Monday, June 7, 2010

Union pensions

Can someone tell me why my taxes should go to bail out a non Federal employee union pension fund?

These unions have the most underfunded pensions in the country due to their mismanagement and now seek to have their useful idiots in congress pass legislation to bail them out. Can you tell me why these unions can continue to spend untold millions on political campaigns but not have to use the money to shore up their obligations to their members? That should be a crime like management diverting money that should have been paid for payroll taxes.

Liberals love to talk about "fairness" and "justice" yet they never think twice about putting their hand in my pocket and taking my money to give to their cronies.

When most Americans have to work longer because their 401 K has lost value due to the downturn that is being exacerbated by the massive spending and anti business policies of the current administration many liberals see no problem in not requiring union members to make similar adjustments due to the fact that their pension investments have also gone south.

Where is the "fairness" in that? Shouldn't the unions themselves be required to stop spending their money on political ads until they have their pensions properly funded?

It is time for the unions to go under the microscope.

3 comments:

Baxter said...

Ah, I see. You want your side to be able to scream, at the top of your lungs, but the other guys - the law needs to keep them quiet. I get it.

Mark R. said...

Will you ever be able to actually read what is said and respond to what is written?

Baxter said...

Mark - I summed up your cynical proposal. You want to shut the other side down while your political kinsmen proceed at will. It doesn't work that way in a free country, my friend.