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Obama’s Union Bailout: A Good Crisis Going to Waste

Aug20
 

Even the New York Times can’t ignore the fact that Obama’s latest union bailout cash isn’t going to help anyone keep their jobs, and The New York Times is really good at ignoring things that make Democrats look bad.
A few weeks ago Nancy Pelosi [...]

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Why the Issue of Overpaid Government Workers Matters

Aug19
 

-By Jason Richwine, The Heritage Foundation
Government workers probably aren’t overpaid, and even if they are, we shouldn’t care. This is Paul Krugman’s message in a recent blog post that takes on the critics of government pay. He is wrong on both counts.
The Heritage Foundation has [...]

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Unions Destroy Calif. Pension Reform Bill

Aug19
 

Like most bills, the legislation meant to reform California’s failing public pension system started out stronger than it ended up. But unlike most bills the final bill has been so gutted, so defanged, that it leaves the pension system in a worse mess than it [...]

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How Teachers Unions Abuse Non-Union Teacher Paychecks

Aug19
 

From the Independent Teachers for Colorado blog…
Check out this new Independent Teachers video about what happens when a non-union school employee who is forced to opt out of paying union fees every year misses the deadline because of family medical emergencies:

Due to family medical hardships, [...]

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For the Third Time Obama Gives Unions A Break From Transparency Rules

Aug18
 

The Obama administration and the Democrat Party has yet again instituted new rules to allow unions to get out of having to report their financial doings to the federal government by again rolling back reporting requirements.
Obviously as far as Obama is concerned “transparency” is one [...]

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