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**Greapyjeory** · 02-17-2011, 02:28 PM

I completely disagree. The people who teach, keep us secure and put out fires are groups are all public oriented groups that deserve to be on the same level with each other.

If you're going to take away the teachers union ability to even negotiate pay increases, but you're going to let police and firefighters have that right, you're clearly discriminating one group and favoring others while all of those jobs are public jobs.

If only public referendums can determine whether teachers get a pay increase, than it should be the same with all public sector jobs.

We're either pissing in the same pool here or we're not.

But the bigger picture narrative here is about an ideology that clearly wants to take away from the bottom and give to the top.

I would agree that this is the way the law should be.

Logically, it's pretty asinine to put law enforcement and firefighters on a pedestal while demoting teachers. I think all of these groups should be equally restricted in their ability to unionize.

I also agree that these people are easier targets than corporations. However, I'm not sure if raising corporate taxes would be a good idea for Wisconsin. A large part of what determines the feasibility of a tax raise is how your neighboring states measure up in taxation.

02-17-2011, 02:28 PM	#30
Greapyjeory Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	I completely disagree. The people who teach, keep us secure and put out fires are groups are all public oriented groups that deserve to be on the same level with each other. If you're going to take away the teachers union ability to even negotiate pay increases, but you're going to let police and firefighters have that right, you're clearly discriminating one group and favoring others while all of those jobs are public jobs. If only public referendums can determine whether teachers get a pay increase, than it should be the same with all public sector jobs. We're either pissing in the same pool here or we're not. But the bigger picture narrative here is about an ideology that clearly wants to take away from the bottom and give to the top. I would agree that this is the way the law should be. Logically, it's pretty asinine to put law enforcement and firefighters on a pedestal while demoting teachers. I think all of these groups should be equally restricted in their ability to unionize. I also agree that these people are easier targets than corporations. However, I'm not sure if raising corporate taxes would be a good idea for Wisconsin. A large part of what determines the feasibility of a tax raise is how your neighboring states measure up in taxation.
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