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Should public sector unions be banned?
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| 3/13/2011
| Joe Newby
Posted on 03/13/2011 8:34:25 AM PDT by FredJake
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Given what's happened, they should be banned!
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:34:28 AM PDT
by
FredJake
To: FredJake
Unions wield an unearned amount of political power, and that's our fault. I believe union membership is now around 11% of the labor force, compared to its heyday when it was closer to 27%. Still, politicians have so little stomach for doing what's right compared to what gets them reelected, it's the voters who buy into this crap that leads to the problems we see now. My message to politicians: While you curry favor with 11% of the labor force, 89% of us are really getting pissed off by what you are allowing unions to do.
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:40:00 AM PDT
by
econjack
(Some people are as dumb as soup.)
To: FredJake
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:42:22 AM PDT
by
FrankR
(The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
To: FredJake
All you have to do is give people the choice whether or not to join them and the unions will go away.
They have only lasted this long because they have managed to literally FORCE people to join and pay dues.
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:42:22 AM PDT
by
fightinJAG
(TAXPAYERS OF THE WORLD UNITE)
To: FredJake; humblegunner; Eaker; Allegra; Larry Lucido; 50mm; Bean Counter; thackney; ...
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:45:48 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(I am The Nexus One - I want more life, Baby I aint done!)
To: FredJake
Absolutely public sector unions should be banned, the employers (The taxpayers) have no ability to negotiate with them.
For taxpayers to have a fair negotiating position three things would be necessary:
1) Taxes would have to be voluntary (Taxpayers could chose not to throw good money after bad, as business can).
2) Taxpayers would have to have the authority to close the agency and fire the entire staff (as a business can).
3) Right to work would have to be the law of the state. (Taxpayers could wait until contract expiration and hire non union, as business can).
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posted on
03/13/2011 8:53:04 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: FredJake
If you visit the examiner blog, wear a full-body cyber-condom!
To: Larry Lucido
Yeah, it seems I got four pop ups, and 13 cookies from it, but I’ve seen worse.
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:00:38 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: FredJake
The examiner is filled with vile adware.
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:08:26 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: FredJake
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:09:18 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: shibumi; Larry Lucido; TheOldLady; 50mm; Eaker; Allegra; Salamander; humblegunner; Bean Counter; ...
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:10:35 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: Navy Patriot
I’ve seen worse too, but usually on porn sites. But at least there, I get boobies. :-)
To: FredJake
Guess that is why I was so upset with Walker and the GOP legislators. They should have pressed for full removing all bargaining rights from all including police and firefighters.
Unions have no place in Government! They are totally destructive and now it is shown who they are. COMMUNISTS LEADERSHIP.
To: FredJake
Can a government abuse its employees?
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:17:19 AM PDT
by
ex-snook
("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
To: FredJake
"Should public sector unions be banned?"YES!
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:19:56 AM PDT
by
NoGrayZone
(Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire. Which side of the line are you going to choose? Palin/West)
To: FredJake; Larry Lucido; TheOldLady; shibumi; Salamander; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; paulycy; ...
Given what's happened, they should be banned!Sometimes, blogpimps get banned.
I've seen it.
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:26:08 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
To: Allegra
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:33:28 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(I am The Nexus One - I want more life, Baby I aint done!)
To: FredJake
Lets see.... Unions paying off politicians to get get elected to vote in more freebies for the Unions!!!!..
as the normal every day operating environment?...
WELL DUUUUGH!.. Talk about a Union Mafia..
The real question should be when does "RIGHT TO WORK LAWS" GET ENACTED?
Making ALL Unions voluntary.... NOT.... MAndatory..
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posted on
03/13/2011 9:42:16 AM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: paulycy; FredJake; humblegunner; shibumi; Larry Lucido; 50mm; Eaker; Allegra; Salamander; ...
If a blog site is a vile, reeking swamp full of malware and spyware, there can be no redeeming features of any blog pimp who attempts to direct traffic there. Not too much hope here, but never give up.
To: paulycy
Browsing to Examiner.com via Chrome on Fedora gives me as many popups as Obama has long-form birth certificates.
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posted on
03/13/2011 10:08:55 AM PDT
by
andyk
(Wealth != Income)
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