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The Real Danger of Ted Cruz is Scott Walker
Ted Cruz became the first officially announced candidate for President on Monday when he delivered a speech before a captive (literally) audience at the ironically named Liberty University. He is one of the most strident, intractable candidates I can recall … Continue reading →
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Tagged "right to work", abortion, Affordable Care Act, ALEC, American Horror Story, American Legislative Exchange Council, Assembly, BarackObama, Barnum & Bailey, Ben Carson, big business, candidate, Christian, collective bargaining, conservative, Constitution, contraception, corporate overloards, David Ludwig, Donald Trump, drug-testing, economy, equality, evolution, Great Britain, Harley, homosexuality, incest, Jeb Bush, Kohl's, laborers, legislators, liberal, Liberty University, marriage equality, Medicaid, minimum wage, Obamacare, personhood amendment, politician, President, radical right-wingers, rape, redistribution of wealth, Republican, Rick Santorum, Ronald Reagon, school vouchers, Scott Walker, Senate, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, The Atlantic, trickle-down economics, unions, welfare, Wisconsin
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On the Budget and “Right to Work”
I know someone who voted for Scott Walker for governor of Wisconsin three times–his first election, the recall, and his most recent gubernatorial win. She is not a big fan of unions even though her husband is a union employee. … Continue reading →
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Tagged "budget repair" bill, "right to work", Act 10, Assembly, budget, Capitol, collective bargaining, conservative, Democrats, Department of Natural Resources, disposable income, economy, general strike, Koch Brothers, Legislature, Martin Niemoller, owners, poorhouses, President, protest, public education, public employee, public school teachers, recall, recycling, Republican, robber barons, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Senate, shareholders, small businesses, Supreme Court, tax base, Tea Party, trade professions, unions, University of Wisconsin, UW system, wage, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Idea
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Three Years Ago
Before Governor Scott Walker took office he had already created controversy by stating he would refuse funds for a new light rail system that had already been approved with federal money set to come to Wisconsin. He demanded that the … Continue reading →
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Tagged "budget repair" bill, agenda, biofuels, Capitol, citizens, collective bargaining, conservatives, Democrats, Department of Commerce, government, Governor Scott Walker, hearts, light rail, locals, Medicaid, politics, Progressives, protest, recall, Republicans, rotunda, solidarity, state employees, TAA, teachers, union, University of Wisconsin, Valentines, Wisconsin, Wisconsin fist, Wisconsin Uprising, Wisconsinites
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Unions for Dummies
With Labor Day coming up it seems like a good time to examine unions and their place in our society. Ever since Scott Walker effectively ended collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin I have heard many statements about unions … Continue reading →
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Tagged assembly lines, benefits, blue-collar, bottom line, capitalist, collective bargaining, competitive wage, corruption, Denver, distribution of wealth, divide and conquer, European Union, fast food, job safety, Labor Day, labor unions, management, minimum wage, negotiations, productivity, public employees, revenue, Scott Walker, small business, stockholders, strike, unions, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Uprising, workers
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Reply to Scott Walker
(reposted on Kick Butt Liberals, 5/16/12; published by Monologues of Dissent, 5/16/12 & The Progressive website, 5/17/12) When I arrived at home today I was greeted by a letter in my mailbox from the Scott Walker campaign, looking for a … Continue reading →
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Tagged BadgerCare, big labor, billionaires, Bureau of Labor Statistics, campaign, collective bargaining, donors, election, environment, jobs loss, millionaires, money, politics, poverty, recall, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, union bosses, unions, Wisconsin, working class
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A Single Bluebird 