I have been following Rhode Island politics for the past year, starting with the landmark pension reforms pushed by General Treasurer Gina Raimondo. I also read about the consequences when cities refuse to reform: Central Falls, Rhode Island. I will never forget the lament of one retired fire-fighter, who commented about his pension "haircut" from the emergency manager instead of a "beheading".
"It was a scalping!" he retorted.
From Detroit to Rhode Island and even to my home state of California, where a fifth city will be declaring bankruptcy because of unsustainable public sector pension obligations, taxpayers, city residents, and anyone else who believes in the public compact of our local leaders are all getting scalped by public sector union thuggery, which demands too much yet offers nothing.
Liberal (and some would argue progressive) Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt warned about granting collective bargaining rights to public sector employees, and now these unjust associations are tying up statehouses across the country and forcing leaders to cancel major services or go bust.
After reading about the protests at Roger Williams Casino Park, I have learned that Rhode Island’s public sector unions are fomenting a boycott, with politicians’ assistance, to oust a conservative radio host, one of their harshest critics.
Now unions are attacking the media? These undemocratic activists must be stopped. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Michigan’s Rick Snyder fought back against public sector unionism. When will Governor Chafee, Speaker Fox, and the members of the General Assembly do the same?
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