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Originally Posted by flstf
This is what troubles me most about public employee unions. Many taxpayers who cannot afford health care and pensions for themselves are forced to use what little money they have to provide those benefits for others. Also, I thought most public employees were somewhat protected by civil service rules and laws. This seems to be quite a bit different than private sector union employees striking against stock holders.
I guess I have a problem with forcing anyone who cannot afford health care and pensions for themselves to pay for others in the public sector including our politicians.
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This is a red herring. If anything, it is a justification for progressive taxes. If you believe that the state should provide free education, then you are going to have to hire teachers, which means that the teachers will make more money than some folks in the state. Unless, of course, you make the teachers the worst paid occupation in the state (and we are not talking about any fat cats here, as the starting salary for WI teachers is just above 25k a year).