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Strangulation by Union

helioquois Wrote: Sep 26, 2012 1:53 PM

Hey pal...our officials in America do not rule, they govern. If you choose to be ruled, there are plenty of fantastic places you can go and lap in your servitude. And your idea of letting the government do what it is supposed to do is very dangerous, because they continually assign themselves things that are not their concern...all on your behalf, by the way, and on your dime. Sam Adams once again comes to mind: “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”

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Strangulation by Union

The Chicago teachers strike is over, but the public didn't win. Schools will still transfer bad teachers to other schools because it's nearly impossible to fire them. When bad teachers go from school to school, principals call it "the dance of the lemons." It would be funny if those teachers didn't slowly wreck children's lives.

The basic issue is: Who decides how to manage a workplace? Unions say it's good that they protect American workers from arbitrary dismissal and make sure everyone is treated equally.

But it's not good.

Rules that "protect" government workers from arbitrary dismissal and require everyone...

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