Better Pay Attention... NOW!

This from the Sacramento Bee, Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Public worker unions seeking more clout

The state's ongoing budget crisis provides ample evidence that public employee unions wield immense – even hegemonic – influence over the Capitol's Democratic majority.

Every move on the budget affects those drawing public paychecks, and Democrats won't make any move without at least consulting the affected unions. Not only are Democrats highly dependent on the unions for campaign contributions, but an astonishing number of Democratic lawmakers come directly from their ranks.

For the rest of the article (Which I recommend):
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2008291.html

I wondered when this conflict of interest would surface. I’ve written to a few broadcasters about it but they’ve shown no interest. There are many voters in the citizen population who are of the government class. They are predominately supportive of taxes, and why wouldn’t they be? It is the source of their income and pensions. (Did you ever think about that?)

Most citizens of the government class will vote against the voter from the private sector. So when you hear complaints about the unreasonableness of the 2/3 requirement to pass a bill, be aware that the great majority of the voicing of those complaints comes from members of the ubiquitous SEIU or the Service Employees International Union who represent them.

The private sector needs that 2/3rds factor to protect itself from various public union members such as, prison guards, teachers, fire, police, and nurses. And don’t forget all their voting family members. That is a sizeable voting block. They are the ones who, in the main, defeated the reforms Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to get passed during his first term. Had the private sector not been fooled or asleep, and those ballot measures had passed, California would most likely be far better off today.

No postulate is perfect. I’m speaking in general terms. And, generally speaking, voters of the government class have a conflict of interest when it comes to voting for higher taxes. This would apply also to politicians who are beholden to unions for campaign dollars and votes.

While we all appreciate the service of those public employees, it’s time we got a grip on the situation. As demonstrated, not only by our current situation but the California town of Vallejo, there are limits. Limits which have all ready been exceeded.