tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post5996999192117776799..comments2023-11-05T20:02:03.805+10:00Comments on Saipan Middle Road: Furlough, Is It Me You're Looking For?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-17848431636178540262009-03-27T17:02:00.000+10:002009-03-27T17:02:00.000+10:00Yes, leave our dear president of NMC out of this! ...Yes, leave our dear president of NMC out of this! Carmen Fernandez is the best president ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-30197678359180226652009-03-27T15:37:00.000+10:002009-03-27T15:37:00.000+10:00Why can't we all just stay on topic?Why can't we all just stay on topic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-74869341899958297612009-03-27T12:23:00.000+10:002009-03-27T12:23:00.000+10:00THE TRUTH ABOUT CARMEN FERNANDEZNovember 13, 2002 ...THE TRUTH ABOUT CARMEN FERNANDEZ<BR/><BR/>November 13, 2002 KUAM<BR/>O’Brien fills the position left vacant by senator-select Dr. Carmen<BR/>Fernandez. Fernandez was the VP of Administration and Finance when a recent audit released by the<BR/>Guam Office of the Public Auditor revealed that during FY2000 through the end of September 2001.<BR/>UOG's finances were in a number of instances, found to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-45298982465280144142009-03-26T23:02:00.000+10:002009-03-26T23:02:00.000+10:00It is finally dawning on people that the governmen...It is finally dawning on people that the government employment system and retirement plan are <B><I>unsustainable!</I></B><BR/><BR/>They are one great Ponzi scheme, built on the backs of the contract workers and current government workers with less than 15 years service -- to benefit current retirees.<BR/><BR/>All the lawsuits in the world can't save gov't employment and the NMIRF!<BR/><BR/>This Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-31360746388160219542009-03-26T10:44:00.000+10:002009-03-26T10:44:00.000+10:00Ben SemanBen SemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-79561886192492529372009-03-26T10:43:00.000+10:002009-03-26T10:43:00.000+10:00Jack VillagomezJack VillagomezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-11521838776867453292009-03-26T07:56:00.000+10:002009-03-26T07:56:00.000+10:00Yeah, and Charles Reyes just got a raise. No incre...Yeah, and Charles Reyes just got a raise. No increase for me in 9 years. Plenty children to support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-45542075596770152412009-03-25T15:54:00.000+10:002009-03-25T15:54:00.000+10:00Everything put out regarding this issue by the Guv...Everything put out regarding this issue by the Guv's office seems designed to incite confusion and fear. They continue to link the furlough/layoff/shutdown issue to the recently passed budget, but they are actually distinct issues with different causes and consequences. The Guv'nah appears to be pushing the idea that furloughs and layoffs wouldn't be an issue had the latest budget incorporated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-90626042515955204072009-03-25T14:36:00.000+10:002009-03-25T14:36:00.000+10:00There is an easy way to push civil servants out of...There is an easy way to push civil servants out of the door and that is by not paying them.<BR/><BR/>The retirement fund can be blamed on every member of this administration and legislature. They paid themselves and hired relatives while the retirement fund burned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-59584939929204231392009-03-25T10:00:00.000+10:002009-03-25T10:00:00.000+10:00I don't have to work or worry about furloughs. I'm...I don't have to work or worry about furloughs. I'm in the Civil Service and there are two thousand plus of us!!!! You can't get rid of me as none of the appointed department heads have any idea on how to push me out the door. Gravy train ha ha ha ha! However, I am worrying about my retirement fund.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-88403259511727313232009-03-25T09:49:00.000+10:002009-03-25T09:49:00.000+10:00Maybe thousands...!!!Maybe thousands...!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-61695973624264113872009-03-25T07:48:00.000+10:002009-03-25T07:48:00.000+10:00There are hundreds of people doing good work for t...There are hundreds of people doing good work for the government. Unfortunately, there are also hundreds who are not.