Tuesday, August 17, 2010
SF Billionaires Attack City Workers-Protest At Michael Moritz Mansion
On August 11, 2010, over a hundred San Francisco city workers and their families joined a protest in Pacific Heights at Billionaire Michael Moritz's fund raiser for San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi and his ballot initiative proposition B. There are 18 billionaires in San Francisco that mostly reside in Pacific Heights. Michael Moritz is one of these and he gave $245,000 to get this initiative on the ballot. This initiative will mean wage cuts for thousands of San Francisco public workers including teachers and retired workers. For additional footage go to SF Billionaires Attack San Francisco City Workers
http://blip.tv/file/4006732
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It was interesting to watch this video. I am a supporter of Proposition B, but watching the video made me appreciate the perspective of the people whose take home pay will be reduced if Proposition B passes, and I feel for them. However, hearing their comments does not change my perspective because what this video does not show are the comments from people whose lives are worse off because of the cuts to services necessitated by the City having to allocate its resources to pension funds and healthcare. The hardship of these cuts in public services impacts the 700,000 citizens of San Francisco, vs. the 28,000 municipal employees. Of these 28,000, approximately 2,400 make $50,000 or less. Proposition B will be a true hardship for them. However, 10,000 employees make over $100,000. If SF did not have such a bloated, top-heavy, $100K+ workforce, it would not be in the dire financial position it is in, which hurts the people at the low end of the pay scale.
What else? Communism is a failed proposition. Wherever it has been implemented, it leads to misery, poverty,violence, and despotism. The American system has its flaws, but it is much better than other systems. The billionaire whose house was being protested came to America as an immigrant, and through a combination of hard work, skill, and luck, ended up achieving the American dream. People should be proud of his achievement, rather than protesting him. His achievement is what America is all about. Moreover, he has helped to create millions of high quality, high paying jobs - much more so than the most labor friendly politician. The labor leadership that organized this protest reminds me of the Pied Piper of Hamlin, and if you follow them, you will end up drowning.
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