Wisconsin Democrats leave state to delay anti-Union vote

[Tinker]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/ ... W520110217

[crashtech]

I have long wondered if being a government employee AND a union member entails a doubly redundant layer of protection that overly insulates public servants from accountability to whom they ostensibly owe their first allegiance.

[Tinker]

It's a good question. I do not know the answer.

[amos]

Some facts regarding contracts and provisions in them regarding deferred compensation as they relate to public sector employees.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-k ... id=topnews" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

While I am at it, some facts about health insurance markets:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/opini ... ef=opinion

I have been wrong and I have learned how wrong I have been (even as an insider, until recently). Bring on single-payer, ASAP.

[AzariLoveIran]

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Hitler To the 14 Wisconsin Democrat State Senators







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[CgDs]

[amos]

[CgDs]

[Tinker]

[Mr. Perfect]

Democrats in MI slash public school spending, left quiet as a mouse peeing on cotton.

http://detnews.com/article/20110221/SCH ... -huge-cuts

[Mr. Perfect]

Democrats in IL slashing welfare benefits, left quiet as a mouse peeing on cotton.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ammes.html

[Mr. Perfect]

All of USG debt, Federal/State/Local larger than whole of US economy, left supports no known proposed spending cuts.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03201.html

[amos]

Did the Wisconsin governor get punked into thinking he was talking to one of his Koch brother patrons?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/2 ... 27058.html

[Tinker]

[amos]

[Demon of Undoing]