tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6793758105033601536..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Better Than Gridlock? Right To Flee!Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-10187007608623927842012-01-05T08:40:38.134-05:002012-01-05T08:40:38.134-05:00This is tiring. The Republicans ought to send bou...This is tiring. The Republicans ought to send bounty hunters after the Democrats and drag them back in chains. "Compel their attendance" per the Indiana Constitution.<br /><br />But that's OK. It won't be an issue after the Republican landslide in November.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-73378022842497926022012-01-05T08:36:05.975-05:002012-01-05T08:36:05.975-05:00I don't think totally barring public unions in...I don't think totally barring public unions ins the answer. I like Florida's model, and think it works well. Employees are free to unionize, and the government will bargain in good faith, but workers are prohibited by law from striking.<br /><br />I don't see a difference under such a system between a non-striking public employee union and a lobbying group like the AARP or the NRA.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32241562969302252632012-01-05T07:44:22.507-05:002012-01-05T07:44:22.507-05:00Did Wisconsin "outlaw unions" outright, ...Did Wisconsin "outlaw unions" outright, or only public-employee unions?<br /><br /> The proposed Indiana law would apply to workers in general, and only bars closed shops.<br /><br /> Because they are not self-limiting, public employees are a special case, or at least that's what FDR and I think. If government workers drive wages up too far, the government that employs them doesn't end up having to move offshore or go out of business, it just shakes down taxpayers for more.<br /><br /> Greater privatization and/or funding via user fees might help with that problem. How many government "services" really need to be handled at taxpayer expense?Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-17205057124539624442012-01-05T07:31:55.728-05:002012-01-05T07:31:55.728-05:00I can see both sides. Florida, a right to work sta...I can see both sides. Florida, a right to work state, has a high cost of living and low wages.<br /><br />However, I don't like the idea of government mandated closed shops. I also don't like the idea of outlawing unions, as Wisconsin did.<br /><br />I don't see a moral difference between corporations and unions: both are organizations formed for the benefit of members, whereupon the members pool their resources to achieve more results collectively than they could as a group of individuals. The AARP, NRA, UAW, and Citigroup all have the same basic goal: maximize the profit of their members by soliciting the government for favor.<br /><br />You fix this by eliminating the government's ability to grant favor: everything from cushy contracts to corporate personhood.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.com