End Public Sector Unions...Period

...public sector "collective bargaining" is a bad joke, given that there are only chairs on one side of the bargaining table.  The bigger universe of interested parties have zero representation in the process.  There is no natural force working to keep costs in line.

Moreover, quite often the very politicians who are "negotiating" with the public unions are politicians who have been financed by those same unions.  At least Bernie Madoff ripped off his clients with some panache.  No such style is even required in a public sector union negotiation when the folks in charge are bought and paid for Democrats.

Under any circumstances and in any economy, it is simply a matter of time before these costs reach a tipping point.  We are at that time.  There is simply no more money to give to these public sector unions -- period.

And that is why we are seeing what we are seeing in Madison this week and it is why we have seen the emergence of Chris Christie as a national phenomenon.  And I welcome it.  Things are finally so bad -- that they are good.  And by good, I mean that folks now cannot help but pay attention to the issue of public sector unions.

I submit that the very existence of these unions has only been allowed to happen because it's the kind of issue an electorate is never forced to confront -- until they are forced to confront it.  And now they are. ...

 

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