Posted on 03/01/2013 4:01:37 PM PST by Libloather
Quinn, AFSCME and those pandering Blagojevich giveaways
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So: Is this a contract the state can afford? Yet to be determined. Remember, Illinois will end this fiscal year roughly $8 billion behind in paying its bills. Unfunded pension obligations? An additional $96.8 billion and counting. Total debts and obligations? The state treasurer says $200 billion.
But Quinn evidently bargained harder than his predecessor did. Here are some comparisons:
In 2004 the then-governor, Rod Blagojevich, signed off on a four-year AFSCME contract that included 13 percent wage hikes during the final three years of the deal. Blagojevich was pandering for continued union support; AFSCME leaders described his giveaway as the best offer in the country. That was a contract Illinois definitely couldn't afford: At the time, the state was running annual deficits of between $2 billion and $4 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Unreal.
Meanwhile in Michigan, the SEIU dues skim (theft) ended today.
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/18344
And teachers are suing their union for rushing ahead with a new contract to lock them in for 10 years before the RTW law takes effect.
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/18340
I guarantee by 2016 you’ll see a federal guarantee on state debt (bonds)for Illinois, California, and New York.
As long as the Dems can lock those electoral votes up, the POTUS campaign is pretty much a done deal.
Union payoffs on the backs of the taxpayers.
I’m sorry, the “can we afford this” question can only be asked about tax cuts, never about government spending. (according to all liberals).
Fundamentally why there should never be any government unions. Pay us or we shut the government down.
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