MADISON, Wis. — As four game wardens awkwardly stood guard, protesters, scores deep, crushed into a corridor leading to the governor’s office here on Wednesday, their screams echoing through the Capitol: “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”
Behind closed doors, Scott Walker, the Republican who has been governor for about six weeks, calmly described his intent to forge ahead with the plans that had set off the uprising: He wants to require public workers to pay more for their health insurance and pensions, effectively cutting the take-home pay of many by around 7 percent.
He also wants to weaken most public-sector unions by sharply curtailing their collective bargaining rights, limiting talks to the subject of basic wages.
I think we’ll be seeing more of this.
Found by Cinàedh.
Rick, I did make twice as much in the private sector. State work is what will probably be my last career. I found “retirement” rather boring. When the position that I took came open a couple of people who I have known in the state called me and asked if I would be interested. I had never really thought about govt work at the time. I also bought into most of the stereotypes promulgated by the media. What I found was actually a group of people who put our a great deal of effort to do a good job. Yes there are those who are lazy or incompetent. Just like every where else I have ever worked. They are a very small minority, and due to the way jobs work very hard to remove. Pretty much like a union shop.
Mike, you should remember you get what you pay for. Think about that the next time you go for a drive.