The Unions = Overgrown Kindergarteners who need a Nap
By Krystle Weeks | Friday, February 18th, 2011 | PolicyChange can be a good thing. Remember, when President Obama campaigned for change, I bet he didn’t see this one coming back in 2008 while campaigning. Over the course of this week, public service unions in Wisconsin have been protesting, because Governor Scott Walker is planning to raise the public employees’ share of health insurance premiums, which are among the lowest in Midwestern States. The unions are also livid, because they might have to contribute to half of their pension contributions, and Walker is also planning to control the labor unions’ collective bargaining powers to cover wages. Now, you might be wondering why all of this is happening.
Walker is being faced with a $3.6 Billion budget gap, and with Wisconsin having a constitutional ban on running a deficit, he has to cut something that would prevent massive tax increases. Sometimes, when you are faced with tough decisions, you have to go ahead and proceed with cuts. When you have union workers who are being catered to at every whim, then you have to make the necessary cuts and be willing to walk on fire.
Well, Walker made the choice to reduce public employee benefits, and considering that many workers outside of the government do not receive such posh benefits, I believe he did right. Since Walker did this, the unions (and Senate Democrats) have been showing their true stripes with protests in Madison with true mayhem. The DNC and Organizing for America have rallied union members to disrupt legislative sessions, while the Senate Democrats have fled Madison to prevent a quorum from taking place.
Walker did what he was supposed to do: Govern, regardless of what choices may stand in his way. Will he persevere through these challenges or fall victim to special interests? Hopefully, he and other Governors (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Jersey) will continue to stand up to the unions and look out for competitiveness.
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Growing up in Maryland typically does not yield a Republican. Fortunately, Krystle Weeks was one of the lucky few booted to the Commonwealth for her staunch conservative views. From an early age, she has been debating politics, and since 2006, she has been involved here in the Commonwealth helping Republican candidates to victory. Aside from politics, Krystle is a runner and a dynamite cook. You can email her here. Krystle also blogs at Crystal Clear Conservative and Charm Offensive Cooking.
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4 Responses to "The Unions = Overgrown Kindergarteners who need a Nap"
The Unions = Overgrown Kindergarteners who need a Nap
The teachers and public workers need to get back to work and be happy they even have a job, much less the posh benefits they enjoy at the publics expense. They need to get with the real world.
As the writer of this article says the unions are showing their true colors by causing mahem in Madison at the capitol.
Alberta Erickson
Have legislative members ever fled the State before to stop a voteing procedure?
Texas Democrats ran to Oklahoma in 2003,
http://articles.cnn.com/2003-05-13/politics/texas.legislature_1_house-speaker-tom-craddick-democratic-walkout-texas-house?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS
There was someone who said Republicans did it in California but I can’t find anything on that. This does seem like very childish behavior.
[...] my colleagues here on Bearing Drift, blame the unions – saying they’re acting like kindergartners – and try and demonstrate this as yet another reason why unions are at the heart of our [...]
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