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Walker's war on 100,000 public union terrorists
Posted: Feb 27, 2015
I was brought up in an upper Midwest rural microcosm known as "a small town". In my small town there was culture and economic class that was highly visible in a very personal way. There were the surrounding farms and ranches. These people were hardworking, average, normal people that kept the whole regional economy running. The town had the main street small businesses. The doctors and bankers at the top level, the business owners at the next level, the clerks and workers at another, and then the service businesses, the barber, the cafe--people who were like your extended family. Then there were the teachers and the police (we had a volunteer fire department).
Due to some personal family setbacks, we were on the poor side, although there really was not a whole lot of separation amongst us, between us and the rest of the town. In fact, I never realized we were "poor" until I was an older teenager.
I loved our teachers for the most part, and respected the "town cop" and county sheriff. Later I realized that these peolple were the Union "terrorists" that Walker is now fighting. These teachers were the glue that held the town together. They were not rich, they were not poor. They were the center of culture in our small town that would have been pretty bleak without them. You could call our town cop at 2:00 in the morning and he would be there. I once got off the bus in the pouring rain, and he stopped and gave me a ride to my house across the tracks.
What I realize what was so important to the economy of our small town is that the teachers and police were paid enough to hold up the entire main street as far as a standard of wage. They had 4 years of college and were paid more than the store clerks. There was a minimum wage that I can personally think of two people who lived at without being homeless. No, they did not have the jet skiis and vacations of the bankers, but they could be proud of what they had.
Walkers first step was to defeat the public unions in Wisconsin. His second step is to now defeat all unions in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's minimum wage is still at $7.25 an hour and Walker has been quoted to say he does not think minimum wage serves a purpose.
Well, I think it does serve a purpose -- Scott Walker's purpose, and the purpose of his beloved Koch Brothers.
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Excellent post, illustrating reality - 100 likes
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It's going to be fun - sm
[ In Reply To ..]watching the left get all riled up when we're not even close to primaries, nominations, etc. If just the CPAC has you all worried, what the heck is going to happen over the next year or so? For me, it will be entertaining watching you watch them. LOL
CPAC doesn't worry me in the least... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]...nor should it, as it's merely the annual right-wing lunatic convention. I do, however, think the war against middle-class workers is something to get "riled up" about.
I can't wait to see the left wing convention in the 'city of Love." - Truthhurts
[ In Reply To ..]Nothing better than watching a circus, especially since there's no one going to run against Hillary and it'll all be a waste of time.
Dems are afraid to run against her because of her "background," especially now that it's been found out that some of her donations have come from foreign nations.
I think the war against the middle class, the war against women that Hillary has spouted for so long when, in reality, SHE paid HER women workers LESS than the men, is a figment of the democratic imagination and the bubble will soon burst. :)
I am so glad you find the decline of middle class entertaining - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Odd how it seems the republicans always want "to take their country back" and want to go back to the "good ol' days." Yet, they want to drive the American people they propose to "love" into the gutter.
You people seem to have a singular focus: Unions. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Scott Walker is one of the most successful governors in the United States. You people appear to not like him ONLY because he is against the unions.
Also, I don't know who you're quoting here, but I never said anything about driving people into the gutter. Must be that victim mentality that the left tries to instill in everyone.
"You People" Where have I heard that before? - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I think it was Mrs. Romney, wife of the 47% guy.
When you are a Scott Walker cheerleader, you are in favor of driving the middle class into the gutter.
Sorry, not taking the bait. - Bye to "you people."
[ In Reply To ..]Just what would you rather be called? Left wing loons? Left wing extremist radicals? Liberal propagandists? Do you not know how to react when someone is trying to be polite by calling you "you people" instead of something not so polite? Your sad desperation is showing.
^ NOT taking the bait? - sm
[ In Reply To ..]It is not exactly a new or novel concept that referring to a group, any group, as "you people" is considered belittling. Throwing up a bunch of other more impolite names that could have been used instead does not automatically constitute evidence that the use of "you people" is somehow being polite.
Allow me to illustrate my point:
The above post demonstrates how "you people" seem unable to respond without name-calling.
What would ^ you ^ like to be called? - sm
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Yep...that's why Wisconsin is doing very well economically. - Truthhurts
[ In Reply To ..]dream on. :)
I agree. They are definitely afraid of Walker - and it's showing
[ In Reply To ..]It is entertaining to watch the panic though.
CPAC = Clown Parade Annual Circus - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Nope. Sorry, no panic here. Unless you think panic equals laughing hysterically and commenting about all the stupid things we see at the meeting of the Cons at the Clown Parade Annual Circus.
