Junnama comments

I hope that isn't what the GOP is betting on to resolve the situation, because that's not going to work :)

More likely it's "ore, ore, ore"....

Still looking for that poll that agrees with you :)

@fishy

If an American said she was a Mexican beauty it would sound normal to me, because they're just talking about her heritage not her nationality.

But we don't know much about her musical activities !!! :)

How many Yachting enthusiasts do you know who load their boat with bibles to distribute?

To be honest I don't know any yachting enthusiasts...

You keep saying that but the polls don't agree with you.

I don't know. The polls say the people of wi don't want this. Sounds like taking advantage of a crisis...

What do you mean? They can't find jobs elsewhere? Sounds like fantasy to me ....

Right actually, you see the have people who compile these facts and then present them. Quite amazing really !!

They aren't forbidden from working. Magic of the free market: they can work elsewhere. You do believe in the free market right?

What may happen. That's up to the people of Wisconsin to decide. Of course the polls say they are not....

I think I did answer your question. It's as silly as asking why Sony has the right to charge you extra for adding a warranty to your tv. Because they see a reason to. Don't like it don't buy it.

Oh and your data about govt employees is flawed. Federal govt employees make much more but state employees make much less. These employees are state employees.

You still can't name a poll that says that can you :0

You're forced to pay taxes and forced to support your representatives in the same way are you not? Can you say, I don't like Obama so I'm not paying federal taxes? No you can't. Could the military say "we don't agree with gwb so we're not going to war."?

In the words of the GOP. Noone forces them to be teachers. There are non-union states where they can teach.

Ok, so you can't name one. Understood.

Name one... That should be easy :|

That's actually a giant qtip...

Not only is this news... It's really funny news :0

I have checked the polls. I can't find a single one that suggests Wisconsin voters support him. Can you tell me which poll you're talking about?

The military is very, very different. The UCMJ covers what you can and can't do... People who enter the military know they are giving up rights. All that being said noone would go after the military and try to screw them over without extreme consequences that would make this little strike seem like a sweet sixteen birthday party.

Thinking even further, this is really bad for the GOP. Did they really want to pitch this battle in Wisconsin? Wouldn't have some other state been a better choice?

Why not in the public sector?

Actually reading some of these polls I'm wondering if Wisconsin has impeachment rules...

Which polls are these? The ones I've read about say quite the opposite :|

The similarities between elected union officials and elected govt officials is quite remarkable :0

No, "the recipient company" is not the taxpayer. They are the companies the teachers buy goods and services from. Those companies will suffer and have to lay people off because less of their goods and services are being bought. There is no way around the negative effect on hiring.

The taxpaying voters made it clear that they wanted lower taxes, a balance budget and a BIG cut in the deficit.

They made it clear they wanted J-O-B-S. Nothing else..

Oh and the buying I'm talking about is things like groceries, appliances, cars and stuff like that that people (incising public employees) buy with their paychecks. That's the buying that will be reduced.

Not true, you just reduce govt borrowing, there will be no effect on taxes. If they quit then the go on unemployment or have no wages. In either case they will stop spending as much and hiring will go down.