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  • C CaptainSeeSharp

    They know what they are doing, once they get into office they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass, politicians are are actors.

    Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]

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    Lost User
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    CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

    politicians are are actors

    Precisely, and are only as intelligent as their script.

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    • C CaptainSeeSharp

      They know what they are doing, once they get into office they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass, politicians are are actors.

      Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]

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      CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

      they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass

      Have they passed the laws you want them to pass? No, therefore you are not a really smart person, therefore you are most likely incorrect!

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        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

        they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass

        Have they passed the laws you want them to pass? No, therefore you are not a really smart person, therefore you are most likely incorrect!

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        It is time for your shearing.

        Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]

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        • C CaptainSeeSharp

          They know what they are doing, once they get into office they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass, politicians are are actors.

          Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]

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          So now you are saying that the government isn't in charge, they are just obeying the instructions of the "really smart" people?

          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • C CaptainSeeSharp

            They know what they are doing, once they get into office they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass, politicians are are actors.

            Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined (High Quality 2:14:01)[^] Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] The Truthbox[^]

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            CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

            they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass

            Wouldn't that generally be considered a good thing? Or would you prefer them to pass laws that the really dumb people want them to pass?

            Regards David R --------------------------------------------------------------- "Every program eventually becomes rococo, and then rubble." - Alan Perlis The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs/minute.

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              They are in the UK - for example part-timers are not eligible for overtime pay until they have worked the same number of hours as a full time employee would have. So you can employ two PT to cover the same hours (say 15 + 15) as a FT worker (say 30), but if they do extra hours, each PT can get basic wage until they have worked 30 hours - lots cheaper for the employer. There are others differences but they basically all add up to benefits for the company, not the worker.

              Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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              Yeah, I am from the UK, what you say is true. I wasnt sure if its the same in Holland though, but if so its a possible cause. There are some big difference between the UK and the continent with this kind of thing.

              Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                They are in the UK - for example part-timers are not eligible for overtime pay until they have worked the same number of hours as a full time employee would have. So you can employ two PT to cover the same hours (say 15 + 15) as a FT worker (say 30), but if they do extra hours, each PT can get basic wage until they have worked 30 hours - lots cheaper for the employer. There are others differences but they basically all add up to benefits for the company, not the worker.

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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                OriginalGriff wrote:

                for example part-timers are not eligible for overtime pay until they have worked the same number of hours as a full time employee

                That's not actually true. Overtime pay is entirely down to an individuals contract of employment and from recent experience more and more employers are offering either none, time off in lieu or payments at normal time only. There is no legal entitlement in the UK to overtime pay any more, if in fact there ever was. From DirectGov[^]; There's no legal right to pay for working extra hours, and there are no minimum statutory levels of overtime pay, although your average pay rate must not fall below the National Minimum Wage. Your contract of employment should include details of overtime pay rates and how they are worked out. Overtime rates vary from employer to employer, some will pay extra for working weekends or Bank Holidays, and others won't. In terms of statutory entitlements though part-time workers do have the same rights as full-time. From DirectGov[^]; Part-time workers have the same statutory employment rights as any other employee. You do not have to work a minimum number of hours to qualify for employment rights.

                Rhys "With no power comes no responsibility"

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                  OriginalGriff wrote:

                  for example part-timers are not eligible for overtime pay until they have worked the same number of hours as a full time employee

                  That's not actually true. Overtime pay is entirely down to an individuals contract of employment and from recent experience more and more employers are offering either none, time off in lieu or payments at normal time only. There is no legal entitlement in the UK to overtime pay any more, if in fact there ever was. From DirectGov[^]; There's no legal right to pay for working extra hours, and there are no minimum statutory levels of overtime pay, although your average pay rate must not fall below the National Minimum Wage. Your contract of employment should include details of overtime pay rates and how they are worked out. Overtime rates vary from employer to employer, some will pay extra for working weekends or Bank Holidays, and others won't. In terms of statutory entitlements though part-time workers do have the same rights as full-time. From DirectGov[^]; Part-time workers have the same statutory employment rights as any other employee. You do not have to work a minimum number of hours to qualify for employment rights.

                  Rhys "With no power comes no responsibility"

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                  I guess it depends where you look:

                  Re: Employment Act 2008

                  Overtime Part-time workers do not have an automatic right to overtime payments once they work beyond their normal hours. Only when part-time workers have worked up to the normal hours of comparable full-time workers do they have a legal right to overtime payments. This does not affect the right of part-time workers, where they are entitled, to receive unsocial hours payments, weekend payments or other forms of enhanced pay (see previous section). To comply with the law: Part-time workers should receive the same hourly rate of overtime pay as comparable full-time workers, once they have worked more than the normal full-time hours. Examples of complying with the law: A hotel, in which full-timers work five 8 hour days per week, hits a busy period in the run up to Christmas. It asks all its staff to work extra hours. A part-time worker who normally works 9-12 agrees to work 9-2. She receives her normal hourly rate of pay, with no overtime payment, for the additional hours. The same applies to a second part-time worker who normally works two days a week, and agrees to work four. A third part-time worker normally works three days a week, and agrees to work for five days and one evening. She receives her normal pay rate for the extra two days, but receives an overtime payment for the extra evening.

                  Department for Business Innovation and Skills[^]

                  Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

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                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • C CaptainSeeSharp

                    Believe me, they are not stupid. They know how to get elected, they know what they are doing.

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                    Did you miss the part about being lying manipulative weasels? That and a few of the right friends are what you need to get elected.

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                    • D Distind

                      Did you miss the part about being lying manipulative weasels? That and a few of the right friends are what you need to get elected.

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                      Distind wrote:

                      Did you miss the part about being lying manipulative weasels? That and a few of the right friends are what you need to get elected.

                      ***cough cough*** BUSH ***cough cough***

                      I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

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                      • L Lost User

                        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                        they pass the laws that the really smart people want them to pass

                        Have they passed the laws you want them to pass? No, therefore you are not a really smart person, therefore you are most likely incorrect!

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                        You forgot "QED". Elegant solution though!

                        -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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