Ky governor's race

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Only took the new Illinois Dem Gov a couple months to impose high taxes and fees on everything here and the pos isnt done yet -- brace yourselves Kentucky citizens
 
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hog88 said:
The president doesn't define me or effect the way I feel.
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Nor does the president define me.
Does the president(s) effect the way you feel about DC?
Does the president(s) effect the way you feel about politics?
 
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luthervol said:
You probably have and didn't even realize it. At the UAB game this past Saturday I had beers with about 100 people. I'm sure there were a number of Trumpers among the crowd. If any conversation ever appeared to even remotely be headed in a political direction, I would either redirect the conversation or slide over to another crowd.
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Up until about 5 years ago I was down to 2 libs I associated with, today that number is zero and life is much more pleasant
 
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C-south said:
Nobody should receive a government paid pension unless they do 20 years in the service and even that should be job dependent.
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When it comes to public school educators, I disagree. We must do what is necessary to make the profession of public education attractive to the skilled workforce. You also have the fact of Bevin's very uncouth name-calling here. Calling public school teachers 'selfish' or referring to them as 'thugs' was just plain stupid. They are among the most underpaid workers in our society, and they perform important and essential work. In a public feud between teachers and a politician, the teachers will win 100% of the time. Bevin needs a crash course in public relations, among other things.
 
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508mikey said:
Only took the new Illinois Dem Gov a couple months to impose high taxes and fees on everything here and the pos isnt done yet -- brace yourselves Kentucky citizens
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Republicans have supermajorities in both the state house and senate. Plus, Kentucky is one of the few states where you only need a simple majority to override a veto. Republicans can basically do what they would like over the next few years. Beshear is basically neutered before he ever takes office.
 
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evillawyer said:
Bevin looks like he'sgoing to lose one of the reddest states.
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There were 6 statewide races yesterday in Kentucky. Republicans won 5 of 6.

Here are the results for Republicans with the percentage difference in vote totals:

Governor: -.4%
Atty Gen: +15.5%
Agri Comm: +19.6%
Auditor: +14.6%
Sec of State: +4.4%
Treasurer: +21.4%

Looks like Kentucky has turned as blue as the Wildcats jerseys.
 
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1972 Grad said:
There were 6 statewide races yesterday in Kentucky. Republicans won 5 of 6.

Here are the results for Republicans with the percentage difference in vote totals:

Governor: -.4%
Atty Gen: +15.5%
Agri Comm: +19.6%
Auditor: +14.6%
Sec of State: +4.4%
Treasurer: +21.4%

Looks like Kentucky has turned as blue as the Wildcats jerseys.
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Plus republicans won supermajorities in the state legislature. Beshear saved the state Democrats from the most embarrassing election night in Kentucky history.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
When it comes to public school educators, I disagree. We must do what is necessary to make the profession of public education attractive to the skilled workforce. You also have the fact of Bevin's very uncouth name-calling here. Calling public school teachers 'selfish' or referring to them as 'thugs' was just plain stupid. They are among the most underpaid workers in our society, and they perform important and essential work. In a public feud between teachers and a politician, the teachers will win 100% of the time. Bevin needs a crash course in public relations, among other things.
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Public school teachers are not underpaid. It seems as if one repeats a myth enough it becomes “truth”.
 
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C-south said:
Nobody should receive a government paid pension unless they do 20 years in the service and even that should be job dependent.
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I think there should be no more government defined benefit pensions at all. Give them all a 15% pay increase tomorrow, freeze their pensions and give them this number: 1-800-FIDELITY for their 401k. THe .gov being able to continually go to the taxpayers to fund those retirements is asinine.
 
