Best case, we could look back on the Great Recession as the era when Americans finally wised up and got the government OUT of the private economy. The Obama era might come to be known as America’s “hitting bottom,” kind of like a drug addict on his final binge of self-destruction before stopping for good.
Archive for Category: "Unions"
June 5, 2012 05:23
The Wisconsin Recall Stakes
Students of democracy from Alexis de Tocqueville to Mancur Olson have pointed out that the greatest threat to self-government comes from the tendency of democracies to become barnacled with special interests that vote themselves more benefits than society can afford. This is the crisis of the modern entitlement state, which is unfolding from California to Illinois, Greece, Italy and even Washington. – WSJ
June 5, 2012 04:34
Did Walker Save Wisconsin From the Unions?
When Walker became Governor Wisconsin was over three and a half BILLION in the hole and facing a death spiral. Simply reigning in public union control of the government ended up with growing jobs and over a hundred million surplus. note that it is just PUBLIC unions that were effected by Walker’s reforms. Even with reforms public union employees have higher salaries and better benefits than the public they supposedly serve.
June 4, 2012 11:50
Voters fight back on lavish union benefits in Wisconsin and San Jose
June 5th is D-day for unions in two elections. Wisconsin votes on the recall of Scott Walker who took on unions and improved the state economy by weakening control of the public unions. In San Jose voters face runaway costs from lavish pensions and benefits for public unions.
June 4, 2012 07:31
Stockton California Joins Cities Bankrupted by Unions
Stockton City Council announced Wednesday that they will look at bankruptcy contingency plans after Wells Fargo seized the new city hall building.
May 29, 2012 14:33
Professional Protesters Bussed in to Chicago Teachers Union Protest
Ginning up the appearance of mass dissent, unions bus in paid community organizers to agitate for more money and benefits for public employee unions which are already paid much better than average Americans who have to foot the bill. As teacher unions have taken over control of our school systems costs have skyrocketed while math, science and reading skills have fallen to record lows in lieu of parroted propaganda about “social justice” and global warming.
May 24, 2012 17:09
Romney: Obama puts union “campaign cash ahead of the needs of our kids”
A Romney home run. The teacher unions have ruined education and are bankrupting cities and states while piling millions into Democrat campaigns. One teachers union has actually raised dues to increase support for Obama. Obama is sold out to unions and has publicly said he would make the union agenda America’s agenda.
May 24, 2012 04:19
Union hate – member bashes Gov. Nikki Haley piñata with a bat -UPDATE – Nikki Haley responds to “union thugs” in “creepy” effigy bashing
South Carolina Democrats have fun bashing a Nikki Haley pinata with a baseball bat to cheers of the crowd. Can you imagine the brouhaha if this was a Tea party bash of Obama? Where is the outrage? These union bullies are typical of the left. If they can’t get what they want hey threaten and intimidate and even turn to violence. Just look at the Occupy movement that Obama and the Democrats support. It too is funded and and organized by the unions.
May 23, 2012 04:24
New Micro-Union Rule Allows Unionization by Department
Obama’s tyrannical NLRB has approved a union to organize a just the shoe department within a department store. This will create chaos in companies where some workers are union and some are not. The obvious goal of the union is to eventually organize all the employees. They can’t get a majority to vote for unionization so this gimmick allows the camel’s nose under the tent.
May 22, 2012 07:49
Worst Union in America Betrays Schools, Cripples State
How the California Teachers Association betrayed the schools and crippled the state – City Journal
