This cartoon is way, way off-base. Nuclear power plants have been in use in the US for more than 42 years and there has never, ever been a death attributed to these reactors!
EaTn: Unions represent unions. The greater the value of the benefits they negotiate, the more union leaders benefit. Unions are a business, operating there own health care business, retirement system, etc. Very little difference except for public unions, where the taxpayer must foot the bill.
Firstly, collective bargaining is not a RIGHT, it's a PRIVILEGE that has been negotiated between a union and an employer of union members.
Unions served a useful purpose in the early to mid-20th century -- they serve little or no purpose today. American workers are not as dependent on unions to provide them a place in the workforce of a company and are much more likely to move to another company if they don't like their job or see greater opportunities elsewhere. The steady decrease of unionized employees over the past 30 years or so demonstrates this.
Unions also became far too greedy over the past 30 or 40 years. School teachers in Wisconsin may earn only $50 thousand or so/year but they receive health care benefits worth thousands more and do not currently pay anything into their retirement system. When you include those benefits into the equation their income may be as much as $80 thousand/year or more.
Generally, if the employees of a company are unionized and you want a job there, you must agree to join the union and pay union dues. This is blatantly opposit of "right to work" philosophy.
Let's look at these one by one:
09. The unions are pushing to implement formation of a union THROUGH THE USE OF CARD CHECK ONLY!
07. So who's correct? All we have here is a difference of opinion.
06. Maybe not a madrassah but you can't dispute the fact that Obama's development was in a very formative stage at that age. Impressions made during those years of age tend to remain into adulthood.
05. The attendance figure depends on which source you believe. I notice you do not cite yours.
04. The guidebook was sufficiently incorrect to prompt a recall and rewrite.
03. Simple "spin" used by both parties.
02. 15 years or 21 years, the acts were still occurring.
01. If university career counselors cannot work with military recruiters it inhibits recruiting! Might as well ban the ROTC.
I believe most people share my view of the health care legislation being debated in Congress -- it will simply cost too much. This country is in a financial crisis and cannot afford to incur an additional trillion plus dollars in additional national debit. The savings being touted by Congress is smoke and mirrors. Cuts in Medicare and Medicaid and other methods of financing this legislation would begin in 2010 but none of the results offered would begin until 2014 -- that's 3 years of taxation without anything to show for it.
I say fix what we already have. Don't reinvent the wheel and burden our children and grandchildren with the taxes that will be required by 2020 to sustain legislation passed in 2010.
The Bait
This cartoon is way, way off-base. Nuclear power plants have been in use in the US for more than 42 years and there has never, ever been a death attributed to these reactors!
Ron Ramsey
EaTn: Unions represent unions. The greater the value of the benefits they negotiate, the more union leaders benefit. Unions are a business, operating there own health care business, retirement system, etc. Very little difference except for public unions, where the taxpayer must foot the bill.
The Book Signing
Were the book titled "The Audacity of Hope" it could bear the signature "Bill Ayers".
Panel narrows scope of pill bill
What's with the obituary list!!??? Can't you list the names by date of death anymore?
Misguided assault on unions
Firstly, collective bargaining is not a RIGHT, it's a PRIVILEGE that has been negotiated between a union and an employer of union members.
Unions served a useful purpose in the early to mid-20th century -- they serve little or no purpose today. American workers are not as dependent on unions to provide them a place in the workforce of a company and are much more likely to move to another company if they don't like their job or see greater opportunities elsewhere. The steady decrease of unionized employees over the past 30 years or so demonstrates this.
Unions also became far too greedy over the past 30 or 40 years. School teachers in Wisconsin may earn only $50 thousand or so/year but they receive health care benefits worth thousands more and do not currently pay anything into their retirement system. When you include those benefits into the equation their income may be as much as $80 thousand/year or more.
Generally, if the employees of a company are unionized and you want a job there, you must agree to join the union and pay union dues. This is blatantly opposit of "right to work" philosophy.
I say send the unions packing!
Safety First
Let's look at these one by one: 09. The unions are pushing to implement formation of a union THROUGH THE USE OF CARD CHECK ONLY! 07. So who's correct? All we have here is a difference of opinion. 06. Maybe not a madrassah but you can't dispute the fact that Obama's development was in a very formative stage at that age. Impressions made during those years of age tend to remain into adulthood. 05. The attendance figure depends on which source you believe. I notice you do not cite yours. 04. The guidebook was sufficiently incorrect to prompt a recall and rewrite. 03. Simple "spin" used by both parties. 02. 15 years or 21 years, the acts were still occurring. 01. If university career counselors cannot work with military recruiters it inhibits recruiting! Might as well ban the ROTC.
Government budget cuts pose threat to recovery
When you don't have any money, you stop spending. Or would you have us borrow even more money that our grand children will have to repay?
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Poorly organized. How do you get to "Obituaries" and "Sudoku". I would think they should appear under the "Life" tab but can't find them.
Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit
“When I first walked through the door, the deficit stood at $1.3 trillion,” Obama said, citing the estimates that greeted him a year ago.
So why didn't he take steps to reduce the deficit rather than add to it? This President has no clue about how to govern.
Poll: Americans conflicted over health overhaul
I believe most people share my view of the health care legislation being debated in Congress -- it will simply cost too much. This country is in a financial crisis and cannot afford to incur an additional trillion plus dollars in additional national debit. The savings being touted by Congress is smoke and mirrors. Cuts in Medicare and Medicaid and other methods of financing this legislation would begin in 2010 but none of the results offered would begin until 2014 -- that's 3 years of taxation without anything to show for it.
I say fix what we already have. Don't reinvent the wheel and burden our children and grandchildren with the taxes that will be required by 2020 to sustain legislation passed in 2010.