Holiday Schedule

What a crock!

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. – Monday, January 18th
George Washington’s Birthday (commonly known as President’s Day) – Monday, February 15th
Columbus Day – Monday, October 11th

WE the taxpayers pay for government employees to have a day off. Why? What makes these folks any better than you or I? Don't give me that crap about honoring. A friend of mine once told me that the best way I could honor him on the day of his funeral was by working and producing. He said "taking time away from being productive to hear a preacher talk about how good a person I was is a total waste of time." The best way you can pay your respects and honor to me is to be working. "Once I am in that casket I want know if you are honoring me or not honoring me." With this line of reasoning the best way to honor these three who have holidays named for them is to be productive. If we have to labor to pay the bills then the folks who work in the government arena need to be working as well. If you desire to continue to honor the three individuals then take a day off without pay. That is what the rest of the working taxpayers would be required to do.

Also, while you are at it - when did we start getting 'snow days'? The county and the city hall were both shut down Friday February 12, 2010 for the snow. The roads were clear by 10 AM. We the taxpayers should not be required to pay for you to have an extra day off at our expense. Especially when the rest of us working taxpayers rolled our bottoms out of bed and made our way to a real job where actual production takes place. 98% of government employees could not make it in a real job. If you think that as a dump truck driver, meter reader, etc. that making $10 an hour is justification for the taxpayers to provide additional benefits in the form of extra holidays - I got news for you - most of us don't make $10 an hour to ride around all day in a taxpayer funded vehicle. We dang sure don't get as many paid holidays as WE the taxpayer afford to our government working place holders.

Most of us are getting tired of hearing about how over worked and under paid you are compared to the rest of the working world. Most of us don't have retirement benefits. Especially the kind where you contribute to both Social Security and your additional retirement plan at our expense. Most of us only get one: Social Security. Why should you be any different? You want to enhance your retirement then get a second and third job like the rest of us who are not on the government payroll. With regards to health insurance most of us don't have any, so quit your whining about what you feel is poor coverage. Those that do have health insurance have an insurance plan that carries a high deductible in order for us to be able to have an affordable plan. Sick pay how about three days a year in comparison to your one day a month for a total of 12 a year. Most government employees get to carry over their sick days from year to year. We are not afforded such luxury. I want even go into your taxpayer funded vacation days against our one week a year.

You still want to debate your over worked and under paid against the rest of the taxpaying public? To think this all started with a discussion about holidays!