"Shame" chanted the Wisconsin workers Wednesday night for over 30 minutes. Republicans some how bypassed the Democrats and cut Union Rights in a 18-1 vote with no Democrats present for the vote. This will now put sharp limits on collective bargaining rights, increase pension and health care cost for workers. Scott Walker (Gov. WI) said, "I applaud the legislation...to stand up to the status quo and take a step in the right direction..." Ok Governor but that "status quo is who will be the one who will remember this at the next election and I guarantee you wont be around for another one after that.
Democrat Senators say its a done deal but maintain Wednesday's night vote was illegal. I would have to think so! Not even the Federal House or Senate could take a vote without a vote on what some call "Obama Care" without all present. No they had to find a way around their plans and push their agenda through legally and with all members of both houses present.
So What now? Well we will have to keep a close eye on all this. Yesterday, downtown Indiana was also feeling the heat with at least a 1,000 or more protesters at the State House held a Union Rally. Even people who were in town visiting for the Big Ten Conference was joining in with the Union Workers.
If we take collective bargaining rights away from the workers we say "their voice doesn't matter." Their vote doesn't matter. That BIG BUSINESS wins again. Lets face it. That is what this is all about isn't it? Making room for big business to make even more money and the "normal person" to make less. They already control the low cost of minimum wage, which no one can live on - not even a single person these days. They control the tax cuts and breaks. Look at it, they make all the money but get the same tax breaks as a person making $250,000 right now. They are even trying to take away Public Broadcasting. Sesame Street? You want want to take away Sesame Street Really Mr. and Mrs. GOP?
What I find absurd most of all, is that the GOP and Tea Party had the nerve to hold up signs calling President Obama Hitler during the health care debates. Who is Hitler now?
I am not a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or Tea party constituent. I have always prided myself on voting for who I felt was right for the job. Sometimes that was a Republican other times that has been a Democrat. Once in a while if on the ballot and available, I may even vote for an Independent if they are so worthy. However, if this kind of absurdity continues with the GOP I will have no choice but to side with the Democrats or even Independents.
I have always been a bit suspicious of Republican motives in the past. Yet I have always given them the benefit of the doubt as I would anyone. At least till they gave me a reason not to trust in what they said or did. If I was truly confused I would just leave that place on the ballot blank and vote for no one. The problem with doing that is that you automatically give the power back to the people who screwed things up to begin with.
I believe that Republican and these Tea Partier's are just so pissed off about loosing, that they have decided to go in and become power hungry and greedful. Stay with me for a minute. Think about it. Their behavior across the country seems to be: "I didn't get my way here so I'm really going to show them now!" Some Americans are upset about the Democrats walking out. Yeah all the people I know who are mad are rich, white Americans who have corporations and large businesses. Why? Because they are like small children who are entitled not getting what they want when they want it. You heard a few grumbling when the Democrats were attempting to get the health care bill passed but you didn't see them call people "Hitler" or try to take over peoples rights completely. No time and time again they tried to work with the GOP and time and time again the GOP refused.
What is wrong with helping the average American? What is wrong with doing it legally. Come on you could have found a way to get your agenda passed eventually. The Democrats were working on trying to make changes to the Bill. Why not work with them and come to a compromise? Maybe that is not in the vocabulary of the Republicans and The Tea Partier's.
By no means am I saying the Democrats are squeaky clean. Hell no they are not. They too have made their share of mistakes and acted like asses. Whose Country is this? The Peoples Country!!! The American Peoples Country!!! I believe you all have forgot that! Everyday it is more and more about raising money for your campaigns and getting re-elected than doing what is right for the American People! I understand we have Federal and State Deficits to eliminate and get down. We also need to get people back to work. The way you are going about it is appalling and ridiculous. It needs to stop before you take this great country of ours and run it into the ground.
We could but people back to work, create jobs, and yes we may have to raise some taxes to do that, however most Americans are not against that idea. Nevertheless, you give these and many other workers a even bigger pay cut while corporate executives still face no penalties or criminal charges for their actions for the financial mess they created while continuing to make millions of dollars off of these hard working American backs. Shame was not a strong enough word in my book.
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http://politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/mar/03/scott-walker/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-says-wisconsin-broke/
Wisconsin is broke.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/wisconsin-collective-bargaining-rights
Why would the democrats choose not to be present on the occasion? Doesn't every vote count?
http://www.plantingdollars.com/personal-finance/is-living-on-minimum-wage-possible/
This is just an example of someone who calculated the possibility of living off of minimum wage.
And PBS is a PUBLICLY funded network. If you or anyone else insists it should partially be funded by the government, shouldn't the government have a right to vote on what is shown on the station? Keep the government out of PBS and you can keep your Sesame Street.
How does a single voice in the movement speak for the movement as a whole? So what if someone compares Obama to Hitler? Just as America is not a democracy, it is a constitutional republic, and as such, not one single person can be responsible for the whole party.
"I believe that Republican and these Tea Partier's are just so pissed off about loosing, that they have decided to go in and become power hungry and greedful."
This confuses me. Bush made plenty of mistakes during his term. So many, in fact, everyone decided they rather have a democrat for the next term. What has Obama done the past three years? Bailouts for companies not proving a product the people want and a healthcare bill that does not have the choice of opting out of their services. Lets not even mention "cash for clunkers"!
How is it constitutionally right or even merely "just" to force the average American to participate in a social program (any social program, for that matter!) they do do not wish to be a part of? It is a free country, a country where one has the right to life, liberty and happiness, but none of us are ENTITLED to it, nor are we OBLIGATED to provide it for anyone but ourselves. And even then, if we choose to live in die in misery, it is our choice.
If someone truly needed help, there are over 300,000,000 Americans in this country, many of which are willing to help in whatever fashion they are able to. Why does there need to be any government to regulate that?
THIS is where the democrats are failing, because they think they know what is best for everyone and they try to help regulate it via government programs. Very few Americans I know of, that are hard working, honest people, want anything more from the government than to be left alone to live by their own merits and keep the money they earn.
You and others complain about the republican's stance lowering tax on the rich. But that is revenue taken from them, which in turn keeps the company from being able to expand, to create more jobs that could go out to an American.
Just the same, if you over tax an American and they lose money because of it, that money is lost to businesses as well, because that is where the American would be spending it, to all those big businesses that are so bad and greedy.
There have been issues of labor laws since the turn of the century at least, and many of the points that were made on behalf of collective bargaining were valid points. But now, since a minimum wage is set and there are now labor laws, unions have become nothing more than Americans complaining that they aren't getting what the think they deserve.
The union case in Wisconsin is a great example of why unions are bad for business and government. The cash required to pay the unionized workers is so high that eventually Wisconsin went broke. Union demands are too high for Wisconsin's budget. There is only so much money in the world.
P.S. Nobody gives a shit about Charlie Sheen.
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