Someone needs to explain this to me I guess. I'm not anti-union but I do look at things practically. Based on the latest figures there are approximately 385,000 union members in Wisconsin. The population of the State of Wisconsin is roughly 5,700,000 therefore the union members make up 6.7% of the population. Unions don't want to pay a dime more for their retirement or their healthcare thus the protests. To hell with the other 93.3% of the citizens of Wisconsin. Imagine having to pay a larger portion of your own retirement! What's the world coming to?
Why don't they be honest and come right out and say it? "We demand to be taken care of in the fashion we've become accustomed to. If you want to balance the budget do it somewhere else. Let the non-union smucks make sacrifices because we're union members. Why don't you just raise taxes?" Why should the 6.7% be allowed to hold the other 93.3% hostage? If you and 99 of your friends decided to go out to eat together and split the cost evenly and of the 100 only 7 wanted to eat Italian. The other 93 wanted Mexican. Where to you think you'd be going? Mexican. You know you would. If the 7 didn't change they'd be free to go wherever they wanted but the 93 wouldn't be chipping in on the bill now would they? Ain't it funny how logic works?
The mentality that's got us to this point is 'yes, we've got to make changes, and we've got to make cuts just as long as I don't have to change and nothing of mine gets cut.'
We are facing similar issues in Michigan. The sacrifice must be shared fairly by everyone in the state.
by Ralph Deeds 14 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Z1AO3yG_8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AbeAcTi … re=relatedThe latest news--The State Police are trying to track down the Democrat legislators at least one of which is needed for a quorum so that a vote may be taken on the governor's bill. The Dems have...
by logic,commonsense 14 years ago
Running off to Illinois, the Dems in the Wisconsin state legislature were too cowardly to face a vote that they knew they would lose. Tremendous statesmen these cowards are! If they had a better idea why weren't they able to convince anyone of it? It's all a political ploy...
by JON EWALL 13 years ago
Are UNIONS THE ANSWER to the problems we face in our country today?Public sector unions altho related are different than private sector unions.
by karl 10 years ago
There has been another round of public sector strikes here in the UK with Firefighters, local government workers and teachers (depending on which Union they belong to) amongst the 500,000 - 1,000,000 workers ( depending on who you ask) who decided not to attend work today. Their grievances...
by kmackey32 14 years ago
So I got my paycheck, for 2 weeks. I didn't work much, only about 18 hours. I grossed $215, and after TAXES and union dues and 3% for retirement I brought home $80 bucks. How sad is that????????
by LAURENS WRIGHT 11 years ago
With 65 % of the population being Baby-Boomers, what do you think will happen when they retire ?It has been stated over and over that the population consists of 65 baby-boomers, with many of these people are retiring now. The medical, social security, retirement funds and increased costs,...
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