tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post1287641869956925279..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: NYRA RespondsAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-17925972592907827102012-01-19T10:24:30.877-05:002012-01-19T10:24:30.877-05:00"teachers here would love a union."
I&#..."teachers here would love a union."<br /><br />I'm sure they would,but your fellow taxpayers do not want to pay for Everything that is wrong with the PUBLIC union's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-46190643676152118192012-01-19T02:14:43.468-05:002012-01-19T02:14:43.468-05:00Anon 2:18, a little context:
Here in non-union NC...Anon 2:18, a little context:<br /><br />Here in non-union NC, a teacher's starting salary is in the mid 20s and you need to work about a decade to get into the mid 30s. <br /><br />I don't think you can live long enough (especially if you teach middle school!) to get into the 50s unless you become a principal.<br /><br />The benefits, including the state health plan aren't great. There isn't enough botox around to put a facelift on what ordinary working people face here.<br /><br />So you bet teachers here would love a union. But unions are illegal for NC public sector workers. State employees haven't gotten a raise in 4 years here. And with very few private sector unions, private sector wages are also typically low.<br /><br />So employers love it here (although they wish people had more money to buy more of their products & services).<br /><br />But employers love creating jobs in the poor nations even more. There, union leaders get shot and employers can pay workers pennies instead of dollars. Those are the places where almost all the NC textile and furniture-making jobs have gone.<br /><br />I'm sure you won't have trouble finding more outrageous exceptions showing how bad unions and their workrs are.<br /><br />But if you choose to ignore the role, direct and indirect, unions have played in NY's (and America's) relative affluence, you're forgetting the big picture. Here in non-union NC, we can't avoid seeing that contrast.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-38367327593516954622012-01-18T14:18:44.326-05:002012-01-18T14:18:44.326-05:00Got to love the teacher union.
http://www.theatla...Got to love the teacher union.<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/why-does-buffalo-pay-for-its-teachers-to-have-plastic-surgery/251533/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-69295296432881820812012-01-17T08:42:24.116-05:002012-01-17T08:42:24.116-05:00Handles would decrease Millions if customers had t...Handles would decrease Millions if customers had to wait for checks to clear before wagering. <br /><br />This is politically motivated and completely out of touch with reality of running a gambling business, no surprise since the appointees know nothing about the industry they are appointed to supervise.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-42683078949020207352012-01-14T12:17:27.301-05:002012-01-14T12:17:27.301-05:00Shifting gears...
Patriots (-13 1/2) over Broncos...Shifting gears...<br /><br />Patriots (-13 1/2) over Broncos: Pats don't have a great defense, but better coached and more fit than Steelers were -- step up in class for Denver, and Tebow likely to bounce.<br /><br />Packers (-7 1/2) over Giants: Giants are the wise guy team, helping knock the number down from 9 -- Packers the value play.anonymous jetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-14125192091502746592012-01-14T12:06:07.445-05:002012-01-14T12:06:07.445-05:00Funny to see the people in charge of "oversig...Funny to see the people in charge of "oversight" do not know the rules of the game. <br /><br />I was surprised to see some OTB's allow you to transfer $10K. If anything needs a closer look by the "oversight" board, this would be it.jknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-88672555250074198802012-01-14T00:37:38.143-05:002012-01-14T00:37:38.143-05:00Any word on when refunds for the too-high takeout ...Any word on when refunds for the too-high takeout are coming?steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-58757526413729675002012-01-13T15:05:47.236-05:002012-01-13T15:05:47.236-05:00Seems as if the NYRA can only get beat for up to $...Seems as if the NYRA can only get beat for up to $1,000 per customer if it get hits with a bad check or customer bank debit with not enough money to cover transfer in bettors checking account. If NYRA lets a customer go beyond the weekly deposit limit in overdrafts, different story.<br /><br />Pari-mutuel operators knowingly accepting bad checks and giving cash or extending credit to a betting patron is what caused the guilty pleas of a racetrack president and a few high volume bettors in New Jersey a couple of years ago. One of the gamblers even sued the racetrack saying they knew his checks were bad so he shouldn't have to cover his losses!<br /><br />For crying out loud it's the gambling business, so as long as the NYRA actions are legal, what else can be said?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-85381420483647964752012-01-13T14:12:03.712-05:002012-01-13T14:12:03.712-05:00I don't think you jumped the gun on this- As ...I don't think you jumped the gun on this- As you saw NYRA's response they came out strong & pushed back at this nonsense. I'm sure if NYRA was getting hurt by this practice they would stop it. <br /><br />All this is the result of everyone involved (NYRA, NYS Wagering board & the oversight board) not catching the 1% takeout decrease. <br /><br />This is all about the oversight government people flexing their muscles. Its similar to a boss or manager messing up & busting your balls because you didn't catch their mistake.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-85093996718147820032012-01-13T13:47:22.994-05:002012-01-13T13:47:22.994-05:00Megna asked Sabini's group to determine whethe...Megna asked Sabini's group to determine whether or not the NYRA had "lost any money" as a result of its policy on taking bets before the bettors check cleared the bank. If the NYRA says, "yes we are trying to collect millons on bad payments" that's one thing and may require change to existing policy. If it says "we have never had any issues with bettors funding their accounts," that's another. Absent the NYRA giving a guy a credit limit to bet before a check is received, all seems well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com