But when you see what Unions have done to America…it’s hard to feel for the folks in Wisconsin. Have you been to Detroit? Have you really dug into the US Public School system? Utter disasters.
Detroit will come back. The school will be saved. But unions need to go in order for this to happen.
Agreed… neither side in this current Wisconsin battle is blameless, imho. I just think our new Governor could have taken a more productive path through this process. Yes, the negotiations in years past have put us in a massive financial hole… so maybe there should be some better negotiations by someone on the side of the taxpayers and our representative government who can get people to understand the differences, the problems, and the potential solutions. Instead we get a highly politicized My Cock Is Bigger Than Yours schoolyard bout. Frustrating.
And Jesse Jackson ain’t helpin’ nothin’. In fact, his arrival this morning is a pretty good indicator that things are beyond the practical and deep into the symbolic. So here we sit, Wisconsinites, held hostage by two diametrically opposed political cults more interested in digging in their heels than solving the actual problem.
Anyone who is surprised at this turn of events simply didn’t have their eyes open during the elections this past fall. This is precisely what Scott Walker said he would do if in power. In fact, I’m rather impressed he followed through, even if I disagree with some or most of his proposals.
Wisconsin aside- let us discuss the “what Unions have done to America” and how singularly AWFUL they are:
- weekends
- holidays
- overtime pay
- safety at work
- health care for workers
- unemployment insurance
- child labor laws
am I missing anything?
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Congress is its own labor union. There’s also that. Unions are the ONLY WAY for a group of laborers to argue fairly for...
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Then I guess you aren’t as liberal as they come? I’m sorry, but unions are a crucial part of ensuring workers’ rights...
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A-fucking-men. I spend a lot of time deconstructing the Conservative movement, wondering about its future as Reagan’s...
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I only consider the union sacrosanct in the sense that you don’t get to dissolve it or demonize it because it’s a...
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I should’ve thrown in one more thing: We all know what happens to urban/older neighborhoods once the higher-income tax...
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Good call, AY. There is a lot at work! And as with most institutional problems, there are a lot of levers to pull to get...
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If you really think unions are evil, work to eliminate them by making businesses treat their workers like human beings.
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