What a difference a day makes. One day I’m crashing a party, the next I’m the invited guest of a labor union. I’m from a union family. My father (He’s 84) belonged to a union when he worked in refrigeration and air condition in Denver’s high-rise buildings. My housemate belongs to a union. He works on oil and gas pipelines. My brother-in-law belongs to a stage hand’s union.
What I learned:
· Unions are as upset as I am about the 5-4 ruling by the USSC about campaign finance. They had a hard time getting their message out before, but will have even more trouble now. Large corporations will simply be able to out-spend them. Corporations have more money than unions.
· They liked a letter to the editor of the Sentinel. On December 18, I wrote about Davis Bacon Wage Laws in response to a local official whining about being required to pay Davis Bacon wages on a project in Fruita. The three candidates running in the Republican primary are still whining. I guess they don’t understand that $1.4 million will go into the pockets of their neighbors, and be spent in businesses right here in District 54.
· They really don’t like some of the decisions made in Denver about vehicle licensing fees. I knew that was coming, I heard the same thing from my housemate. Because of TABOR, Colorado must balance its budget every year—something my opposition doesn’t seem to know, as revealed in comments they made Thursday night. Increased fees aren’t popular with anyone, but it might be more acceptable if we follow the money. The second “homework” link is to a website that lets you see where the money is going by taking a virtual tour of some of Colorado’s bridges.
Homework:
http://www.ibew969.com/
http://www.inside-lane.com/2009/09/11/where-is-colorados-auto-registration-fee-hike-going-take-a-tour-of-the-states-poor-rated-bridges-your-money-will-replace/
http://www.wdol.gov/ß Everything you ever wanted to know about Davis Bacon wages.
What I learned:
· Unions are as upset as I am about the 5-4 ruling by the USSC about campaign finance. They had a hard time getting their message out before, but will have even more trouble now. Large corporations will simply be able to out-spend them. Corporations have more money than unions.
· They liked a letter to the editor of the Sentinel. On December 18, I wrote about Davis Bacon Wage Laws in response to a local official whining about being required to pay Davis Bacon wages on a project in Fruita. The three candidates running in the Republican primary are still whining. I guess they don’t understand that $1.4 million will go into the pockets of their neighbors, and be spent in businesses right here in District 54.
· They really don’t like some of the decisions made in Denver about vehicle licensing fees. I knew that was coming, I heard the same thing from my housemate. Because of TABOR, Colorado must balance its budget every year—something my opposition doesn’t seem to know, as revealed in comments they made Thursday night. Increased fees aren’t popular with anyone, but it might be more acceptable if we follow the money. The second “homework” link is to a website that lets you see where the money is going by taking a virtual tour of some of Colorado’s bridges.
Homework:
http://www.ibew969.com/
http://www.inside-lane.com/2009/09/11/where-is-colorados-auto-registration-fee-hike-going-take-a-tour-of-the-states-poor-rated-bridges-your-money-will-replace/
http://www.wdol.gov/ß Everything you ever wanted to know about Davis Bacon wages.
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