It fries me to no end to hear people trash unions, Federal, State, County, City workers.
Lets start with unions. Does anybody remember the labor strikes, the sweat shops, the labor standards before unions. Did they live it or just sleep through the lessons in junior high.
I for one am glad that with Unions in the country we have safe working conditions, healthy work environments and can make a living to support a family. We can have , For what it is worth now health insurance and other benefits. Unions pave the way for non-union jobs and employers to provide for their employees in order to remain competitive.
Without unions this country would not have grown. Without unions this country would be just as China, Mexico and India are today, abusing their workers for the bottom lowest dollar, unsafe conditions, no health benefits and a total lack of environmental concerns. So next time you piss and moan about unions stop and look what they have done for you whether you are in a union or not. You have reaped the benefits. Or you could live in China,India or Mexico or some other abused third world country.
SO with that rant I move on to the government workers,and taxes. If you hate taxes and taxes paying government workers.
Stay off my roads, sidewalks, highways bridges. Stay out of my parks, off my lakes and rivers. Stay off my trains and runways and out of my airports. Stay out of my hospitals, schools and colleges and universities. Stay out of my museums and cultural attractions. Don't ask for unemployment or welfare benefits, don't ask for defense,(military or National Guard), don't ask for police, fire or emergency services.
Don't ask to be heard fairly in court. Don't ask to get custody of your kids.
Don't expect to have a library to go to to get a book or help you get a job.
Don't expect your drivers, fishing or hunting license to be renewed. Don't expect your food to be safe. Don't expect roads to be plowed, bridges maintained and roads repaired.
Your house? Don't bath shower or flush the toilet, Don't forget that clean water and sewage service is provided by your government. It's nice your house is safe and meets building codes, and it was inspected by whom? What are you gonna do with your trash, guess you will have to burn it, If you can get a garbage burning permit. The second you step out of that house, you are dependent on some government worker to maintain the roads, services and functions you depend on and use every day for work or play or to attend your needs. I guess you get what you pay for and if you don't pay taxes and think the workers don't deserve a pay. Well I guess you need to find a hole to live in that does not provide you any of the benefits. You might find one in some third world country where no one cars if you live or die just as long as they make a buck of you first.
