“The only people that seem to be doing well are government workers.”
23% of workers are either members of unions or public sector employees. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.t03.htm.
41 million Americans are on Food Stamps http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/05/record-number-americans-receiving-food-stamp-benefits/
More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=794&cat=4&sub=52&yr=207&typ=1&sort=a
In light of these numbers, it’s not hard to cobble together 41% support for this president.
Yep your right about that. If WI is any indication of what many in the government sector are like, then they aren’t willing to give an inch. When an economy is doing as badly as ours is, it’s time for them to feel the pain too.