The Associated Press filed a report that said Madison police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators from the Wisconsin Capitol who for two weeks have been fighting legislation that would strip some public workers of collective bargaining rights.
That’s good news.
“People here have acted lawfully and responsibly,” Wisconsin Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs said, “There’s no reason to consider arrests.”
That’s good news, too.
But it might be wrong to assume the police are supportive of the demonstrators’ cause. Police and firefighters are exempt from Governor Scott Walker’s effort.
Since February 15th there has been throngs of protesters filling the Mad City. As many as 70,000 or more on some days. Most of them have jobs. They tend to be highly educated and are well behaved. Many are from Illinois. They’re likely buying a souvenir or two just to prove they took part in the someday famous demonstration. They’ve got to eat and there’s a good many restaurants open for business.
This is Wisconsin we’re talking about. Tourism. Escape to Wisconsin. All except for the 14 — Rockford wants them. Everyone else can stay as long as they like. Watch for a coupon book soon. 🙂
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On The contrary. A Rasumussen Poll show 72% of people in Wisconsin think the Democratic lawmakers are doing the WRONG thing and a majority support Governor Walker over the unions. At least those people who actually LIVE in the state of Wisconsin as opposed to the “bussed-in” pro-union protesters
While I am not entirely in favor of breaking up unions totally, I do believe the state of Wisconsin and all states should limit the unions right to bargain for pay and benefits (Pensions). unions are useful for bargaining for workplace safety and workplace conditions. The taxpayers are being robbed! Governor Walker is doing the right thing for the most part.
A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center shows more people support the unions than Gov. Walker in regards to collective bargaining:
There is a break down by economic status in the article.
My income is most decidedly under that $75,000 threshold, so I am most certainly not ready to throw the middle class completely under the bus. I think there should have been a compromise worked out in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin spends more on welfare than on state employees:
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/#usgs302a
Click the pie chart to see that part of the health spending includes costs for those on welfare.
Picking on state workers is easy. Telling people to take responsibility for their own actions and keep their pants zipped up to prevent making kids they cannot afford is somehow, impossible for many politicians.
i wish Walker was our governor. Can’t afford these selfish public servants. They got us work8ng for them with nothing left over for us.
The police explicitly state that they support the demonstrators and that is why they will not evict them, so of course Mac takes that as evidence that the police do not support the protesters.
Keep living in that dream world of yours Mac.
Some people’s lips move while reading and that’s not because they’re reading phonetically. No, their lips are moving because they’re arguing before they’ve finished reading. I think you might be one of those people, Daniel.
To quote myself:
But it might be wrong to assume the police are supportive of the demonstrators’ cause.
Emphasis also mine.
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Another poll to consider is the November elections in Wisconsin. I hate to remind you whining liberals of that. No I dont.