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1 posted on 03/07/2011 9:00:28 PM PST by jazusamo
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2 posted on 03/07/2011 9:02:59 PM PST by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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Unions should have gone the way of the Pinto... The idea of government employee unions is simply absurd!

I can understand why private corporation unions have existed, but can NOT understand why government unions were ever allowed to happen. My guess, (actually, understanding), is that those government workers wanted more and those that they elected thought that it was a good idea to keep them happy.

All public unions need to be abolished!


3 posted on 03/07/2011 9:38:56 PM PST by Deagle (t)
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It takes world-class chutzpah to call circumventing secret ballots the "Employee Free Choice Act."

It takes doublethink. Most of us saw Orwell's 1984 as a cautionary tale; the kind of folks who head up unions and the Democrat Party saw it as a how-to manual.

8 posted on 03/07/2011 9:58:44 PM PST by Hunton Peck (The second rule of leftism: When caught lying, lie louder.)
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9 posted on 03/07/2011 10:21:23 PM PST by Matchett-PI ("Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Tax " ~ Gagdad Bob)
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When one shines the light of truth on unions, just as one shines light on cockroaches.
Neither can stand the light therefore both hide. One behind meaningless words the other in dark corners.


12 posted on 03/07/2011 11:48:58 PM PST by Nailbiter
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You are right on target! Unions are not for the workers, the UNIONS are for UNIONS!


13 posted on 03/08/2011 12:54:53 AM PST by LetMarch (If a man knows the right way to live, and does not live it, there is no greater coward. (Anonymous)
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15 posted on 03/08/2011 1:00:06 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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Democrats always support unions, and unions always support Democrats. It’s a match made in hell.


16 posted on 03/08/2011 1:24:22 AM PST by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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17 posted on 03/08/2011 2:54:28 AM PST by NoLibZone (Impeach Obama, then try him for treason. / Homosexuals reject diversity.)
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Why do we have secret ballots in the first place, whether in elections for unions or elections for government officials? To prevent intimidation and allow people to vote how they want to, without fear of retaliation.

No one ever mentions that it was the unions that fought for secret ballots in organizing elections in the first place, as well they should have. I give them credit for that. To now turn around and say that secret ballots somehow hurt the worker is not only hypocritical given their earlier stand, but absurd on its face. Shows how far unions have deteriorated from the time when they actually served a purpose.

21 posted on 03/08/2011 6:46:21 AM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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In our society we can take for granted than a businessman has his own best interests at heart when he negotiates with employee unions.

If not, it is only his own money he is giving away.

We cannot take for granted that ELECTED officials have our best interests at heart when they negotiate with public employee unions that support his candidacy bus voters to the polls and give him campaign money.

And it is OUR money they are signing away long term with sweetheart deals.


22 posted on 03/08/2011 6:52:30 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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I’m pretty sure if Thomas Sowell ran for president I would vote for him.


23 posted on 03/08/2011 6:57:43 AM PST by WayneS (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
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“Employee Free Choice Act.”

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25 posted on 03/08/2011 7:25:49 AM PST by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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