World of Suck

Mary Wolski was PA's very first female firefighter. Mary Wolski was fired. Mary considers this a grave injustice and a violation of her rights.

This leads me to ask, why did she get fired? Silly thing. They say she poses a threat to herself and others. Why do they think that? Oh, it might be because she burned her fathers house down in a suicide attempt. Two things: One, I'd fire any firefighter who turns into an arsonist. Two, I'm not really comfortable with a suicidal firefighter being sent in to rescue me, or to support the rest of the crew.

Maybe it's just me. Maybe there are some facts out there that don't show up on google. But there ain't no way I let her back to work. Suicide is a big issue for any employer. It's even more so when the employee is responsbile for the lives of citizens, her co-workers, and herself.

Combine that with the fact she attempted to kill herself using arson as her tool? Nah, fuck you. You're fired. I don't care if you male, female, or hermaphrodite. You're fired. Shut the fuck up.

Would that I had u235's category, this would be posted under such a heading. Let's see... woman works for Wal-Mart, she has Wal-Marts health insurance, woman gets plowed by a semi truck and is left disabled. Got it?

Wal-Mart pays up for medical coverage. Hooray! Debbie Shank was left with no short term memory and pretty much needs constant care from a nursing home due to brain damage and paralysis. The Shank family says that medical bills were paid promptly. But then...

Wal-Mart decided to sue the Shank family. Why? Because of a clause in the medical coverage, claiming the right right to recoup medical expenses if the employee also receives money for damages from a lawsuit.

So here we have Mrs Shank. Her life was shattered by this accident, so the family sues and settles with the semi truck drivers company, gets some money (awarded $900k, ended up with $400k in a trust fund after legal fees were paid), along with Wal-Mart covering her medical expenses. Wal-Mart says (more or less) "Uh... guess you've got the money to handle things yourself - we need ours back now".

Wal-Mart wants just what it cost to pay for the medical bills (some $450k), plus some interest... oh, and don't forget those legal fees. You can't forget those.

Wal-Mart's excuse (and completely legal standing) is that this is necessary to protect the Wal-Mart employees who are still paying money for coverage. So they're trying to be fair to current employees, who might be scammed by others who would bilk the system for cash.

Ennnh...

You don't treat your employees like sweat shop labor, while grandstanding under the American flag with goods purchased from China and then claim to be doing "what's fair for your workers".

Every day and in every way, Wal-Mart flies its middle finger in the air at the very people who support its four red, white, and blue walls and they eat it up. Indeed... fuck you.

http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/news/20050816-spd.html

Hillary has been pushing for the primary elections in Florida and Michigan to count. She says it's important that their voice is heard, and that those people get to have their say matter.

That's an interesting position for her. It opens her up to a number of not so obvious points. If any of the pundits took their heads out of their ass long enough to realize it, it would be a clear death kneel for her candidacy.

First, she's focusing on making sure they count because it's the democratic thing to do. We don't want to disenfranchise them. However, the rest of her campaign is focused on making sure the rest of the countries votes do NOT count. Obama has the popular vote, the delegate count, and the state count. The majority of the country has spoken, and they didn't choose Hillary.

Second, she didn't get on this high horse until after Super Tuesday. If she had made these points early on, that would be ok. But she didn't. She decided that she needed a LOT of help to even make it close, and this would go her way. She's clearly making the point that she's willing to support anything if it gets her elected.

Third, she doesn't want a re-vote. She's begrudgingly willing to consider it, but she really wants the current vote to stand. She's been fighting for that because she wins big that way. She's let it leak out that she may be open to other options, but the vote standing is her clear preference. Again, understandable because it helps her win, but it's two faced because it's equally obvious that she wouldn't do the same if the vote was against her.

It all adds up to the same thing. She's lost, and unwilling to admit it. She's willing to stoop to any level to change the results of the primaries. Even if I supported her, I would draw the line here. I don't want a candidate that is willing to use those tactics.