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The High Stakes Union Stare-Down

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Jayman Mar 3, 2011 12:33 AM GMT The mixed signals coming from the public and the taxpayers indicate that reality has not yet set in ; It will.The pie has gotten smaller in a Global sense, we simply are not the only game in town any longer. We have competition from developing countries, and developed countries alike.Europe and Asia are no longer in shambles as they were after world War II and they want their piece of the pie also, and are outworking us to get it.
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Janet Romaine Feb 28, 2011 9:38 AM GMT "America's companies aren't the only ones competing in a larger market; its governments are, too." Great idea! Let's outsource all the tax collection, licensing, etc. to Indian programmers! Then states and municipalities can charge all taxpayers a fee for the "convenience" of paying online, and lay off anyone that might respond to a complaint face to face! Of course, it would be more difficult to do this for police and firefighters, therefore providing a more respectable rationale than "they vote Republican" for preserving their rights to bargain collectively and collect big pensions.
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oldeww2vet Feb 27, 2011 2:19 AM GMT as an original air traffic controller, trained in usaac, when still secret/classified and for transponder equipt military aircraft. i trained many of the guys(former aircorp/usaf) who used a skill learned in the military, then went on strike as civilians PATCO, professional air traffic controllers assn. i told those guys that pres.reagan would rightly fire them if they went on strike for pay, rather than negotiating for safer working conditions. public employee unions is all bs politics. forced "contributions/donations" to pol/gangs will destroy this nation. yes, i am one of many who advised pres. reagan to fire them.
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Dick Hertz Feb 24, 2011 6:31 PM GMT It's funny what kinds of neo-fascist talk comes out of boring old people commenting on biznissweak on the internet.Unions in Wisconsin, point of fact, made concessions on wages and pensions twice before. Walker is just a corporate stooge for people who want not only their wages but their dignity, too.Municipalities are in trouble, as are counties and states, because elected officials, not unions, failed to make prudent decisions. And Ronald Reagan is dead in the ground where he is supposed to be, along with the illusions of conservative politics-that cutting taxes raises revenues, that unions are bad, that unfettered markets are good, and all the other lies big and small he told to people who wanted to hear them.
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Marlin Keith D Feb 24, 2011 5:01 PM GMT I think this is going to be a historical, monumental vote. I remember from history as an undergrad that unions have been in existence as a fabric for 100 of years. Does the nation as it is now require a reduction in it's power? Interesting to see how this plays out.
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DanTe Feb 24, 2011 1:53 PM GMT Hey RobD, truthless rhetorics as usual, I see. Point in Fact, us taxpayers made a profit from this "bailout" "shoved" down our collective throats. Point in Fact, us taxpayers have been continually screwed over by you goldbricking thieving union thugs. Truths and Facts never did agree with you liars, did it?
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RobD Feb 24, 2011 1:47 PM GMT Hey Eric, can't disagree with points made - however - why so little concern about the revolving door between Wall Street and the US Treasury? No problem with having an ex-Goldman employee ram a financial industry bailout down our collective throats?
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SM Feb 24, 2011 12:46 PM GMT Public unions are very different from private unions. Public unions main job is to take tax payer money to fund elections. Plain and simple. They are a cancer to the country.
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Eric Feb 24, 2011 12:08 PM GMT It's time for these unions to be shut down. They have been extorting benefits from our taxpayers beyond obscenity in many cities and states. Regan had no problem in shutting down a troublesome union. Just fire them all and make them sign loyalty oaths to get their jobs back. Governments need to be able to adjust the number of employees quickly in response to crises and not spend weeks or months 'negotiating' while the ship sinks. Just look at the auto industry. And what about 'double-dipping'? I don't hear any of our brainful commentators in the media asking about that slimy practice that not only rips off the taxpayer but prevents the younger members from advancing in position.
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