tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post113977394799157596..comments2023-12-23T13:25:43.770-08:00Comments on Rob Kremer: Jim HillRob Kremerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1140024802910488002006-02-15T09:33:00.000-08:002006-02-15T09:33:00.000-08:00On PERS and unions you must take the perspective o...On PERS and unions you must take the perspective of Tier-Three (and future Tier-Four) into perspective.<BR/><BR/>They have liberty interests that are denied not by the OEA but the legislature's unlawful creation of classes of citizens.<BR/><BR/>There is a logical incompatibility of arguing from the local level that PERS is a state matter and from the state level that benefits and bargaining are purely local.<BR/><BR/>pdxape.usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1139852203857149372006-02-13T09:36:00.000-08:002006-02-13T09:36:00.000-08:00Rob - I couldn't agree more. I heard about 20 min...Rob - I couldn't agree more. I heard about 20 minutes of your interview with him and in that time he didn't say ONE THING of substance. But I did hear him say, probably 3-4 times, that we have to stop bashing public employees. That tells you right there which side his bread is buttered on... And when you asked what gov't functions could be eliminated or privatized, and gave the OLCC as an example, he had NOTHING intelligent to say. Only something along the lines of "well, if someone brings me an idea that could result in more efficiency/savings, then I'll look at it." Wow. Now THAT'S leadership. In the words of Bill the Cat, "Ack."<BR/>Thanks, great interview.<BR/>LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1139812320499262102006-02-12T22:32:00.000-08:002006-02-12T22:32:00.000-08:00"""His answers were ponderously unfocused, filled ..."""His answers were ponderously unfocused, filled with tangential pathways, and almost entirely lacking specificity""""<BR/><BR/>Sounds like Steve Clark coudl be his campaign manager.<BR/><BR/>http://portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=33859<BR/><BR/>Editorial: Area livability is tied to economyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1139793228207193772006-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:002006-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:00Kari:41st lowest tax burden, if you narrowly const...Kari:<BR/>41st lowest tax burden, if you narrowly construe taxes. Fees are high here, as evidenced by the fact we rank high in per-capita gov. expenditures. <BR/><BR/>Overall burden is high, not low, which is consistent with a sluggish economy.Rob Kremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1139785663770774932006-02-12T15:07:00.000-08:002006-02-12T15:07:00.000-08:00Question -- if Oregon already has the 41st lowest ...Question -- if Oregon already has the 41st lowest tax burden, how come we don't have the 9th best economy?<BR/><BR/>Will lowering taxes further improve the economy (or, as you called it "release private sector energy in the form of capital formation") ?Kari Chisholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782919197573622563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1139781392249559212006-02-12T13:56:00.000-08:002006-02-12T13:56:00.000-08:00Jack:I think you miscalculate how serious Saxton i...Jack:<BR/>I think you miscalculate how serious Saxton is about shaking things up.Rob Kremerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842508120324878364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596769.post-1139777748919667072006-02-12T12:55:00.000-08:002006-02-12T12:55:00.000-08:00Hill doesn't have a prayer.Kulongoldschmidt vs. Ne...Hill doesn't have a prayer.<BR/><BR/>Kulongoldschmidt vs. Neil Saxton -- that's our future? Zzzzzzzz. Either way, an aerial tram ride deeper into mediocrity. More of your state tax dollars flowing into deep pockets at the Arlington Club.<BR/><BR/>We'd be better off with Mannix or Atkinson. At least they might shake things up enough to wake us up out of our stupor.Jack Boghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450995844420265187noreply@blogger.com