Tag Archives: Taxes
We can survive without public sector unions. They cannot survive without us.
I call for the formation of a new union, one representing the over 80% of all workers who are not currently represented. I suggest that membership be open to all taxpayers not belonging to a union and that membership can be begun and ended year by year, with a prorated refund of dues anytime a politician you don’t want to support is supported. I suggest that we vote ourselves the “right” to bargain and the “right” to have union members pay OUR retirement and healthcare. In fairness, the unions will likely loose the ability to negotiate pension and healthcare soon either way. Perhaps we should only reserve the one right we truly do have; the right to the pursuit of happiness; the right to keep our property. I suggest we organize a taxpayers union and strike to end the extortion of our property on the threat of public employee sickouts. I want the right to strike and put the golden egg laying goose out of the egg laying business. I want to strike to end the practice of borrowing from our children without their informed consent, to send from balanced-budget/right-to-work states like Virginia, to states like Wisconsin. Continue reading
The Teacher’s Unions in Wisconsin have hastened the demise of public sector unions.
The teacher’s union could have simply allowed this proposed bill to pass quietly, then wait a couple of years and have the union supported Congress that would one day return, “fix it,” and get back to negotiating ever increasing benefits. What a fitting end to public sector union conflict-of-interest, at the hands of voter solidarity. Continue reading
Teachers are more fun than real people.
A person would have to be crazy to devote themselves to teaching students who do not value them, be berated by parents who want them to lighten up on school workload and complexity, while reporting to bureaucrats who will not support them except when lying about their motives contrary to their work agreement. I for one am thankful that such insanity exists.
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Dennis Kucinich is the domestic enemy he is sworn to defend against.
It seems obvious to me that Mr. Kucinich turns to his sense of morality for guidance instead of his sense of reason. It does not take courage to do what feels right. Courage is doing the right thing when people like Kucinich want you to feel like it is wrong or immoral. Vegas was built and thrives on people waging their own money on hope and a roll of the dice. Consider how powerful such hope is with other people’s money and a belief in “moral responsibility.” Continue reading
How much worse do we have to pollute the environment before we do something?
When you increase the cost of doing something, you get less of it. A regulation on production has compliance costs, which makes less regulated locations more competitive and attractive to industry. When such regulations involve pollution, regulating industry away from the regulation, increases pollution. Continue reading
You would think they should be saying thank you!
President Obama and President Mubarak have a lot in common. Americans also have some things in common with the Egyptian people. We will likely have more in common in the coming years. The question is, will we go to meet them, or will they come to meet us? Continue reading
WTF, Beer and Toilet Subsidies?
In-vest-ment noun \in-ves(t)-mənt\ – the outlay of money usually for income or profit. Much political discussion involves terms and phrases used in ways contrary to their definition. The cynical call it spin. President Obama says he wants to “invest” in … Continue reading
Teach a man to fish
I am challenged about the extension of unemployment payments to people who have been getting them for 99 weeks. I have avoided responding to such a narrow part of government spending because it does not behave or produce any differently … Continue reading
Pay Your Fair Share!
As we debate how selfish the “rich” are for whining over a 4% increase in the top marginal rate, (from 35% to 39%), Canada again quietly lowers their corporate rate to 15%, the fourth lowering in the last four years. … Continue reading
Freedom or Tyranny. Theft is theft, by individual or municipality.
I talked with a friend Wednesday, who I had not talked to for a couple of years. We talked several times over the next two and he questioned why I had not sent him any rants lately. Truthfully, I have … Continue reading