Rant Continued…

Kennedy, by Executive Order, permitted federal employees collective bargaining. This was a watershed decision of the first magnitude.

The fact is that all of such ‘negotiations’ are between fawning politicians and captured ‘arbitrators’ and activist full time totally plugged in government ‘anti-serfs’: the unionized civil service.

48 years have passed. In that time it stands revealed that all such ‘bargains’ are no bargain to the general public. Preferences towards internal promotion coupled to the impossibility of performance based terminations have created a promotion ladder filled with rejects from the lower ranks! Not surprisingly, the top ranks are stunningly politicized as the players there made it by out-of-the office contributions in time and money. In the fullness of time, perhaps they might even swap places and become presidentially appointed political hacks.

The trend line shows clearly that this ‘sector’ never participates in economic pain in any way during recessions. However, it has secured wages very substantially above the private sector — and pensions light-years beyond anything available outside government.

Effectively they’ve made everyone of their number millionaires upon retirement!

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And thus pensions, particularly ANY pension however meritorious funded by government have been totally politicized. Retirement ages have NOT been adjusted rationally for actuarial realities. The pension problem is far larger than Social Security. It extends throughout government and those government hangers-on who derive cartel/ guild protections – such that they can claim ‘private sector’ while being government funded through various guises.
( Doctors, Nurses, the entire ‘healing arts’ plus Attorneys, Bankers, Primary Dealers, Federal Reserve employees, et. al.)

In the extended network you will find University Professors, Staff, Teachers, Staff… on and on it goes: the Federal Archipelago of Privilege.

Most of them have their own TV shows from Mash to Dr. Kildare to ER to Chicago Hope: sanctification on the little screen being essential to contract roll-over negotiations. The guilds are desperate for top dollar — but it’s beneath their dignity for lucre to burden their ethos.

On screen, even waitresses can’t even seem to get paid: either collect or get a tip. Such is Hollywood Communism!

( And for the longest time Hollywood couples had separate single beds. Even now, Hollywood films lovers holding up the sheets after a tryst. If that’s the scene make it XX or drop it. Modesty after a tryst — what planet are we on?)

So, too, attorneys are portrayed as non-predatory ( Perry Mason ) ; how about a legal reality show in the image of ‘Jon’ Edwards. ( All tryst and no trust ?)

The opening sequence would show his boiler room working target victims — dialing for misery. Then a fade into his impassioned plea before a jury packed with weepers.

Final shot to commercial: $1,000,000,000 pay day! Edwards -when you need to stick it to Big Pharma. ….

Back from commercial: “Why is my Viagra so expensive now?

Ans: you’re a bigger… than ever! I’m suing you for paternity!”

Cut away to bankruptcy leach: “Let’s go for our 1,551th continuance, the railroad can afford it and Yale is busting me out for my ‘legacy.’

“I told you never to send Flounder to Yale.”

“I know, but I wanted my son to be a respectable attorney. And if he can’t be respectable — at least be a politician.”

End of Rant II