Scott Walker survives recall vote

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Despite the few teachers who have appeared on Fox to defend Walker, most educators are more than happy to join unions in order to have on the job representation, job protection, and benefits. And as a matter of fact, most teachers are overwhelmingly Democrats.
But to attack teachers unions on this point is like attacking big business for supporting Republicans, even if there are stock holders who are Democrats.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Here is how to cause mass panic attacks at a Teacher's Union meeting. Someone goes up to the microphone and says:

"Merit System".

The Teacher's Union exists mostly to give deadbeats tenure.


ruveyn

Problem is that these teachers are forced to be in these unions in order to teach and have absolutely no say in what their "dues" are being spent on.

If individual teachers want to donate money to campaigns, I'm all for that. However I do not believe a public union should be allowed to give campaign contributions to the people that are supposed to be negotiating on the behalf of the taxpayer.

Furthermore, the negotiations should be about the current wages, not something 20 years down the road so the politican doesn't get hit with the results when he gives away too much.

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Teachers and other public workers are part of the American public. And as far as those "lavish retirement packages" are concerned, what's possibly wrong with living comfortably with medical coverage in your old age? As a matter of fact, teachers in particular don't get nearly enough pay for what they do.
All this is is an attempt of the Republicans to divide Americans by making public sector workers to be the scape goat for the country's problems.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

If you are not conservative fatcat "job creator" you do not have the right to live comfortably in your old age

One of these days someone is actually going to take one of your comments like that seriously.

If you are not conservative fatcat "job creator" you do not have the right to live comfortably in your old age

Going by the Republicans, I guess not.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

One of these days someone is actually going to take one of your comments like that seriously.

Is retirement for old left winger union probable closet muslim communists in the Bible? Checkmate, looney left

Going by the Republicans, I guess not.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

"obviously aren't one of" Seriously, get off your high horse. I don't believe anyone should be forced to languish on the street or be denied needed medical care due to unemployment, least of all veterans.

We are in the midst of a global economic crisis, the worst since the Great Depression. It was caused by myriad of problems going back 30 years and spanning multiple administrations. If you want to fall for simplistic partisan rhetoric and blame everything on democrats and liberals go right ahead, but in the end everyone loses if that's the path you want to follow. Governments all over the world are facing harsh government cutbacks as unemployment grows and tax revenues plummet. Meanwhile politicians manipulate people like you into fighting over who gets the meager crumbs, military servicemen vs. civilian public servants, teachers, police, and firefighters verses people employed in the private sector. Meanwhile the far right can keep pushing their agenda of tax cuts and deregulation so they can help their wealthy doners at the expense of everyone else. Everyone whines about the deficit and high taxes, but they still want government to pay for them. It's getting beyond absurd.

Also if you are going to claim that more billionaires support Democrats, then why is it that Republicans outspend Democrats? If I could have things my way neither party would spend nearly what they do on disgusting campaign propaganda ads. If voters are too lazy to inform themselves on actual policy positions of candidates from an unbiased source, they frankly have no business voting. As it stands both parties rely on expensive and dishonest campaign propaganda and are brazenly manipulated by money and lobbyists. I am liberal, but I do not trust either of the main two parties on their word.

If you disagree with that stuff why are you supporting the Republican party? The NDAA was a bipartisan piece of legislature, with only a small handful of dissenters on either side of the political isle.