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Puzzledtraveller

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61. As a state employee

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 01:08 PM

Jun 2013

I am full agreement on fed and state level. This is what it has come to for us. Sad.

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/pay-raise-for-kentucky?source=s.em.mt&r_by=7957492

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Guess who is the largest employer of underpaid workers in America? [View all] rhett o rick Jun 2013 OP

This demonstrates my ignorance Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #1

So... it's not the US government, it's federal contractors for the US government. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #2

The Federal Government is using these underpaid workers thru rhett o rick Jun 2013 #3

avoiding prevailing wage & other standards is one of the reasons they're using contractors. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #9

You're so right, rhett, but we all know the purpose of 'contracting out' is to make wealthy indepat Jun 2013 #29

I have seen it first hand. Government workers that were making a decent wage rhett o rick Jun 2013 #31

The company owners get big bucks because, in part, they send a cut back... Amonester Jun 2013 #38

No, it's the government itself. Occulus Jun 2013 #64

They always write exceptions and exemptions into laws for themselves and their Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #4

Bingo. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #17

I also say bingo. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #32

Somehow I find this to be extremely hard to believe 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #5

But does it work out that way? Exen Trik Jun 2013 #6

The law sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #13

Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon act after Katrina. alfredo Jun 2013 #26

That was for just one month. Lasher Jun 2013 #42

And that was because of Democrats pushing him. alfredo Jun 2013 #57

I find it extremely easy to believe. If you have evidence this is nonsense, please share. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #52

I spent a little over two decades as a Contracting Officer, so it is first hand experience 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #63

Yes, those laws are supposed to dotymed Jun 2013 #60

Oh, that's EASY to fix. Occulus Jun 2013 #66

contractors don't have to hire americans they can use foreign visa workers. Sunlei Jun 2013 #7

If you can get security clearances for Chinese workers, I will be impressed (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #15

"subcontract stuff from china to fill their contracts" Sunlei Jun 2013 #18

And the people making those goods would still have to have a clearance jeff47 Jun 2013 #19

what's mic? Sunlei Jun 2013 #22

Military Industrial Complex jmowreader Jun 2013 #28

meals ready to eat contracts must give massive profits to the 'middleman' :) Sunlei Jun 2013 #47

During the Katrina reconstruction contractors subcontracted out, and did not hire alfredo Jun 2013 #27

you're right, remember reading all the locals who had jobs forever w/ seafood Sunlei Jun 2013 #48

I know... malokvale77 Jun 2013 #8

So, so sorry you're being exploited!! xynthee Jun 2013 #21

Appreciated. nt malokvale77 Jun 2013 #23

Hourly workers should be paid for all time spent in service of the employer. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #25

I'm allowed 30 hours and not one minute more. malokvale77 Jun 2013 #30

Thank you for being one of the good home healthcare persons. Sunlei Jun 2013 #49

If YOU are a member of America's Working Class, bvar22 Jun 2013 #10

Oh. It's Impolite or Impolitic to say what you just said..You gotta get with the PROGRAM. KoKo Jun 2013 #36

Lots of great links.... thanks. midnight Jun 2013 #41

Nailed it. ctsnowman Jun 2013 #54

As a federal government employee, I can tell you that it requires more than the Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #11

Red herring or ... salib Jun 2013 #16

It is not necessary to be rude and a smart ass. Of course I know the difference between contractor Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #50

When government "CEOs" start pulling salaries in the hundreds of millions... KansDem Jun 2013 #12

The point of the OP was that the government is guilty of paying more employees low rhett o rick Jun 2013 #20

Yes...gotta read a lot..which you do...to reveal this...and it's sad that so many don't KoKo Jun 2013 #33

And as MORE and MORE of our Government functions are "privatized", bvar22 Jun 2013 #37

Pay to Play sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #14

Worthless eaters. Get out of the way of the Savvy Businessmen! blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #24

Have some experience with this madville Jun 2013 #34

OK, so what do the RWingers want? they can't have it both ways. They wanted the Gov to cut jobs kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #35

K&R midnight Jun 2013 #39

Really? You think the President can modify existing contracts unilaterally? jeff47 Jun 2013 #40

Wow, did you really think they were speaking of changing existing contracts?? Wow, that's totally rhett o rick Jun 2013 #43

Read your own quote. jeff47 Jun 2013 #44

LOL, and you thought that meant existing contracts. You should know he cant change rhett o rick Jun 2013 #45

Then explain, exactly, how an EO can give them a raise today. jeff47 Jun 2013 #46

du rec. xchrom Jun 2013 #51

This link contains absolutely no back up for the claim karynnj Jun 2013 #53

K & R ctsnowman Jun 2013 #55

As a gummit employee Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #56

They started privatizing a lot of the low-skill jobs in order to "save money." alarimer Jun 2013 #58

Can someone post a link to the Service Employment Act? shawn703 Jun 2013 #59

Try searching for Service Contract Act instead. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #62

Thanks but shawn703 Jun 2013 #65

As a state employee Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #61