The State of the Unions

“A unionized employee, a Tea Party member, and a corporate CEO are sitting at a table. In the middle of the table is a plate with a dozen cookies on it. The CEO reaches for the plate and grabs 11 cookies, then turns to the Tea Party member and says, "Look out for that union guy, he wants a piece of your cookie."  

This is a quote that I took from MoveOn.org which I think originated from the New York Times, but it completely sums up the truth of what is going on in this country.  The Fox News version of reality right now is that teachers, cops, and firemen are the problem.  Their small wages that they stretch between paychecks to support their family are draining the states and the federal government budgets and making the rest of us pay for them.  

Meanwhile, the government is slashing tax rates for corporations, the richest individuals in the country, and handing out subsidies to oil companies in the billions.  These corporations are making billions of dollars a year and in the case of some oil companies, trillions.  Yes, trillions.  Then, the working people in America who are already having a hard time making ends meet are asked to sacrifice for the sake of balancing the budget.  

Here’s where you would expect me to start going off on the republicans, Scott Walker, and/or corporations and hold their feet to the fire over their hypocrisy, greed, and the fact that this is all about Politics, not the budget.  But I won’t.  Because America is finally getting it.  They are finally seeing what the working people are up against.  So I'll just be here in my Red State, peacefully supporting the unions and waiting for the 2012 elections.