Comments on: Fear And Voting In Wisconsin (The Note)

By: Noz

Noz — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:02:01 +0000

“The union management meets with the newly elected politician to say what the union wants the politician to do for them! This is why Franklin Roosevelt said he was against public employees’ unions.” – DeanBob

Public employee unions are a bad idea.
That is why the Liberals like them.

By: johnlocke

johnlocke — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:24:49 +0000

Who benefits from all the political polarization? All who make a living producing political adds and those that comment on them and their effect on the general populace. Who loses? The voting public.
Our political system is so scarred by this hoopla, it makes one wonder if we didn’t make a mistake when we separated from England.

By: deanbob

deanbob — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:19:52 +0000

A Republican belongs to the union. He/she is compelled to pay union dues. The union leadership take x % of those dues and contributes (in large marjority) to a Dem candidate. The Dem candidate wins. The union management meets with the newly elected politician to say what the union wants the politician to do for them! This is why Franklin Roosevelt said he was against public employees’ unions.

By: deanbob

deanbob — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:12:41 +0000

REAL_HOPE_AND_CHANGE | JUNE 5, 2012, 4:34 PM …..” A bachelors is probably $10k less, but still a teacher with 10 years of experience makes 75k. Sorry to dissapoint you, but teachers make a good living. And you got 3 months off.”……..And what are their fringe benefits?

By: tmferretti

tmferretti — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:05:07 +0000

JIMROD

There is no doubt the republicans in Congress believe in the trickledown theory of economics, the same theory that got us into the great depression and this mess today.

It’s always been rich versus poor throughout history. For many years there was a balance. The rich got a little richer and the poor got a little richer.

Thanks to the republicans, now the rich have the advantage and the power. If the republicans continue this course our economy will look like an hourglass instead of a pyramid. The small top will have a few very rich and the massive bottom loaded with the very poor

By: tmferretti

tmferretti — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:54:26 +0000

REAL_HOPE_AND_CHANGE

It sounds great, maybe I should tell all my teacher friends to move to Massachusetts. They aren’t doing that well and many of them have engineering and science degrees and some also have doctorates (PHDs)

I think I’ll wait though until I hear from some more teachers from Massachusetts. It looks like Mitt has Massachusetts wrapped up in the general election and Elizabeth Warren doesn’t have a chance since Mitt has improved the state so much: the teachers vote alone should put him over the hump.

By: Jim Rod

Jim Rod — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:44:13 +0000

TMFERRETTI it seems that the past 3 1/2 years of stopping those trickle down economics by Obama has backfired. I mean 10% and over 8% unemployment? No dont blame Bush!! Obama and his cronies said on the NEWS that a president does not set the economic standards of this nation in so many words. Lets ask him about solyndra and the other energy company in total lost all that nice money that he forced the tax payers give to them. How about GM they still owe Billions on their bail out but yet the bonus all their employees. New story today is Obama is waiting until after the election for him or the new sitting president to take the fall for the non pay back. If you do not like the pay if your a teacher then get out and find a different job. Your heart is not in it to teach a child it is in it to cry and moan over pay in a job you chose.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:43:24 +0000

WI Recall isn’t just about unions. Scott Walker has done a lot of things people disapprove of. He’s hired two (!) legal defense attorneys (you cannot do this by law unless you are under investigation), yet he denies being under investigation. He had unions agreeing to the concessions yet, decided to divide and conquer, by busting just SOME public unions. He did not bust police and fire unions whose members tend to vote Republican. He ‘balanced’ the state budget and got rid of the deficit by changing the accounting method. IF he was using the same accounting method that was used prior to his adminsitration, the numbers wouldn’t look so good.

By: Jim Rod

Jim Rod — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:36:09 +0000

Wow I know this is a different story line but you may not see it anywhere but on OTHER news stations. Oprah was frozen out of the white house by Obama’s caring wife because she may have become a political threat to their power. Oh my! Oprah lost a fair percentage of her viewers when she endorsed Obama and campained for him. Well she did lose my wife and neighbor. Oh my now she is in turmoil that she is locked out of the white house because she may have to much political clout and could sway the vote. I think not I think Obama has already done that himself.

By: real_hope_and_change

real_hope_and_change — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:34:51 +0000

“REAL_HOPE AND_CHANGE

Are you telling me all teachers in Massachusetts make $88,000 a year? I find that hard to believe.

Do you honestly believe that most teachers in this country are not under paid?”————Funny you talk as if you know something about unions and you clearly are clueless. There are pay scales. They are based upon years of experience and education level. My spouse has 10 years of experience, with a PHD. Every teacher with 10 years and a phd makes that in the district. This small town district is about average. Boston is higher. You can teach kindergarten with 10 years of experience and a phd and make the same money as an AP biology teacher. A bachelors is probably $10k less, but still a teacher with 10 years of experience makes 75k. Sorry to dissapoint you, but teachers make a good living. And you got 3 months off. I can give you plenty of stories about the pampered unions.