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I thought they were against the government and pro joe six packs? Now they seem to believe that if the government tells you do to something, teachers should abide by it, no questions asked?
I don't think it has anything to do with Republicans. It has to do with government employees whose compensation is way out of control and some people wanting to bring them in line with the rest of the state.
""""""""We have some of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. """"
Yes, and, through loopholes that their armies of lawyers find, (legal and some not so much), they do NOT PAY IT!
Actually it doesn't take an "army of lawyers" to find the tax deductions that our Big Government has put into the tax laws. They are really easy to find. Most of them came about due to political agendas that try to mold corporate behavior.
So you don't want Amricans and their jobs protected.
You applaud the protection of the upper 2% of the wealthiest people in America....it hasn't helped the economy but you keep supporting the people who protect THEM.
Too many of the American people have forgotten the worker abuses, unsafe workplaces and hard line negotiation practices that dominated America before the advent of unions. The corporations are obviously pushing for a second Gilded Age in America and many Americans who have obviously forgotten history are willing to let the corporations have their way.
Uh no, why would someone need collective bargaining, wouldn't they have smarts to negotiate their wages?
Can they? No they cannot. A teacher cannot go to the school board or priciple and ask for a raise or change in benefits, hench they form unions to do it for them all.
Casper
The GOP has for years sided with wealthy corporate interests against the public. This is just another page from that book. Unions are some of the only middle/working class organizations with any political clout whatsoever. They can make political contributions and effectively finance some campaigns.
On the other hand, corporations and billionaires can hire an army of lobbysits and, as the supreme court ruled last year, can pump unlimited funds into political campaigns.
They want very badly to wipe out this last vestige of public influence. It's just about the only thing standing between them and the all-out oligarchy they and the GOP want so much.
If the GOP wins in Wisconsin, it's a big victory for the corporations who have moved our jobs to China and hired Mexican replacement workers by the millions.
Too many of the American people have forgotten the worker abuses, unsafe workplaces and hard line negotiation practices that dominated America before the advent of unions. The corporations are obviously pushing for a second Gilded Age in America and many Americans who have obviously forgotten history are willing to let the corporations have their way.
They have not forgotten but the Pawns (GOP) are doing the bidding of those that used such business practices for their own profit, their Masters and Owners. All one has to do is look at the posts on such subjects on this or any other discussion board and yu will se the righties ALWAYS take the side of their real Masters, big business and the rich.
Casper
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