By fleeing the state and their jobs, the Democrats of Wisconsin have shown the nation how seriously they are indebted to the unions, which support only Democrats. This shows the primary reason we should not have government workers unionized. It corrupts the government with payola, favoritism, cronyism, influence and in the case of teachers, it doesn't do much for the education of children to have the union bosses more concerned about their own power rather than education, which the state has decided is one of its jobs. Businesses do it too, you say? No. They split their donations, and in recent years, especially on environmental issues, the Democrats are the biggest recipients of big business donors because more regulation drives out their competition, and Democrats just love regulation.
"Public unions are also among the biggest players in national politics. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Afscme) has been the third-biggest contributor to federal campaigns over the past 20 years, having given $43 million. The National Education Association is number eight with $31 million in contributions, while the SEIU—half of whose 2.2 million members are government workers—is No. 10, with $29 million in campaign donations.Unlike businesses and industry groups that are also big givers but tend to split their donations between the parties, some 95% of government workers' donations has gone to the Democratic Party, whose members are far more likely to favor raising taxes and boosting spending than are members of the Republican Party.
Steven Malanga: The Showdown Over Public Union Power - WSJ.com
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There is a time for everything, laughing, crying, etc. And, all good things must come to end.
UNIONS--initially served their purpose during a time when they were needed. We no longer need the unions of yesterday. Their time has past they need to make a graceful exit....yeah right. Liberals don't know how to exit gracefully. (Last month Liberals called for the toning down of the "rights" hate rhetoric and yet they now find that their aggressive nature and talk is appropriate. Double standard!)
Affirmative Action--Do recent graduates know it is or how it affects them? It's time has also past and that's where it should stay, in the past.
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