Protesters flood Wis. Capitol over anti-union vote

Chicago Tribune ^ | March 10, 2011

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Thousands of protesters pushed past security, climbed through windows and flooded the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday night after Senate Republicans pushed through a plan to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights.

Within an hour and a half of the vote, the protesters had seized the building's lower floors, creating an ear-splitting free-for-all of pounding drums, screaming chants, horns and whistles. Police gave up guarding the building entrances and retreated to the third floor.

Protester Damon Terrell, 19, called Senate vote a "despicable travesty."

"They know what they're doing is wrong," he said. "Which child hides what they were doing: the one doing their homework or the one that was messing around?"

[Mad Dawgg]

"WTMJ 620 am reporting that the mob has taken control of the building and are banging on the windows and doors of offices."

I swear I just saw footage on Fox where the thugs broke windows to get into the building!

Who pays for that?

[magooey]

With protesters getting violently excited, it could be time for one of those "continuity of government" responses. If the state Capitol building is taken over, the legislature can meet under emergency conditions in a place of safety.

Even the fleebaggers could participate by video hookup. Just a thought.

[ANGGAPO]

Most folks get tired of extortion after a few years.

[Del Rapier]

So much spoiled grapes at the Capitol,if anyone doesn’t at this point think these people don’t pose a clear and present danger to this country’s very survival....look no further then Wisconsin.

[XenaLee]

Nope. Any time these union aholes are on strike, they’re allowed to ‘fleece the taxpayers’. They’ll get to claim the EITC. Free money in the form of tax credits paid for by us.

Note the forms of income that qualify.

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96466,00.html#QA2

Q6. What is Earned Income?

A6. Earned income includes all the taxable income and wages you get from working.

There are two ways to get earned income:

You work for someone who pays you, or;
You work in a business you own.
Taxable earned income also includes:

Wages, salaries, and tips;
Union strike benefits;
Long-term disability benefits received prior to minimum retirement age;
Net earnings from self-employment.

[Trajan88]

exactly :-)