Tag Archives: Unions

This Is Why We’re Doomed

Word of Hostess’ response to union demands at three of its plants is all over the news. It’s another “looking glass” moment for me. It’s surreal. You see the train coming, why do you jump into it’s path? The makers … Continue reading

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California: Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

I had to laugh as I read a breathlessly pro-union article at The Hill by San Fransisco State Professor John Logan because it made me want to eat my head. This is how he starts the article: Conservative activists in … Continue reading

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California Doom: The First Domino Falls in Stockton

The LA Times is reporting that the City of Stockton is preparing to file for bankruptcy. This Gold Rush-era port city, an epicenter of California’s agricultural exports, will become the nation’s largest city to seek protection under the U.S. bankruptcy … Continue reading

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California’s Education Woes

The Governor’s revised budget for the State of California is out and it gives some insight into our legislative priorities. In a $91 billion dollar budget, $26 billion goes to Health and Human Services and $38.5 billion to K-12 Education. … Continue reading

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Why Wisconsin Was Important

Over at Townhall Jeff Jacoby has a wrap-up from Wisconsin on the two takeaways from the election last week. The second is, in my opinion, the biggie: The most important of Walker’s reforms, the change Big Labor had fought most … Continue reading

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Is There Hope for California, Yet?

Incredibly, the voting citizens of San Diego and San Jose, the state’s second and third largest cities, overwhelmingly voted to cut pension benefits to city workers in the election yesterday. In San Diego the vote was 68% to 32% and … Continue reading

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Last Thought On Wisconsin

Last Wisconsin post. From DrewM over at Ace of Spades HQ: One final thought, a lot of the lefty whining over Wisconsin and Walker is that by preventing the state from collecting dues for unions Walker is destroying the Democratic … Continue reading

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