Every time I see one of the union demonstrations, they claim that the governor - pick one, Christie, Kasich, Walker, Daniels – is trying to bust the union. Inexplicably, the governor or one of his minions comes on and denies the union’s allegations. No it’s all about the budget, not union busting. WI has now almost gotten it right. But a better answer would be:
“Hell yeah we’re try to bust them before they bust the state. Take teachers. In WI they make an average of $55,000 a year cash and another $37,000 in benefits and they contribute far less to those benefit packages than the private sector employees paying their salary. That’s not bad for a 180 day work schedule from Aug 30 to Jun 7th, with Christmas, Easter and other holiday breaks thrown in. They can retire at age 55. They cannot be fired for incompetence. So hell yes, I’m trying to bust the union. Damn straight.
“Hell yes! I’m trying to bust the public sector union. My friend Paul works down at the Wayside Garage six days a week with a week off, and pays twice as much into his healthcare and retirement accounts for about the same money as the whiners out on the statehouse lawn. Hell yes, I’m taking a sledge hammer to the union. My intent is to bust it into the tiniest pieces possible and put the membership on a par with people paying the state’s bills. If public sector employees do not like it, quit and get a job on the other side of this bassakwards equation and see how you like it.
“And hell yes! That goes for police and firefighters as well. We honor your work and bravery, but the city cannot afford to pay two sometimes three departments. We have the one on the streets and the others are retired. It has to stop. And if you think that nobody else wants your job or can’t do it as well, quit. I’ll privatize the fire department and hire new police officers. There will be lines around the block for new hires.
“Hell yes! The public sector unions have to go, NOW! My plan would be to place first in line returning veterans for police and fire work. As seemingly the last bastion of duty, honor, country and service before self left in this country, I’ll hire and train any and all former military who want to work and serve this community.
“Hell yes! I’m trying to blow public sector unions to hell and back. I want to completely destroy them and then plow salt into the proverbial earth where they take root so that they will never sprout again. These “public servants” are a monopoly. They cannot be allowed to hold the community hostage for unlimited pay and benefits under threat of illegal strikes, sick outs or any other work stoppage.
“Hell yes! I want every public union member picketing on the state house lawn instead of providing the service to the community that they are overpaid to perform fired right now. I want to be able to hire a new breed of public servant who can understand the importance of their work to the community, who will respects the people who pay their salary and actually consider it an honor to serve the people of this great state.
“Hell yes! Public sector unions are an albatross around the taxpayer’s neck. At the top, they are dominated by greedy, politically one-sided thugs. They rob the forced union membership of dues that they then use to elect the people that will negotiate their next contract. It has to stop.
“Today, what you are seeing on our statehouse lawn, are these money grubbing bastards acting like the Slim Pickens character in Dr. Strangelove, hooping and hollering in glee as he rides the bomb that is going to blow him to bits. I am the bomb.
“Hell yes! The public sector unions have to go for the good of the state and the people who live here. And I do not apologize for it.”
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