[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lore', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', 'T')he federal government and many state and local governments are bankrupt and have to reduce spending.

[vision-master]

Asking?

[Xenophobe]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'A')sking?

[Cid_Yama]

They already agreed to financial concessions. The issue is the Republican attempt to deny them collective bargaining rights and bust the Unions which you convieniently fail to acknowledge.

You liked it when the war was one sided.

Let's see how you like it when the workers fight back.

I am now using a significant part of my personal fortune to help in the fight for social justice. One Nation, One Union!

[Lore]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lore', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', 'T')he federal government and many state and local governments are bankrupt and have to reduce spending.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Xenophobe', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'A')sking?

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lore', ' ')What the Gov. wants is their ... pay which cannot be more then the cost of living.

As they fall so does the level of pay for everyone.

[vision-master]

What this labor movement needs is violence, 30's style.

FBI visits home.....

[Xenophobe]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', 'T')hey already agreed to financial concessions. The issue is the Republican attempt to deny them collective bargaining rights and bust the Unions which you convieniently fail to acknowledge.

[Lore]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lore', ' ')What the Gov. wants is their ... pay which cannot be more then the cost of living.

As they fall so does the level of pay for everyone.

[Cid_Yama]

The only power the workers have is to stand together and resist.

Strength through Solidarity.

I have always worked on the side of social justice. Being wealthy doesn't automatically place you on the Dark Side.

There are many wealthy people fighting for social justice. This includes Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

It isn't the poor vs the rich.

It's the workers against the wage slavers.

[rangerone314]

How does making sure the rich keep their tax cuts during a deficit (despite the upper 1% gaining the majority of the wealth generated in the 2000's) and reducing the middle class further help the country?

State workers make more than private workers but less if you count their educational level which on average is higher. They trade higher potential pay in private sector in exchange for more secure benefits in the public sector, and now when the going gets tough, the pimps for the fatcats want to take that away.

I've never been a big fan of state workers OR unions, but I'm calling B.S. on this!

[Xenophobe]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', ' ')Being wealthy doesn't automatically place you on the Dark Side.

[Cid_Yama]

The side of the equation I am on is Social Justice.

You, Plantagenet, and Cog are clearly on the side of the wage slavers.

That places you on the Dark Side.

Actually, you make a good point. The workers don't stand alone.

It's Social Justice vs the Wage Slavers.

[Lore]

Right on and game on… but let me post my anthem!

Bruce Cockburn - If I Had a Rocket Launcher

[Cid_Yama]

Thank you for that, Lore. I had not heard him before.

[Lore]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', 'T')hank you for that, Lore. I had not heard him before.

[eric_b]

It's difficult for me to determine why this legislation (in Wisconsin) is now being 'pushed through'. Some say it's entirely a budget issue, others say it's all about union busting and a political agenda. News has grown so deeply shallow in the US it's not easy to know for certain. If it's primarily a budgeting problem.. well then apparently the economy is still doing very poorly and tax revenue continues to drop. If 'TPTB' are attempting to get this legislation passed for other reasons God only knows what they may be.

Bill Wineke laments 'Walker's bleak vision for Wisconsin'
http://www.channel3000.com/news/26933342/detail.html

I've lived in Madison most of my life, and all I can say with certainty is I haven't seen such a prolonged protest in ages.

Again, here are a few images I collected last week:
http://www.fractalfreak.com/wx/BlackThursday/index.html

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eric_b', ' ')If 'TPTB' are attempting to get this legislation passed for other reasons God only knows what they may be.

[Xenophobe]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', 'T')he side of the equation I am on is Social Justice.