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To: Sully- who wrote (77242)	2/4/2010 2:10:31 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Government union membership now outnumbers private unions By: Mark Hemingway Commentary Staff Writer beltway-confidential 02/03/10 10:24 AM EST The Wall Street Journal reports: <<< It's now official: In 2009 the number of unionized workers who work for the government surpassed those in the private economy for the first time. This milestone explains a lot about modern American politics, in particular the paradox that union clout with Democrats has increased even as fewer workers belong to unions overall. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently that 51.4% of America's 15.4 million union members, or about 7.91 million workers, were employed by the government in 2009. As recently as 1980, there were more than twice as many private as public union members. But private union membership has continued to decline, even as unions have organized more public employees. The nearby chart shows the historical trend. >>> Overall, union membership is still declining but the trend here is ominous. In many ways, the rise of government unions is more pernicious than private unions. When private unions get out of control, employers go bankrupt -- see Detroit. When public unions get out of control, the government just keeps raising your taxes to keep up with the absurd benefits that public employees keep demanding. For further reading on just how out of control public employee unions are, this recent Reason magazine cover story, "Class War: How public servants became our masters," is essential reading. washingtonexaminer.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77242)	2/4/2010 2:41:13 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

A Balanced Budget Amendment By Mark Noonan on Second American Revolution Blogs For Victory This is the very best thing we can do for our nation: <<< A group of Republicans senators will introduce a constitutional amendment tomorrow requiring the federal government to keep a balanced budget. The proposal, which many states have enacted for their own budgets, would prevent Congress from running yearly deficits. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and George LeMieux (R-Fla.) will announce the legislation at a press conference Thursday morning. The senators will also propose a one year moratorium on earmarks, which critics say unnecessarily inflate appropriations bills. >>> We’re spending ourselves in to complete economic devastation. I know that the bankers and the government keep pushing out numbers saying things are getting better, but the truth is that its all coming apart – the bottom is out of the tub. Balancing the budget, lowering taxes and getting rid of wealth destroying regulations is what will get us out of this mess – and nothing less will do. blogsforvictory.com