Quick, please, hurry up and pick the college dropout with zero foreign policy experience from the state with a $2.2 billion deficit. Then the real entertainment can commence.
I did not think the GOP could find a less qualified candidate than Sarah Palin, but I stand corrected. LOL.
Wrong. See below for "Wisconsin stats under Walker". - nm
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She's quoting some of the clowns at CPAC - sm
[ In Reply To ..]If conservatives think WE PEOPLE have a singular focus, then they're not really paying attention.
I wonder how long they think they can campaign on the "Obama bad" and "take our country back" themes? At some point, you have to actually be FOR something instead of against everything. So the Cons have decided they will position themselves as the party of the middle class. LOL. Somehow I don't think the clowns realize that bragging about union busting of middle class Americans in Wisconsin and comparing that to handling ISIS is going to get them too much mileage in their little automobiles.
In other news: It is official, conservatives hate America. (See link for definitive proof)
The twitter feed - is a riot:
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Walker is the one comparing Unions to ISIS - nm
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They're just regurgitating the leftwing propaganda machine. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Just watch, after today, the next focus will be on what the leftwing propaganda machine tells them to pounce on from today's CPAC. It's hilarious! Little puppets at play.
Well, when one lacks the ability to think for oneself..that's what happens. - Truth
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Any "thinking" for oneself is questioned as - visionary, clairvoyant, psychic
[ In Reply To ..]Republicans are not happy unless their party line is regurgitated.
and that's Truth.
The part you got right is: Yes, the clown car will provide some great entertainment. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]However, people watching the circus and making comments about the clowns in their little cars and the funny things they are doing and saying does not constitute worry.
Totally off base - 10000 DISLIKES
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Off base? - mbmt
[ In Reply To ..]I am interested in hearing why you think the OP's post is "off base." I have lived in Wisconsin my whole life and the attacks by Governor Walker and Republicans on middle class workers in the state is truly sickening. First it was the public employees with Act 10 and now the private employee unions are being included in on the attacks(predictable) as Wisconsin is about to become the 25th right-to-work state. Governor Walker is expected to sign the bill. I am not even going to get into the attacks on the education system and many other issues, but please do some research before you dismiss what the OP had to say.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/25/wisconsin-right-to-work-bill_n_6752750.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
Yeah, question about that - how did he get voted in?
[ In Reply To ..]I see that guy, I think he looks like a dirty rat, and everything out of his mouth confirms this.
What the heck is wrong with Wisconsonites? I don't think they're all millionaires or Koch Brothers fans, but perhaps they are employed by the Kochs? I really don't get it, except the extreme low voter turnout maybe?
I think he looks like a ferret. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]But I can see the rat comparison. He has very shifty eyes.
The Koch Brothers contributed more than $700,000 to Walker in his last campaign through their PAC. Americans for Prosperity. The airwaves were saturated with Walker ads.
I really do not understand Wisconsinites, not being born here. I am pretty much shocked, though, that kids under 21 are legal to drink alcohol if their parents "know about it" and 10 year-old kids can rifle hunt. From what I heard, it sounds like the law used to be that your first DWI "was free" but I think that has changed.
It seems just about every road corner has some house that has a license to serve beer and has a fish fry every Friday night. Our little town of less than 1000 people has at least 5 establishments in town that are mostly alcohol bars although they will serve frozen pizzas and hamburgers. One day I ordered milk with my lunch at one of the establishments and the owner basically chewed me out. Said "does it look like we serve milk here?" Had something like 28 different kinds of beer on tap.
Perhaps it is sort of a fetal alcohol syndrome.
what nerve - dnh
[ In Reply To ..]What nerve you have. Like a poster above, I have lived in Wisconsin my entire life other than my college years. There is NOTHING wrong with Wisconsinites. We are hard working, moral, decent and intelligent people. And, no, it wasn't low voter turnout. Walker was voted in and voted in a second time (surviving the recall effort). Perhaps the people of whatever state you are from could take a lesson in manners and class from Wisconsinites because it is rude and quite without class to make broad generalized statements such as yours. From Wisconsin and proud of it.
Wisconsin stats under Walker...sm - VTMT
[ In Reply To ..]Best State for Business - 42nd ~Forbes
Job Growth - 44th ~Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wage Growth - 45th ~Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job Growth through 2016 - 49th ~Forbes
Economic Outlook - 49th ~Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia leading index report
Short-Term Job Growth - 50th--LAST ~U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Nothing to show he would make a good president. Maybe he should take a clue from his fellow republican governor in Michigan.