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midnight orange said:
Public school teachers are not underpaid. It seems as if one repeats a myth enough it becomes “truth”.
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I beg your pardon... my sister was a kindergarten teacher at Fairview Elementary School in Maryville, Tennessee. She taught for 10 years before she died of thymoma, cancer of the thymus gland, shortly after 3 pm on Wednesday May 26, 2010 in Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville. She was earning a little over $42,000 annually at the time of her death. I call that being underpaid, when factoring in the importance of the job. Take your stupid bull crap somewhere else. I know what in the hell I am talking about.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I beg your pardon... my sister was a kindergarten teacher at a public elementary school in Maryville, Tennessee. She taught for 10 years before she died of thymoma, cancer of the thymus gland, shortly after 3 pm on Wednesday May 26, 2010 in Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville. She was earning a little over $42,000 annually at the time of her death. I call that being underpaid, when factoring in the importance of the job. Take your stupid bull crap somewhere else. I know what in the hell I am talking about.
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Sorry for the loss of your sister. My only sibling, my big brother, also died on May 26, five years later to the day.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I beg your pardon... my sister was a kindergarten teacher at Fairview Elementary School in Maryville, Tennessee. She taught for 10 years before she died of thymoma, cancer of the thymus gland, shortly after 3 pm on Wednesday May 26, 2010 in Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville. She was earning a little over $42,000 annually at the time of her death. I call that being underpaid, when factoring in the importance of the job. Take your stupid bull crap somewhere else. I know what in the hell I am talking about.
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That’s 4600 a month. That’s not too shabby

Condolences for your loss.

btw, why did your employer change their name? my letter from them was very vague.
 
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Obsessed said:
That’s 4600 a month. That’s not too shabby

Condolences for your loss.

btw, why did your employer change their name? my letter from them was very vague.
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I think it's $3,500 a month. Oh, you are talking about 10 months on the job. Gotcha.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I beg your pardon... my sister was a kindergarten teacher at Fairview Elementary School in Maryville, Tennessee. She taught for 10 years before she died of thymoma, cancer of the thymus gland, shortly after 3 pm on Wednesday May 26, 2010 in Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville. She was earning a little over $42,000 annually at the time of her death. I call that being underpaid, when factoring in the importance of the job. Take your stupid bull crap somewhere else. I know what in the hell I am talking about.
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What kind of health insurance and retirement did she have? Did she have to contribute to her retirement, or was it paid for by the taxpayer? If she didn't have to pay for either of those things, then she could have been fairly paid (for a teacher in Maryville Tennessee). And just stop with the 'importance' argument. Kids can't even make change without a calculator anymore so if their job is so important (and they are underpaid) why are our kids so stupid in basic functions?
 
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Obsessed said:
That’s 4600 a month. That’s not too shabby

Condolences for your loss.

btw, why did your employer change their name? my letter from them was very vague.
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First Tenn stock has always traded under the name First Horizon. I assume that is the actual name or the parent name of the organization.
 
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Obsessed said:
That’s 4600 a month. That’s not too shabby

Condolences for your loss.

btw, why did your employer change their name? my letter from them was very vague.
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First Horizon has been the national corporate name for some time now. First Tennessee Bank name has changed to both reflect the expansion of the corporate brand and that all entities including Capital Bank, FTB Advisors and FTN Financial will all combine under the common First Horizon brand. It is a branding change, but nothing more.

Thanks for saying that. I think about Melissa every day. Trust me, she considered herself underpaid. LOL. If you knew how hard she worked at her job and how hard I work at mine... you would see that it is shameful that we basically made about the same, before taxes.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
First Horizon has been the national corporate name for some time now. First Tennessee Bank name has changed to both reflect the expansion of the corporate brand and that all entities including Capital Bank, FTB Advisors and FTN Financial will all combine under the common First Horizon brand. It is a branding change, but nothing more.

Thanks for saying that. I think about Melissa every day. Trust me, she considered herself underpaid. LOL. If you knew how hard she worked at her job and how hard I work at mine... you would see that it is shameful that we basically made about the same, before taxes.
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Thank you for your explanation.

My stepmom is a retired school teacher in Cali. I understand some of the frustration when it comes to teachers pay.

I do believe the animosity that is caught by teachers isn’t directly to them so much as it is the teachers union.
Again, I am very sorry for your loss. I know it’s even more difficult through the holidays.
 
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