garbanzo314 commented on Read Your In-Flight Magazine and Save Journalism

"So this company, one of the leaders worldwide in terms of the number of titles it publishes, made less than $50 million in revenue and $4 million in profit?"

garbanzo314 commented on New York City Just Gives Up on Subway Service

"@ErrolFinch: I'm paying for these union benefits, and every dollar that goes into some sleeping token clerk's pension is a dollar not spent upgrading or extending the system."

garbanzo314 commented on New York City Just Gives Up on Subway Service

"Can we also outsource all labor within the MTA to a non-union shop."

garbanzo314 commented on Albany Foodie World Is All About Punching

"Originally from the area, but whenever I drive up from NYC and want to take family out for dinner, there are like one or two decent restaurants in the whole area."

garbanzo314 commented on Frank Bruni Is Bringing His Moveable Feast to Television

"I attended the Y talk and Frank came across pretty centered."

garbanzo314 commented on A Carnegie Hall Stage Hand Can Pull in $500K

"@dromio47: Aw, you're right."

garbanzo314 commented on A Carnegie Hall Stage Hand Can Pull in $500K

"Sickening, really. NYers always seem to be pro-union, but such obscene gouging isn't a victimless crime -- the public pays for it (the same way that we pay for outlandish pensions for government employees, featherbedded trade union contracts for construction, etc.)."

garbanzo314 commented on More Online Talent Departs the L.A. Times

"When did LAT become a viable competitor of CNN, which is 10x its traffic?"

garbanzo314 commented on NBC Lays Off Promo Staffers Nationwide; Makes Reporters Flack Their Stories

"@Jsmoke: Um, because they pay your salary, slacker."