tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post8571456882566400303..comments2024-03-19T09:12:47.863-06:00Comments on Michael Shay's <em>Hummingbirdminds</em>: Wyoming Rep. Tim Stubson plans to punish state employees by taking away benefitsMichael Shayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08622613457420118934noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post-33699538383176401472013-01-25T19:09:37.965-07:002013-01-25T19:09:37.965-07:00Stubson is a public figure. If he can't stand ...Stubson is a public figure. If he can't stand the criticism, he should get out of the legislature. BTW, with all of the issues faced by Wyoming, from bad roads to failing schools to leading the nation in the suicide rate, why does Rep. Stubson need to address such a small issue as terminated state employees. It's just part of a long tradition of the Republicans attacking public employees. They are small-minded bigots, as are you. Michael Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622613457420118934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post-31687422898374325452013-01-25T13:45:46.669-07:002013-01-25T13:45:46.669-07:00I'm not sure why an employee who is terminated...I'm not sure why an employee who is terminated should be given vacation pay that they have not used. That person didn't "earn" it. It was VACATION pay which was not used. Another case of "somebody owes me something" entitlement perhaps?? Regardless, the real travesty of this blog is the classlessness of the author to include personal attacks about Rep. Stubson's wife and son. Only the weak of character need to revert to name calling and personal attacks, including spouses and small children, in order to disagree with someone. What would have been wrong with a well crafted argument about why terminated employees should get unused(and unearned) vacation pay? Would it have taken too much effort and been too difficult to come up with a intelligent opposing view? Especially for a guy who is a writer. At the end of that discussion the two sides may not agree but then there are reasonable ways to go about change in policy and politics. I'm just not sure weak attacks is one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post-85494994086998524022013-01-24T05:51:47.772-07:002013-01-24T05:51:47.772-07:00Just another example of the miserly Republican min...Just another example of the miserly Republican mindset. Michael Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622613457420118934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12880671.post-5802650503130729832013-01-23T22:33:17.977-07:002013-01-23T22:33:17.977-07:00We have a hard enough time getting, and keeping, q...We have a hard enough time getting, and keeping, qualified people to stay in the state to improve the quality of our workforce. Why discourage potential future employees from seeking employment in our state because of poor benefits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com