specialized and unpredictable as \”horse racing\”, i.e. \”gambling\” should not be subsidized by our hard earned tax dollars. Horse racing needs to save itself or go the way of the dinosaurs. No point keeping a skeleton on life support indefinitely. The commonwealth would be better served by supporting industries that actually make money….like energy. If Obama gets his cap and trade system enacted though we can kiss that goodbye along with our tax dollars. Go to junkscience.com for all the latest on what the green elite have in store for us.

By: Fed up

Fed up — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:25:42 +0000

Jake… The retirement is a trade for making 1/3 less than comparable jobs in the private sector. We do not get our insurance paid for life. A family plan costs several hundred dollars per month and has higher co-pays and co-insurance than most plans found in the private sector. The myth that we get these great benefits has gotten farther from the truth over the last decade of cuts that we have endured. The 1% raise we get is less than the rate of inflation. That means we take a pay cut every year on top of added duties to make up for the unfilled positions every year.
Rodney… those old jokes about highway workers are just that, old. If you see a state employee sleeping in his truck, by all means call him in. Thats why those numbers are back there. My guess is you don’t see that. Its easy to pick on state employees because we can’t do much to fight back.

By: jake

jake — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:46:06 +0000

State employee…You get a guaranteed retirement check after 27 years of employment. You get your insurance paid for life. If you have it so bad, go to the private sector.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:37:12 +0000

Why would anyone in the position of a governor want to include the funding to build bridges costing millions of dollars when the state already has a deficit. One way to not have to find additional means of revenue is to cancel all pork barrel construction projects in the state until there is enough revenue to re-start them. Also eliminate all the freebies given to people who don’t want to work. As far as the state employees are concerned, they chose to be public servants, not private sector competitors. They can still choose the private sector if they wish. When I see three vehicles, six employees, one lawn mower at a walking track to be mowed which is no bigger than my lawn, maybe state and county employees could be paid more if they would eliminate the deadbeats who stand and watch.