Posted on 02/18/2011 4:54:48 AM PST by blam
“The fear driven food riots if they come will break out spontaneously and will be anarchy”
....the country is 4 missed meals away from barbarism.
Essentially, a doubling every ten years.
We, as a nation (perhaps as a world) at the high tide mark of socialism.
Socialism does not work simply because there is not enough wealth in the world to sustain it. In fact, socialism interferes with the creation of wealth by taking away individuals incentive to do what it takes to get ahead.
The most powerful nation in the world is broke and is borrowing money from its enemy (and if anyone does not think China is our enemy they have not been paying attention.)
The unions, the Democrats, the Main Stream Media, Hollywood, College professors can all scream about the need to cut back, but it will not stop cuts from being made (either now or later) no more than King Canute could stop the tide.
I do not know what is going to happen, I do however know things can not continue as they are.
Things are going to get bad before they get better. Even if the Republicans are willing to give in to the demands of the left, all that does is kick the can down the road, it does not solve the problem, it makes it worse.
Unions grow because of the greed of management, unions will be destroyed because of the greed of labor.
Here’s a SHOCKER- just flipped over to see what Morning Joe crowd thinks of this- expecting rah-rah union. Mike Barnicle, Mika, John Meacham and Joe ALL agree it’s time for public service unions to face the music. Amazing.
Yes, yes and yes.
Good. Let them out themselves.
This conflict isn’t just economic; it’s systemic and ideological, the inevitable collision between the private sector and the public trough-feeders. And yes, it’s going to get worse. But the time has come to man the barricades. If the socialists back down these reforms, I don’t believe we can halt the slide into oblivion.
Agree. I say let's not interfere with their protesting and such. They are very effectively causing the so called moderates or independents to align against them. Also, the more money the unions burn on this sort of stuff the less they will be able to contribute to the Dem's in 2012. So, let’em rant on I say...
Yep, not surprised at all by their reaction. If my memroy serves me correct, is “Morning Joe” on MSNBC and did not Comcast just bought out the NBC company, including MSNBC? The folks over there MUST and I mean MUST be BIGTIME worried about being able to keep THEIR jobs let alone worry about the public unions.
I have heard there will be a support Governor Scott Walker event tomorrow in Madison as well. Will be interesting.
This has been in the works for over 40 years. The commies have trained these useful idiots for two generations and now they’re about to reap the rewards. We will see mass protests across the country over the next two years with Obama cronies leading the way.
The left loves a body count.
Denial is not only a river running through Cairo.
As of today, feb 18th, Illinois has had my 2009 income tax refund of $275 for one year.
A dentist friend of mine tells me that the state owes him from 3 years ago as a result he does not accept state patients anymore, these aren't just welfare reciepents but some were state workers.
He now treats some indigent patients on an emergency basis only and does it for free, not bothering to bill the state.
Gas stations around my area have prominent signs displayed saying that they will not accept state of Illinois credit cards, those signs have been up for years. Illinois may well be the worst state in the nation about not paying its bills. Maybe some Californian can tell me if its worse in their state.
The economic riots are going to be far worse because the people will be hungry. These union people are fat and happy at the moment.
Bingo!
Yup.
So be it. We have the tools to ensure that it is highly lopsided in our favor.
You are correct. I’m betting the GOP will cave on the collective bargaining aspect.
Krauthammer had good analysis on that last night. When collective bargaining happens the government representative that attends isn’t personally invested in the process so the unions usually win. If you get the taxpayers at the bargaining table, that’s a whole different thing, which the unions want to avoid at any and all costs.
When you stop slopping these government worker pigs, they will be upset. Who cares...there is no more slop.
Like Joe S said this morning - ITS MATH!
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