The unions in Wisconsin are making one argument that I agree with — that their struggle is about human rights.
Hell yes, this is about human rights. This is about the property rights of taxpayers being violated. There is absolutely no reason why unions should be allowed to organize against people whose income is being seized by force in order to demand more of their income be seized.
Collective bargaining has its place — in a system of voluntary exchange. Taxes aren’t voluntary, they’re compulsory. A worker paid with seized money should have the same zero ability to negotiate that an individual taxpayer has.
And unions and Democrats are in bed together — massive amounts of money are being spent on Dems’ behalf by the unions, and the quid pro quo is beyond obvious. That isn’t collective bargaining, it’s armed robbery.
Private vs public compensation by profession.
Private workers more productive.
Public sector workers overcompensated.
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3 responses to “Rights And Wrongs”
Stop making sense.
Great post, sir.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people speak in terms of “property rights” versus “human rights” — as if there’s a dichotomy.
Yet property rights are human rights! Taking the former away in the name of the latter destroys both.
Eric – When you accept the fact that you and I live in a land where the pious among us see to it that sinners are punished for thier sins in order to remind themselves to walk the narrow path voluntarily *cough, cough* and THEN have the pat themselves on their backs for their “self-disciplne”, you will never be amazed again. When you can split that hair, you can split any hair.
However, coming from a Christian family as I do, I can honestly say that Christians are the nicest tyrants I’ve ever met. At least the modern ones are.
I’m depressed now.