Wisconsin Reborn
BARRY0619
2012/02/27 15:20:07
Wisconsin Reborn
This got a lot of attention to begin with, but the media has been real quiet as to how it all turned out.
Well, here are the results.
Remember,
the violent demonstrations over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a
Republican majority in the state legislature doing away with collective
bargaining for Teachers unions? And demanding that the teachers pay at
least a small part of their healthcare costs? And the Democrats in
the legislature leaving the state so there wouldn't be a quorum and a
vote couldn't be taken? Well... The results are in. Some school
districts went from a $400,000 deficit to a $1,500,000 surplus as a
result. They are even hiring new teachers, not firing teachers like the
Liberals and Democrats in the state legislature said would happen. Why?
the violent demonstrations over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a
Republican majority in the state legislature doing away with collective
bargaining for Teachers unions? And demanding that the teachers pay at
least a small part of their healthcare costs? And the Democrats in
the legislature leaving the state so there wouldn't be a quorum and a
vote couldn't be taken? Well... The results are in. Some school
districts went from a $400,000 deficit to a $1,500,000 surplus as a
result. They are even hiring new teachers, not firing teachers like the
Liberals and Democrats in the state legislature said would happen. Why?
Well,
here's the 'rest of the story'. It seems that the insurance company
that provided all the "so-called" benefits to the teachers was an
insurance company owned and operated by the teacher's union. Since the
outfit was guaranteed to get the insurance business from the teachers,
and the State had to pay for it (not the teachers) the insurance company
was increasing annual costs every single year to become the most
expensive insurance company in the state. It shouldn't have come as a
great surprise that the company was donating millions and millions of
dollars to its favorite democrat campaigns and politicians who, when
they got elected, were a virtual guarantee to keep funding the union's
outrageous costs. In other words, the insurance company was a "pass
through" for Wisconsin taxpayer money directly to the democrat
politicians.
here's the 'rest of the story'. It seems that the insurance company
that provided all the "so-called" benefits to the teachers was an
insurance company owned and operated by the teacher's union. Since the
outfit was guaranteed to get the insurance business from the teachers,
and the State had to pay for it (not the teachers) the insurance company
was increasing annual costs every single year to become the most
expensive insurance company in the state. It shouldn't have come as a
great surprise that the company was donating millions and millions of
dollars to its favorite democrat campaigns and politicians who, when
they got elected, were a virtual guarantee to keep funding the union's
outrageous costs. In other words, the insurance company was a "pass
through" for Wisconsin taxpayer money directly to the democrat
politicians.
Nice
racket! And this is the racket that is going on in many States which
allow collective bargaining for teachers and government workers. No
wonder the honest politicians in those States are trying to find ways to
take it away. Now the State of Wisconsin which was finally free to
put the teacher's insurance contract out for bids found that, lo and
behold, they have saved so much money it has turned deficits into
surplus amounts. As a result, none of the teachers had to be laid off,
new teachers were hired, everyone got a raise, etc., etc., and the
taxpayers of Wisconsin are now paying for their children's education
instead of paying more taxes to fund the union's political ambitions.
racket! And this is the racket that is going on in many States which
allow collective bargaining for teachers and government workers. No
wonder the honest politicians in those States are trying to find ways to
take it away. Now the State of Wisconsin which was finally free to
put the teacher's insurance contract out for bids found that, lo and
behold, they have saved so much money it has turned deficits into
surplus amounts. As a result, none of the teachers had to be laid off,
new teachers were hired, everyone got a raise, etc., etc., and the
taxpayers of Wisconsin are now paying for their children's education
instead of paying more taxes to fund the union's political ambitions.
*PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND THIS ONWARD! ITS THE ONLY CHANCE OF STOPPING THIS CORRUPTION
Top Opinion
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Tasine 2012/02/27 15:45:44
+9Great find! Great post! The hubris and pure gall of unions and all Progs is the most amazing thing about them. Unions ripping off the taxpayers and then fighting the taxpayers to prevent the taxpayers from protecting themselves. Astounding hypocrisy abounds within unions - definitely time for unions to fade off into the sunset and accept the fact they are worse than useless.
I guess you support the idiots in the unions huh?
The real issue here is the fundamental right of association. Company union or no unions are a bad thing. When I was a young man I worked at Kohler which had a company union. It was worthless. I also worked at Armira tannery in Sheboygan it had a Teamster union. It was a big help and made working conditions much better. This country has seen a decline in the value of work because unions have declined.
Maybe the unions went a bit overboard on health insurance. I can't tell from the data I found. Would the same coverage cost the same? The info just isn't there. In the final analysis we are going to need a national health insurance program because in a few years the costs will be much higher with the current system. One might also wonder now that the new company has the business how much will they raise the rates next year? I noted that Healthnet which is notorious for its death panels was invol...
The real issue here is the fundamental right of association. Company union or no unions are a bad thing. When I was a young man I worked at Kohler which had a company union. It was worthless. I also worked at Armira tannery in Sheboygan it had a Teamster union. It was a big help and made working conditions much better. This country has seen a decline in the value of work because unions have declined.
Maybe the unions went a bit overboard on health insurance. I can't tell from the data I found. Would the same coverage cost the same? The info just isn't there. In the final analysis we are going to need a national health insurance program because in a few years the costs will be much higher with the current system. One might also wonder now that the new company has the business how much will they raise the rates next year? I noted that Healthnet which is notorious for its death panels was involved.
I wish the recallers the best of luck and suggest everyone look much deeper into this before congratulating someone. The cost may well be much higher for the citizens and people of Wisconsin in the long run. Walker does seem to want to move those costs from the government to the people.
http://usa.goooh.com/2011/10/...
So, yes, it looks as though WI will have a special gubernatorial election this summer.
A good man under a lot of pressure, yet doing the right thing.
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