Unions - taking care of the working man
Now this is downright sick on so many levels -- from
Fox News:
Democrats, Advocacy Groups Blast Cuts to Food Stamps to Fund $26B Aid Bill
Some Democrats are upset and advocacy groups are outraged over the raiding of the food-stamp cupboard to fund a state-aid bailout that some call a gift to teachers and government union workers.
House members convened Tuesday and passed the multibillion-dollar bailout bill for cash-strapped states that provides $10 billion to school districts to rehire laid-off teachers or ensure that more teachers won't be let go before the new school year begins, keeping more than 160,000 teachers on the job, the Obama administration says.
But the bill also requires that $12 billion be stripped from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, to help fund the new bill, prompting some Democrats to cringe at the notion of cutting back on one necessity to pay for another. The federal assistance program currently helps 41 million Americans.
So they are taking food out of people's mouths to fund unionized teachers. The article said it would amount to a bit over $50/month by 2014 -- that is a lot when you are depending on food stamps for living.
Unions have outlived their purpose -- 100 years ago, they were a necessity. Fifty years ago, they had their purpose. Now? They are a waste of worker money and the benefits they 'negotiate' are unsustainable.
Posted by DaveH at August 11, 2010 7:35 PM
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