1 December 2011, 4:13 pm
Public unions sell their votes for higher pay at the taxpayer's expense and act as a permanent, growing support base for bigger government. It's a self-perpetuating cycle of greed and corruption. Even the most liberal politicians in our history like FDR opposed collective bargaining because there is little to keep unions from becoming corrupt when they bargain with the very politicians they elect. It's called Quid Pro Quo: you scratch my back, I scratch yours. Liberals place an unreasonable amount of faith in large institutions: unions, foundations, big government, large corporations, and universities. These institutions are based on principles that are antithetical to democracy. They are not democratic, they are hierarchical: Someone is at the top and everybody else is at the bottom. If public unions were to continue in this country, there needs to be reforms made to prevent corruption.... Read More »
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