Martin Luther King Day

[DJD]

So I guess you do not support any Holliday? No 4th of july, no labor day, no veterans day, no thanksgiving, no Christmas, no new years day, no presidents day, No memorial day?

Where does your family tree lead? Is it Grinch or Scrooge? Gotta be one or the other.

Sure I support all those holidays. I just do not agree with special treatment of MLK day for gubment thats broke and already gets too many days off. What makes them so special that we have to pay them to sit at home for MLK? Wonder what that cost us? I don't agree that a private citizen should get that honor, why should he? Of course labor unions backed this original idea.... it's just another White guilt trip laid upon the american people...JMO.

Kids could have gone to school to make up for a snow day.

Family tree leads to Santa seeing how my last name is Dasher so be nice or next year you ain't getting squat.

[kydonky]

Sure I support all those holidays. I just do not agree with special treatment of MLK day for gubment thats broke and already gets too many days off. What makes them so special that we have to pay them to sit at home for MLK? Wonder what that cost us? I don't agree that a private citizen should get that honor, why should he? Of course labor unions backed this original idea.... it's just another White guilt trip laid upon the american people...JMO.

Kids could have gone to school to make up for a snow day.

Family tree leads to Santa seeing how my last name is Dasher so be nice or next year you ain't getting squat.

I will be careful!!! I don't think honoring Dr king is tied to broken government. Believe it or not there were very prejudice practices in the country durring his time. I am old enough to have witnessed many of them. I remeber when I was about 10 years old and my father hired a black fellow in his bussiness. We had threats and vandalizm from this, However, he did not back down and Louis worked with him for years. But I remember being called the term nigger lover then. All for hiring a black man.

As far as a private citezen being honored with a holliday remeber Washington, Lincoln and all presidents were at one time were private citezens. Dr King did not live long enough to run for an office.

So anyway I thought is was very coincidental that I would run across this deed just before MLK day.

But I really support the hollidays that I get off. heck with the rest.

[ckline2006]

Sure I support all those holidays. I just do not agree with special treatment of MLK day for gubment thats broke and already gets too many days off. What makes them so special that we have to pay them to sit at home for MLK? Wonder what that cost us? I don't agree that a private citizen should get that honor, why should he? Of course labor unions backed this original idea.... it's just another White guilt trip laid upon the american people...JMO.

Kids could have gone to school to make up for a snow day.

Family tree leads to Santa seeing how my last name is Dasher so be nice or next year you ain't getting squat.

What did it cost us?

Well Louisville paid time and a half to all the emergency service employees that worked.

It's a tough spot to put small businesses in. We can't afford to pay people for every new holiday created, so a line has to be drawn somewhere. Since its not a paid holiday, we open the doors so people can get their hours in and product can go out. But we have to operate at a handicapped level because its not a true business day.

I don't argue the point that MLK was part of the catalyst for a change that made a positive impact on a lot of people's lives. With that said the annual anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and the 9/11 attack are much more deserving of a holiday that closes the federal government. Both days serve as an example of the cohesiveness of all Americans and are not honored with the federal red carpet that MLK day is.

[Chubminnow]

What did it cost us?

Well Louisville paid time and a half to all the emergency service employees that worked.

I don't argue the point that MLK was part of the catalyst for a change that made a positive impact on a lot of people's lives. With that said the annual anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and the 9/11 attack are much more deserving of a holiday that closes the federal government. Both days serve as an example of the cohesiveness of all Americans and are not honored with the federal red carpet that MLK day is.

All EMS workers got time and a half? I guess Fire and Police personnel did to then. I wonder who else did?

I agree 100% on Pearl Harbor and 911 events being recognized as some sort of holiday way before MLK should be recognized. The only recognition either two of those tragical historic events get are some mention of it on the radio and some news coverage from somewhere showing us the last of a few good men who were around during the attack of Pearl Harbor

I've always worked on MLK day and always will....if it wasn't for the media giving it attention I wouldn't even know what day this bogus holiday falls on.

[zx150]

What did it cost us?

Well Louisville paid time and a half to all the emergency service employees that worked.

It's a tough spot to put small businesses in. We can't afford to pay people for every new holiday created, so a line has to be drawn somewhere. Since its not a paid holiday, we open the doors so people can get their hours in and product can go out. But we have to operate at a handicapped level because its not a true business day.

I don't argue the point that MLK was part of the catalyst for a change that made a positive impact on a lot of people's lives. With that said the annual anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack and the 9/11 attack are much more deserving of a holiday that closes the federal government. Both days serve as an example of the cohesiveness of all Americans and are not honored with the federal red carpet that MLK day is.

I did not get time and a half I got straight time. I don't know any metro gov employee who gets time and a half if it is with in his 40 hours.

[ckline2006]

I did not get time and a half I got straight time. I don't know any metro gov employee who gets time and a half if it is with in his 40 hours.

Just checked with my wife and I may have made too general of a statement. She isn't sure that all emergency services got time and a half, but she did (EMS).