Quote Originally Posted by RoadToad View Post
Two things:
1) What's going on in WI has nothing to do with balancing their budget. The unions have already made the financial concessions being asked for, so that's a non-issue. What it's about is eliminating the Democratic Party's biggest power base, the unions. It's a power-grab.
2) Regardless of #1 and whether or not you agree with the legislation, what those senators are doing is just plain wrong. I personally disagree with this piece of legislation, but I disagree even more strongly with the tactics being used to block it. If you feel passionately that a piece of legislation is wrong, you seek to undo it once it's passed, you don't paralyze your government so that it can't be passed in the first place.
I think it is more than a power grab. Even if the unions give up concessions, with the next contract they will have every OPPORTUNITY to SCREW the taxpayers. UNLESS the union is busted. Not about power....it is really about fairness. Be VALUABLE and you will be paid what you're worth. You said it a couple nights ago.....you provide a value for your company. When you or I no longer provide that value.......we're GONE. That is how it should be.

Later,

Geo