In the private sector, the capitalist knows that when he negotiates with the union, if he gives away the store, he loses his shirt. In the public sector, the politicians who approve any deal have none of their own money at stake. On the contrary, the more favorably they dispose of union demands, the more likely they are to be the beneficiary of union largess in the next election. It's the perfect cozy setup. (Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post, 2/26/11)
Government unions have nothing in common with private sector unions because they don't have hostile management on the other side of the bargaining table. To the contrary, the "bosses" of government employees are co-conspirators with them in bilking the taxpayers. (Ann Coulter, 2/23/11)
Ironic isn’t it, that the same Democrats who had no interest in talking to Republicans when they were passing Obamacare, now purport to be huge fans of negotiation, or as they call it, democracy.
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