Comments on: Why the Democratic Party-Union relationship is corrupt

By: Fleecing the taxpayers: it’s not just the Chicago Way « Public Secrets

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:38:57 +0000

[...] This is what happens in general when labor unions are allowed to become a labor cartel, to have a monopoly over the supply of labor: with no fear of competition, union bosses can concentrate on feathering their own nests. (I wonder how long it’s been since Trumka actually got his hands dirty in a mine?) With public employee unions, the situation is even worse, since political leaders are negotiating with the public’s money, not their own, and thus have less incentive to worry about the economic consequences, which may not come about until years later. (I posted a good video explaining this last March.) Combine a labor cartel with control over other people’s money, and you have a recipe for what we see so often at the local, state, and federal levels: a kickback scheme. [...]

By: California: Democrats shaft farm-workers’ rights « Public Secrets

California: Democrats shaft farm-workers’ rights « Public Secrets — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:02:29 +0000

[...] So, since card-check died as a federal effort, union bosses shifted their efforts to preserve their empires to the state level. SB104 is one of their victories, and the problems described in the above quote occur under the state law, too. I have to ask: if unionism is such a good thing, why are labor bosses and Democrats so darned afraid of secret ballots? Maybe there’s another reason… [...]

By: MadAlfred

MadAlfred — Wed, 11 May 2011 05:38:26 +0000

Wow. Leftist idiots do exist. “Genius” is such a misnomer.

By: screw genius

screw genius — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:53:09 +0000

Energy companies get more subsidies from Democratic lead Congresses. Banks get more subsidies from Democratic lead Congresses. Big Agribusiness get more subsidies from Democratic lead Congresses. All three groups spend more lobby dollars on Democrats than Republicans because Democrats will shill for anybodies silver. Simple.

By: Genius

Genius — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:34:29 +0000

Okay smart guy, what do you call Republicans and energy companies? What do you call Republicans and banks? What do you call Republicans and Big Agribusiness?

You are an intellectually bankrupt, dishonest shill for highlighting the Democrat’s main source of funding without looking at the Republicans. Also, the AFL-CIO is more than just public unions. It doesn’t matter, though, because unions confer benefits to all workers without- in many states- requiring those covered to pay dues.

You write off contributions, but explain this to me:
http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/charts/view/124
Union membership decreases economic inequality; something which- “studies show” (to use your tainted words- contributed to the massive financial crisis which threatened our entire economy.
How about the fact that union coverage is- if anything- somewhat beneficial to worker productivity?
http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/charts/view/125
Write that off if you will, but it definitely shows that unions at least do not hinder; but arguably encourage greater worker productivity.

Albert Einstein was not required to join a union; but he did. He knew they were good for the country.

Your implications are shallow, ignorant, and totally devoid of real intellectual support. You are obviously an ill-educated and cripplingly-biased individual.

By: Who’s Astroturf Now? | Liberty Rambles

Who’s Astroturf Now? | Liberty Rambles — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:10:16 +0000

[...] Funded by national Democratic Party organizations, funding by George Soros backed organizations and funding by Unions on the national level; these are the Democrat resources coming to bear on the eight GOP state [...]

By: Public Unions, Collective Bargaining, and Equality Among Organizations | The Will of The People/ wavnetradio.com

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:54:11 +0000

[...] the taxpayers hog.” Others claim that because unions tend to support Democratic candidates, “public employee unions are a mechanism by which every taxpayer is forced to fund the Democrat… And the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation released a video explaining that public [...]

By: Why collective bargaining for public unions is a corrupt deal « Public Secrets

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:22:12 +0000

[...] other words, it’s a kickback scheme, and we have to end it for the good of the [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:03:21 +0000

As usual. Spot on