Sunday, February 27, 2011

Walter Block: Why We Must Support the Union Thugs

Sunday, February 27, 2011
Walter Block: Why We Must Support the Union Thugs
Posted by Robert Wenzel at 10:44 AM

This is not likely to make it into the union's PR packet of economist professors supporting the union, but Block has it correct, this is a battle of two thugs:

More than a few people have asked me where I stand on the controversy between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and the public employee unions against which he is contending.

I favor the union thugs, not the government thugs. For me, it's like Stalin versus Hitler: a pox on both of them. But, I like to root for the underdog, the weaker of the two bad guys, and that's the union in this case. I do so because I want the fight to long continue, so that both are weakened as much as possible. The state has more guns, better public relations (they have bought off more journalists, intellectuals, clergy, and others of Hayek's "second hand dealers in ideas") than the unions.

So, if we want the battle to weaken the both of them, we must support, ugh (no, double ugh!) organized labor. Also, it is my judgment that the government is a worse violator of human and economic liberties than are the unions, bad as are the latter.

The essence of Block's argument is that this is not a battle of less government versus more government, but a battle over who controls the loot. There is a strong anti-public employee union stance by advocates of freedom, which is great, but somehow this anti-union attitude is being transferred into support of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Despite heavy propaganda otherwise, Walker is not a free market guy.

During Walker's tenure as Milwaukee county executive, according to AP, "overall county spending ... increased 35 percent".

With regard to the agriculture industry, Walker has stated:

My administration will build on this history by strengthening public/private partnerships that will incorporate 21st century innovations into best practices standards to ensure that the next generation of farmers can produce even more than we do now.

You know what that means. Crony deals between the Wisconsin government and government favored ag corporations.

He also wants to direct infrastructure money to "help the farmers":

We must also continue to invest in our state's infrastructure to ensure farmers can move their products to market for years to come. In the last eight years, Gov. Doyle raided $1.3 billion from Wisconsin's Transportation Fund. This is money that could have gone to fixing our state's rural roads, highways and bridges. I will protect the Transportation Fund by ending the raids and supporting a constitutional amendment to protect it from raids by future governors.

Huh, Block may also have something to say about the Transportation Fund.

Back to Walker.

He is certainly not against public education and appears to have no clue that innovation comes about via the private sector and not via a bureaucracy. He says:

We will also create a new class of highly qualified, well-paid teachers who will be given the opportunity to advance in their career. These highly qualified teachers will be called on to mentor other teachers, while still devoting most of their time to classroom teaching.

Bottom line, as Block makes clear, there is no strong reason to cheer the activities of either of these groups. Let's hope they destroy each other in this battle.

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/02/walter-block-why-we-must-support-union.html

The New 2 1/2 Men

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CBS Should Re-Make Two and a Half Men With A New Cast

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:00 AM PST

I have to be honest, I thought Two and a half Men was a really stupid show. I saw a few episodes and the wonder that it had gone on for as long as it has is flabbergasting to me.

That said, the one thing I can appreciate about it is the people who worked on the show were able to put food on the table and a roof over their head because it provided their employment. This includes Charlie Sheen, but in his case that roof over his head was made of coked out porn stars.

It wasn't enough for Sheen to be satisfied with being the highest paid actor on television. He needed to be perpetually messed up on drugs too. Now some selfish rant against the network has caused the show to be cancelled for the season, effectively screwing hundreds of people out of work they need because they don't get to make millions for "acting" like an ingracious piece of s**t on camera.

Rather than cancel for the season, I think CBS should just reboot the show with a new cast. I have a few ideas, starting with a very obvious option...

Then there's a choice even more obvious than that...

I call this one "the trans-gender barrier buster"...

This is the best option, but the need for special effects make it cost prohibitive...

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Re: Tea Party: For The People or Traitors your choice.

The latest Leftover drivel from the web on the Kochs and Wisconsin-- a little fact checking

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 12:08 PM, <P00FUGO@a.com> wrote:

IN 2008 NATIONWIDE STATE WORKERS EARNED 11 PERCENT LESS AND LOCAL WORKERS EARNED 12 PERCENT LESS THAN PRIVATE WORKERS WITH COMPARABLE EDUCATION LEVELS WALKERS BILL GIVES HIS ADMINISTRATION THE POWER TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO MEDICAID TO SAVE MONEY REGARDLESS OF CURRENT LAW AND WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATURE. THAT IS FACT AND THAT IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WALKER WILL NOT MAKE CUTS TO THE PRISONS AND BY THE WAY A PRISON WORKER SAID THE KOCH BROTHERS TOURED THE PRISON HE WORKED AT A WEEK OR TWO AGO, PRIVATE PRISONS MAKE ALOT OF MONEY YA KNOW

1) So according to the Demwits, resurrecting their dead 70s comparable worth doctrine, a version of Marx's refuted labor theory of value, a government educrat who has government mandated credentials like an MA or PhD in education theory or non-profit administration, should be paid more to teach social studies than a private school teacher teaching math or science, if the latter only has a BA in math, chemistry, or physics.

2) And the Kochs are just trying to own private prisons in Wisconsin. Even though half the people in prison are there for drug offenses and the Kochs give money to groups that advocate drug decriminalization.

