Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Here's Another Thing That Won't Make A Difference To Our Dear Leader Walker

New poll, I hope somebody listens, although, to use the title of a wonderful book, it appears that Hope Is That Thing With Feathers. It's also a line from our wonderful poet, Emily Dickinson
Americans oppose weakening the bargaining rights of public employee unions by a margin of nearly two to one: 60 percent to 33 percent. While a slim majority of Republicans favored taking away some bargaining rights, they were outnumbered by large majorities of Democrats and independents who said they opposed weakening them.
Those surveyed said they opposed, 56 percent to 37 percent, cutting the pay or benefits of public employees to reduce deficits, breaking down along similar party lines. A majority of respondents who have no union members living in their households opposed both cuts in pay or benefits and taking away the collective bargaining rights of public employees.

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