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The only cheering I'm hearing is reminiscent of a certain Jodie Foster movie. Walker has the state of Wisconsin slammed down on the pinball machine, and the Koch Brothers, Fox News, Charlie Sykes, and die-hard conservatives are all cheering him on.
Republicans hate unions because unions don't support them. But unions would if Republicans supported them. This is really what it's all about. Is has nothing to do with the people which it should be about. It has to do with who has the money to donate to candidates. So it's all about crippling the unions so they won't donate to Democrats. Have you not figured that out?
What you don't understand is that it's not all about to whom unions donate. Conservatives feel that employers should have the right to hire and fire employees. The idea that a high performing employee should be laid off and a low performing employee should be kept due to seniority and not how well they do the job is ridiculous to conservatives.
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Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie
Why the hell should any worker mind it when the union wants money out of his paycheck as long as the union is doing its job by making it possible for him to earn noticeably higher pay and better benefits than at an equivalent non union job? If the union is failing to do that for workers, then they should kick the damned union out and enjoy a raise in pay.
But that just isn't the case, that's just union propaganda.
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LOL...who has ever been "arbitrarily shoved into a union", ever? Name one person that has happened to in this country.
Technically, they weren't shoved into a union but they were essentially forced to pay union dues.
Nobody should be forced to join, or pay into, a union if you don't want to be part of that union.
The only cheering I'm hearing is reminiscent of a certain Jodie Foster movie. Walker has the state of Wisconsin slammed down on the pinball machine, and the Koch Brothers, Fox News, Charlie Sykes, and die-hard conservatives are all cheering him on.
Yes, being given the choice to join a union is EXACTLY like being raped. Ask any rape victim, and I'm sure they'll agree with you.
Do you also believe having your car vandalized is just like being raped?
Yes, being given the choice to join a union is EXACTLY like being raped. Ask any rape victim, and I'm sure they'll agree with you.
Do you also believe having your car vandalized is just like being raped?
It's not just about the latest "right to work" legislation. It's a systematic pattern of "slash and burn" governance that Walker has exhibited since he was first inaugurated in 2011. People like I mentioned are cheering it on, gleefully.
What does having a car vandalized have to do with anything?
It's not just about the latest "right to work" legislation. It's a systematic pattern of "slash and burn" governance that Walker has exhibited since he was first inaugurated in 2011. People like I mentioned are cheering it on, gleefully.
So, when the government reduces spending on a program, it's just like being raped?
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What does having a car vandalized have to do with anything?
I'm just trying to understand what all you feel is just like being raped.
So, when the government reduces spending on a program, it's just like being raped?
When it comes to attacking one group after another, slashing funding for things left and right, and further burdening local municipalities to absurd ends, then yes, the analogy is apt.
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