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On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 1:11 PM, rorywolf <ragprezioso@gmail.com> wrote:

Now for all those who think the Tea Party is the parties for the
people get this, They are supporting the union busting. The one thing
the jobs that are left in the United States have for some sort of
protect was the collective bargaining now the government wants to take
this away this put us back to the 1940 and 1950 where other people
fought for rights of workers . Now I am not saying that all the
policies of unions are right but it can be corrected but you do not
have to abolished.

What next for the Tea party the National Labor Relations Board and
then anything that has do with the fair treatment of worker here in
the United States . Come on people wake up if this does not show you
what this Party is made up of then you really do not care. What they
are doing is only good for the government and the rich it will not
help us. In the end it will completely take the rights of worker away
where as if they want to cut you pay oh well you have no protection.

So in all when you look at some calling themselves a Political Party
with no real candidates with their name you know this is a false party
and deserves to be take apart by the people who caught themselves
righteously supporting them without seeing what they are about.

The Author

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Tea Party: For The People or Traitors your choice.

Now for all those who think the Tea Party is the parties for the
people get this, They are supporting the union busting. The one thing
the jobs that are left in the United States have for some sort of
protect was the collective bargaining now the government wants to take
this away this put us back to the 1940 and 1950 where other people
fought for rights of workers . Now I am not saying that all the
policies of unions are right but it can be corrected but you do not
have to abolished.

What next for the Tea party the National Labor Relations Board and
then anything that has do with the fair treatment of worker here in
the United States . Come on people wake up if this does not show you
what this Party is made up of then you really do not care. What they
are doing is only good for the government and the rich it will not
help us. In the end it will completely take the rights of worker away
where as if they want to cut you pay oh well you have no protection.

So in all when you look at some calling themselves a Political Party
with no real candidates with their name you know this is a false party
and deserves to be take apart by the people who caught themselves
righteously supporting them without seeing what they are about.

The Author

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The cartoons are getting better and better.

The cartoons are getting better and better.



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Tea Party -- One Lump or Two? : Down with Fat 'Crats!

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Educrats and your tax dollars at work

Kansas High School Column Advocates Death to Gays

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EAST HIGH MESSENGER ARTICLE X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM

An opinion column in the February 11 edition of a Kansas high school's student newspaper says same-sex relationships "just are not normal" and uses quotes from the Bible to advocate punishing gays and lesbians with death, according toTheWichita Eagle.

Gay rights activists are calling on Wichita school leaders to "undo the damage and hurt" caused by the column, which ran in the editorial section of East High School's The Messenger.

The column says same-sex couples "just are not normal" and "should be frowned upon." It then quotes a verse from the Bible, saying men who have sex with other men have "committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death."

District officials and the newspaper's faculty adviser say the column is free speech and is protected by the First Amendment and the Kansas Student Publications Act.

But the president of the Wichita chapter of the Center for Human Rights says the column isn't free speech — it's hate speech.

Administrators "have the responsibility to make sure our kids are safe," James Pryor said. "By allowing this hate speech to happen, it's just legitimizing bullying and hate, and it's irresponsible."

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Fwd: something of interest

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From: lbiglee75 <leroys501@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:50 AM
Subject: something of interest
To: tea-perty-patriots@googlegroups.com

John Perkins w/ an interview with the Daily Bell made this statement
about the Bank for International Settlements.

" It's the enforcement because that's
the way the laws are written in all the various countries that we
inhabit. As long as the people who are running the banks and
corporations also control politicians, which today they do around the
world, then they get to write the laws. It's interesting that during a
lot of my lifetime in the United States, for example , our laws were
written by elected officials, but today that is not the case. Today in
the United States the lobbyists write the laws, the elected officials
are essentially owned by big corporations. That 's not true on all
issues, but it's true on big issues that affect big corporations.
We've reached a new geopolitical reality that we have never known
before. This is a new situation."

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The Entitlement Bunch

Scotty Starnes | February 27, 2011 at 8:30 AM | Tags: Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Barney Frank, Elena Kagan, Harry Reid, Joe Biden, Maxine Waters, Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-4za

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Texas Group creates college scholarship program for...White men

Scotty Starnes | February 27, 2011 at 7:30 AM | Tags: college scholarships, Former Majority Association for Equality, San Antonio, Texas, Texas State University | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-4z7

Screams of racism coming from Jesse and Al in 3...2...1

From MSNBC.com

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — Members of a new Texas association are starting a college scholarship program for a group of students they say do not have as many scholarship options as others -- white men.

Colby Bohannan, a student at Texas State University in San Marcos, and some friends have formed the non-profit Former Majority Association for Equality, which will provide the scholarships. The idea was that there are many scholarships geared toward helping minorities and women attend college, and there are also scholarships for people from certain religions or from certain families. But Bohannan thought his demographic group was missing.

"We know that we're going to be receiving some vicious attacks, from people claiming that we are racists, or promoting some bigotry-filled agenda," Bohannan said on Thursday.

Starting this summer, the association plans to provide as many as five $500 scholarships to deserving white men who have at least a 3.0 grade point average, Bohannan said.

"Our aim is actually just to help students," he said. "We are not trying to jump on any political agenda or bandwagon."

Non-Hispanic whites are, in fact, a minority in the state of Texas. Census numbers released earlier this month show that they make up about 42 percent of the state's population, down from more than half just ten years ago.

It's not the United Caucasian College Fund but its a start.

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