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-19053272936827207502009-03-24T22:30:00.000+10:002009-03-24T22:30:00.000+10:00Personnel is the biggest expenditure in the budget...Personnel is the biggest expenditure in the budget. It doesn't make any sense to reduce productive people's wages, as Cactus suggests we do. Go to any government office, and you will likely see many more people there than are necessary. Check the government payrolls in Rota and Tinian and see how many people are actually drawing salaries for "no-show" jobs. It's high time the government Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-40541748688227056162009-03-24T21:35:00.000+10:002009-03-24T21:35:00.000+10:00dont forgets those goverment friends traveled arou...dont forgets those goverment friends traveled around the islands wit you angelo. our brothers and sister assist manamko and assists abused family. why not libary an bilingual. who next week? or the weeks after? cut lease cars travels celphone radio first off. an i dont work for goverment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-62106230742477085522009-03-24T20:41:00.000+10:002009-03-24T20:41:00.000+10:00ps Not only will there be more jobs, the value of ...ps Not only will there be more jobs, the value of a US citizen (or permanent resident) will rise substantially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-20442411790679325972009-03-24T20:39:00.000+10:002009-03-24T20:39:00.000+10:00ps Or, what could we do to oust them first?ps Or, what could we do to oust them first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-24057209158731270772009-03-24T20:38:00.000+10:002009-03-24T20:38:00.000+10:00My home town has an unpaid mayor, so no one cares ...My home town has an unpaid mayor, so no one cares if he screws around and attends ribbon cutting shows cause most don't want the job. It is generally an old fat retired guy that doesn't like golf, which makes me almost qualified.<BR/><BR/>Will mayors and muny councils face austerity measures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-9332205499653665392009-03-24T17:00:00.000+10:002009-03-24T17:00:00.000+10:00And municipal councils on three islands!And municipal councils on three islands!Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-42904080288980501242009-03-24T16:59:00.000+10:002009-03-24T16:59:00.000+10:00We also have 4 mayors!We also have 4 mayors!Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-16750945528635541782009-03-24T16:20:00.000+10:002009-03-24T16:20:00.000+10:00Does the government of the CNMI really have 29 pai...Does the government of the CNMI really have 29 paid Congresspersons with only 10k voters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-79656774795719034982009-03-24T15:18:00.000+10:002009-03-24T15:18:00.000+10:00To mention two examples of the Legislature's wisdo...To mention two examples of the Legislature's wisdom in "improving" the budget as submitted:<BR/><BR/>1) Large increase in Legislature's budget.<BR/><BR/>2) No funding for CNMI Immigration after June 1, 2009. So what happens when DHS extends F-Day until November 28th?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-37130860446202468032009-03-24T14:22:00.000+10:002009-03-24T14:22:00.000+10:00With the upcoming exodus of non-US citizens becaus...With the upcoming exodus of non-US citizens because of the federal takeover, there will plenty of jobs in the private sector.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-64388707988701737662009-03-24T14:06:00.000+10:002009-03-24T14:06:00.000+10:00"Hard as it may be for some of us denizens of the ..."Hard as it may be for some of us denizens of the blogosphere to believe, there is in fact a wide variety of useful human activity that does not require the use or knowledge of e-mail."<BR/><BR/>okay, other than bush cutting?Brad Ruszalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540336893648127319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-9106007085294871302009-03-24T13:09:00.000+10:002009-03-24T13:09:00.000+10:00The reason they can't or won't cut out travel, veh...The reason they can't or won't cut out travel, vehicles, or other perks is because they are all for the uppercrust who also won't be furloughed anyway.<BR/><BR/>It's obvious that the workers being furloughed (if it really happens) are part of an election year game.<BR/><BR/>Amazing to me that the Gov. is the one who supplied the figures for the budget, the legislature wrote up a budget, yet the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-84596900782444124002009-03-24T11:04:00.000+10:002009-03-24T11:04:00.000+10:00Hard as it may be for some of us denizens of the b...Hard as it may be for some of us denizens of the blogosphere to believe, there is in fact a wide variety of useful human activity that does not require the use or knowledge of e-mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com