In what can only be described as bizarre, Rep. Robin Vos basically thinks the unions should have play dead during the recall election, while anti-labor forces spent wildly swaying and influencing voter opinions. According to Vos, it’s a way for unions to prove their public support, without unfairly tipping the scales with a positive union message.
Republican Wisconsin state Rep. Robin Vos said the big money spent by pro-labor forces in the recall elections shows "that they're not about protecting workers rights, they're about protecting political power."
Union money is free speech, the last time I looked at the Citizens United decision. But the new normal according to Vos, leaves only corporate free speech rights in place, because they are the all-powerful and omnipotent “job creators.” With so few jobs available, who needs those union “job protectors” anymore?
But no one ever takes the time to ask Vos, or any other union busting Republican, why “corporate bosses” are so much better than “union bosses.”
“This is the last grasp of those political bosses to be able to showcase why they need to have the political power, and they lost," he said.
The unions didn’t lose. But the real point Vos admits to should be much scarier; the only political power now is corporate. Vos appears to relish the shift in power.
One warning for Wisconsinites who don’t mind seeing wages, benefits and their quality of life lowered:
“As the changes have had time to sink in, people appear to be accepting it, and it appears to be part of the new status quo," said James Sherk, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation.
They would like that.
looking for ANY coverage of the stupid beer assault on rep. vos last night and found your blog assault on our intelligence.
ReplyDeletewhen the WEAC uses walker policies to spank its own employees and balance its budget, when lena taylor proclaims boycotts against wisconsin companies who create thousands of good jobs with benefits and support their communities, when even liberal taxpayers begin to see the sense of not rewarding corrupt union bullies, your argument is moot. corporations create jobs more than all the liberal squawk in the world. corporations are not evil; capitalism is not evil; profit is not evil. both democrats and republicans receive donations from corporations. i was a teacher for 30 years, fair share union dues; i know first hand about union power to steal from me and protect the worst teachers and buy politicians. if the estimated $30-40 million spent on the recalls would have been directed by the unions into job training or into classrooms, perhaps you could convince some taxpayers that the unions still have value in today's horrible job market. as it is, the union takes care of its own--damn the public, damn the kids, damn the taxpayers.
looking for robin vos, i found you.
had to unload--not a beer on your head at the inn--but my anger at your obdurate illogic.
Besides a list of silly cliche's about how liberals feel about business and profits, I'm afraid you just don't get, and never will.
ReplyDeleteConsumers are the job creators when they create demand. Without it, without a need for product, companies couldn't exist.
As a long time teacher, you leached off the benefits and pay, but still kept your phony individualism alive by whining.
I can boycott and fight back against the Koch brothers attempt to own the country. How do I know you weren't a lousy teacher to some kid or their parents? Funny, the unions take care of their own, while the Koch's seem to being doin that and more at our expense.
Since I drink fine craft beer, I would never think of pouring beer over even Vos' head. Your response is an assault on my readers intellegence and proves you were a bad teacher.
But I do appreciate the time you took and the talking point mythology created by the far right.