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"Public-sector unionism is a very different animal from private-sector unionism. It is not adversarial but collusive. Public-sector unions strive to elect their management, which in turn can extract money from taxpayers to increase wages and benefits -- and can promise pensions that future taxpayers will have to fund.
The results are plain to see. States like New York, New Jersey and California, where public-sector unions are strong, now face enormous budget deficits and pension liabilities. In such states, the public sector has become a parasite sucking the life out of the private-sector economy. Not surprisingly, Americans have been steadily migrating out of such states and into states like Texas, where public-sector unions are weak and taxes are much lower."
We found in San Diego that the cost to the schools of monopoly unionism is a premium of 35%above the actual cost of construction. That means we lost 35% on every dollar spent when unions are involved.
Does this answer the question why California has a current deficit of $36 billion and a total of over $600 billion in debt. Bottom line, the unions buy the Democrats politicians (they do not give money to Republicans, maybe because the GOP'ers won't sell out the families of California for power) then the Democrat office holders make the unions, not the children, elderly or jobs of California, their priority.
Until union membership is voluntary, and membership in the union is as important as membership in Rotary, California and America will continue to bleed.
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The results are plain to see. States like New York, New Jersey and California, where public-sector unions are strong, now face enormous budget deficits and pension liabilities. In such states, the public sector has become a parasite sucking the life out of the private-sector economy. Not surprisingly, Americans have been steadily migrating out of such states and into states like Texas, where public-sector unions are weak and taxes are much lower."
We found in San Diego that the cost to the schools of monopoly unionism is a premium of 35%above the actual cost of construction. That means we lost 35% on every dollar spent when unions are involved.
Does this answer the question why California has a current deficit of $36 billion and a total of over $600 billion in debt. Bottom line, the unions buy the Democrats politicians (they do not give money to Republicans, maybe because the GOP'ers won't sell out the families of California for power) then the Democrat office holders make the unions, not the children, elderly or jobs of California, their priority.
Until union membership is voluntary, and membership in the union is as important as membership in Rotary, California and America will continue to bleed.
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