I agree and I'll add 10,000 dislikes - Definitely off base
[ In Reply To ..]There are no attacks by Walker and republicans on the middle class. Looks like Walker has them scared. Good.
We are going to see lots of craziness coming from the GOP clown car. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Conservatives should let it sink in that commenting about their clown candidates does not mean we're afraid of them. LOL
For instance, Sarah Palin is a laugh riot a minute and a person that generates a lot of discussion and laughter nationwide.
If these GOP clowns ever stop saying stupid stuff is the time we'll be alarmed.
Translation: Not scared!
Yep. They're nothing but comedian-fodder. - nm
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I see a lot of the same craziness coming from the - democrat court jesters
[ In Reply To ..]And I can say the same thing about the liberals.
They should let it sink in that commenting about THEIR clown candidates does not mean we are afraid of them.
The same goes for your last sentence. It's amazing how much stupid stuff is said by the democrats. I'm not amazed at all the stupid things they say. Just alarmed at all the liberals who buy it.
Personal experience not left-wing propaganda - OP
[ In Reply To ..]Most people can recognize it. Oh well.
My union experience - in a right-to-work state
[ In Reply To ..]Our teachers, city workers, etc. are not unionized. My husband is part of a union through his job - some places have unions - some don't - my husband gets paid well and that is because of the union - but he is ready to retire and here is what he says about the union: the older guys understand the purpose of the union was to get good wages and benefits - that's been done - the young guys come in and want the moon - they don't want to start at the bottom of the ladder - they see the guys that have been working for 20 years and want the same salary - they complain that $80 a month is taken out of their salary to pay for the best health insurance money can buy for their family - they want the company to pay for all of it - so when the union contract is up - they fight for more and more - the company that my husband works for can afford to pay good wages and good benefits - but not all companies can.
The other problem is once hired, never fired....my husband can tell you that most of the young people coming in (and this is only where he works - not trying to paint an overall picture) do not expect to have to pull their weight - they are hired and then they sit back and collect their paycheck that the union helps them get - if they screw up and should be fired, or if they refuse to do part of their job - they run to the union rep and they have their job back.....
Just trying to show why unions are good and bad - the private sector unions are fine - if the companies cannot pay the wages the company folds - that's capitalism....but in the government unions, what happens when the taxes are no longer high enough to pay the wages of people who are not working but can't be fired.....
I am rambling - but hopefully you can understand the point I am trying to make.
Are you still living in the 50s-60s? Most of your statements - Truthhurts
[ In Reply To ..]seem to point to that age.
I grew up in a small town, too. The police and teachers were respected for what they did. There was no unions. Teachers got raises on merit. Teaching was a profession, not just a job with fantastic benefits that almost guaranteed you couldn't be fired even if you only passed students because you no longer wanted to look at them.
The police got raises every year. My father made a whole $8000 as a policeman in the late '50s. When he retired, he was up to $14,000. He loved his job. He was also a volunteer fireman and went to every fire if he wasn't on duty as a cop. He was beat up a couple times by hoodlums but never complained. It was all part of the job. He fell through the roof of a burning building and needed back surgery but never complained.
Walker did NOT defeat the public unions. They're still there. They just can't bully like they used to and the government doesn't have to accept outrageous demands. Don't forget that if you live in Wisconsin, poster, everything the public unions demand comes out of YOUR pocket, no one else.
The federal government shouldn't even be involved in wages. That's up to companies and since Obama made the suggestion to raise the minimum, there are so many companies doing it on their own. BTW, in my area, NO business pays LESS than $10/hour and those are not union jobs. Slackers get fired, not raises.
I think you should rethink a few of your remarks. Just because Walker saved taxpayer money doesn't mean he's against unions. I also don't know why you pull the Koch Bros. into the equation either for they have thousands of employees.
Should I pull Obama's beloved Warren Buffet into the equation because he, too, has thousands of employees?
BTW, doesn't Buffett own Burlington Northern or a substantial portion of it? Doesn't it bother you that the Keystone pipeline was vetoed and Buffett and Steyer put the pressure on Obama?
Don't like train derailments when carrying oil? Get used to them. They're only going to get worse.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/23/1366308/-Get-used-to-it-Dept-of-Transportation-predicts-10-oil-train-derailments-a-year
Not Just Public Unions - mbmt
[ In Reply To ..]When Governor Walker signs the right-to-work bill, it will not just be the public employees that are affected but also the private employee unions. Yes, the unions are still here in Wisconsin, but they are weakened which is exactly what Walker and the Republicans want. Union members tend to support Democrats.
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