Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Oct 9, 2011 at 12:37 pm

what's the big deal? duh...

Posted by steve, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2011 at 8:53 am

Good point, cholo. These spoiled student and union protestors are insignificant and would much rather squat on the downtown sidewalks than make an effort to better themselves. Just ignore them and they will go away.

Posted by Patriot, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2011 at 9:57 am

Steve,

I agree that there tactics in the case were counterproductive and wrong, but what about the question of the governments role in bailing out failed financial companies where many of those who caused their companies to fail were rewarded with large bonuses paid by the taxpayer? Don't you agree that something is wrong with that too?

Posted by steve, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2011 at 1:14 pm

Patriot, I totally agree that govt. bailouts are not a good thing. I wish GM had to file for bankruptcy and were forced to reorganized their business practices, union affiliations and ridiculously excessive benefit packages. Same with the banks....too big to fail...I think not. Too big to be bailed out on our dime--definitely. All big businesses need a wake up call if the downturn under this administractyion has had a negative impact on them.

Business as usual is no longer acceptable and Uncle Sam can't provide a safety net for everyone--businesses and individuals.