tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post7049350643093761463..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: The Unfortunate Reality of Act 10. Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-4278353508868434732013-08-02T17:22:40.939-05:002013-08-02T17:22:40.939-05:00Yep, it's so costly to run a business in these...Yep, it's so costly to run a business in these parts, given that Wisconsin has the <a href="http://jakehasablog.blogspot.com/2013/07/fed-data-shows-low-wages-cause-wis.html" rel="nofollow"> lowest average weekly manufacturing wage in the Midwest. </a> <br /><br /> Anyone who believes the "high cost of unions" lie is either someone who is rationalizing their greed, or an ignorant, weak-minded fool. PERIOD. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-53801360008392815922013-08-02T16:46:08.512-05:002013-08-02T16:46:08.512-05:00That's almost certainly true.That's almost certainly true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-46248591376855608622013-08-02T16:15:31.358-05:002013-08-02T16:15:31.358-05:00Going after the Police and Firefighter unions is j...Going after the Police and Firefighter unions is just step 2 in the divide and conquer strategy.<br /><br />Step 3 will probably be having the entire state be "right to work" and try to destroy the private sector unions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-65802802733352450412013-08-02T15:22:54.541-05:002013-08-02T15:22:54.541-05:00I take issue with the caricature: Walker's br...I take issue with the caricature: Walker's brain case is not that big!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-59119597894909582642013-08-02T15:04:00.501-05:002013-08-02T15:04:00.501-05:00Germany is almost single handedly holding up the E...Germany is almost single handedly holding up the Euro. Its' economy is propping up the labor market. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/31/german-unemployment-rises-slightly-to-68-percent-in-july-as-summer-holidays/ Unemployment between 6.6% and 6.8% ? In our dreams. <br /><br />Secondly, there are plenty of states doing well despite "millions to execs". If it were a matter of millions, there would be no act10 and we'd be complaining about something different entirely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-48076236448854416162013-08-02T14:51:13.218-05:002013-08-02T14:51:13.218-05:00Yeah, let's not blame the exec's who took ...Yeah, let's not blame the exec's who took millions in salary. Let's blame the unions who fight for decent pay and benefits. It get's old hearing that unions are to blame.<br /><br />Ask yourself, why is it that Germany's unions aren't causing their businesses to move to China?WhatIsCommonSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048050176971497842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-84174524154791185542013-08-02T13:48:33.799-05:002013-08-02T13:48:33.799-05:00Evenrude, Miller, Torro, etc. Caterpillar seemed l...Evenrude, Miller, Torro, etc. Caterpillar seemed like it was going to be next. Unions have much to do with why businesses pull up in search of cheaper labor. And Act10 was in response to a $3.62Billion deficit hole. (Doyle's deficit) The point? The loss of jobs was already being felt. Unions aren't a bad thing, that is to say, but sometimes the battle for "worker's rights" ends in fewer workers. Agree with you on free trade though. Clearly a blight on the US middle class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-30934052627864377082013-08-02T13:32:18.427-05:002013-08-02T13:32:18.427-05:00Let's not forget that Walker turned down $800 ...Let's not forget that Walker turned down $800 mil in ready to go funding for inter-city rail, which also led to the premature shut down of Talgo in Milwaukee. <br />Way to go, Mr. Job Creator!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-15372332802213158932013-08-02T13:01:50.153-05:002013-08-02T13:01:50.153-05:00Unions had nothing to do with our lack of jobs. I...Unions had nothing to do with our lack of jobs. It was "free trade" agreements, poor management and the final nail in the coffin was Walker's ACT10 which by his own admission pulled $1 billion dollars of demand out of our economy. <br /><br />Jeff Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118335402641807712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-33637115160249263072013-08-02T12:58:36.847-05:002013-08-02T12:58:36.847-05:00Unions are largely what drove businesses out of th...Unions are largely what drove businesses out of the state. Other than that whole cause/effect thing, you might have been on to something. Walker didn't ship jobs out. They left on their own. When you've successfully unionized China, India, the Philippines, etc, unions here will stand a chance. So get cracking on those chain letters. Oh and the cartoon was great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-38408715679837815252013-08-02T12:55:18.295-05:002013-08-02T12:55:18.295-05:00Republicans believe that only Communists think tha...Republicans believe that only Communists think that the lesson of Vietnam is to work for peace. So this brave Vietnam vet perfectly fits the twisted caricature that Republicans hold toward the Solidarity Singers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com