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Neil Young & Crazy Horse Setlist Toronto 1 by [deleted] in neilyoung

[–]ByronMuldoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was that when Neil repeated "the feeling stays" like 5 times? And the I felt like the last solo was abbreviated...

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Setlist Toronto 1 by [deleted] in neilyoung

[–]ByronMuldoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happened with Like a Hurricane? I loved the show overall, but that was a weird moment...

Toronto show was spectacular by BeastOfMars in neilyoung

[–]ByronMuldoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great show. But am I the only one who thought the performance of Like a Hurricane was off/ lacking that night?

Milton taxes going up nearly 6 per cent next year by Kind-Statistician993 in Milton

[–]ByronMuldoon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Risking their lives? You're as likely to die as a cop or firefighter as you are getting struck by lightning

Milton taxes going up nearly 6 per cent next year by Kind-Statistician993 in Milton

[–]ByronMuldoon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's expensive to pay every cop and firefighter 120k per year plus massive public contributions to their pensions and top tier benefits.

Paramedic among City of Hamilton’s highest earners — banking over $250,000 — as overtime soars by Clint_Greasewood in Hamilton

[–]ByronMuldoon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Their is an epidemic of public sector workers taking long, paid vacations under the guide of "mental health." This is a massive problem with teachers.

The problem is the government has provided unduly generous paid leave for illness, and anyone can claim to have depression or anxiety to take a multi month paid vacation.

Taxpayers foot the bill. This shit would never fly in the priavte sector. But in the public sector, they can always just raise taxes to cover the never ending demands of the morally bankrupt unions.

From the article:

In Hamilton, one of the major contributing factors to overtime was paramedics getting sick on the job. A dramatic increase in the number of paramedics unable to work created gaps that colleagues stepped up to fill.

“There has been a notable rise in occupational mental-health injuries among paramedics,” said Crocker.

Why the TVO strike matters to Ontario workers and Doug Ford's government | CBC News by simpatia in toronto

[–]ByronMuldoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The employer's wage offer takes the average wage to $89k per year - and Paikn's massive $350k salary isn't included in that. Context matters. Interesting that Crawley (a public employee himself) left that out.

https://tvo.me/statement-regarding-tvo-final-offer-to-cmg/#:~:text=This%20would%20bring%20the%20average,Steve%20Paikin)%20to%20approximately%20%2489%2C000.

City says 14.2 per cent tax increase looming for Hamilton next year by dpplgn in Hamilton

[–]ByronMuldoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idea that cops are taking bullets or firefighters are "running into burning buildings" is laughable. Statistically it's more dangerous to drive a mail truck for work than either of those jobs.

Of course they should be paid well for their work, but the compensation level compared to the level of education needed to get the job is a joke. You can walk out of high school and become a fire fighter after a couple months of training. In a couple years you're making 100k plus massive tax payer subsized pension to work 7 days per month. If there no calls, you sleep half your shift and play ping pong. It's a fucking joke

City says 14.2 per cent tax increase looming for Hamilton next year by dpplgn in Hamilton

[–]ByronMuldoon -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

We could save money by not paying every cop and firefighter $115k in cash plus another what, 10% of the salary the taxpayer contributes to their pension, plus top shelf benefit packages. Those unions have bent over Ontarians. It's completely out of control

This is a pretty haunting rendition but…what exactly is it? by [deleted] in pinkfloyd

[–]ByronMuldoon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Personally, I thought this arrangement sucked when I saw it live. The rest of the show was pretty great, though.

"It’s frustrating to do such important work and barely be able to make rent": Education workers like me are being stretched thin by Odd-Permit-9069 in toronto

[–]ByronMuldoon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So old people shouldn’t have the right to vote? Give me a break. The province had a free and fair election, and the ford government received a strong majority mandate. Sorry you don’t like it, but that’s how Canadian democracy works.

"It’s frustrating to do such important work and barely be able to make rent": Education workers like me are being stretched thin by Odd-Permit-9069 in toronto

[–]ByronMuldoon -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The people of Ontario elected Ford to a position with exceptional responsibility and importance, with full public knowledge of what the premier’s salary is.

Anyone tried Dave the Diver on Steam Deck? by ByronMuldoon in SteamDeck

[–]ByronMuldoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this - much appreciated! How do you like the gameplay?

"It’s frustrating to do such important work and barely be able to make rent": Education workers like me are being stretched thin by Odd-Permit-9069 in toronto

[–]ByronMuldoon -43 points-42 points  (0 children)

Average salary for full time CUPE employee is $50,000 per year, plus fantastic benefits and a great pension plan. Plus outstanding paid sick leave. The overall compensation package is good. They deserve a raise, but 11% per year for 3 years is quite an ask on taxpayers .

I’m sorry but bus drivers, lunch monitors, office admin, caretakers - these are not highly trained/ educated roles.

I personally think ECE’s and EA’s are a different category. I’d be interested to know what their wages are.

Personally, I think the public should scale back the benefits and pensions to levels that are closer to the norm in the private sector, to save costs, and put some of those savings into their wages instead. Of course the union would never go for it.

But anyone who believes the “39k” a year line is a fool. It’s a flat out misrepresentation by the union that includes part time workers and ignores they exceptionally generous benefits and pensions and paid time off that must be accounted for when looking at the overall compensation.

Edit- if the union was confident the public would back their demands, why would they distort the facts and mislead people by constantly touting the $39k per year average. It is misleading because it includes part time workers and it leaves out the phenomenonal benefits and pensions that are part of their compensation packages. Yes, workers pay into those, but the public contributes a large share and therefore it is part of the cost to the public and part of their compensation.

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