State Republicans Blame The Unions For Decreased Revenue,Not The Great Recession Of 2008

Faced with growing state deficits,many newly elected Republicans want to limit the political and economic power of public and private unions in America.They blindly walk down the road accusing labor's only protection,collective bargaining,as the main reason deficits have grown in our land of extravagant consumerism(for high income earners) and stupidity. With 71% of our families(two income earners) making under $50,000 and 10% official unemployment(18% unofficial),the self-
centered,avaricious,wimpy,unpatriotic men of the flag want to end contracts that benefits a small population(under 10% of the workforce are union members) and bring them down financially like the rest of the poor,low income families struggling to survive in our present economy.They want to do this for the taxpayers who are burdened by our tax system that has made it possible for 68% of our corporations to pay no taxes this year and millionaires/billionaires that pay less(15% on equity income) than the vast majority below $50,000 in earnings.God forbid they would increase revenues from the lords of the castle by finding the loopholes in Bermuda or the Cayman islands and tax the bastards appropriately for their fanatical,fundamentalist greed and the destruction of our economy .Why is it always the working poor,the lower middle class holding the ship afloat while the vacationing professionals(25% with college degrees in America) draw the money from the glorious companies that give us consumer products we think we need(the same commercials played over and over between downs or foul shots).They call the union members "The Haves" and the taxpayers"The Have-Nots" because they are trying to drive a wedge between labor just like they did from the beginning of industrialization in this country.They want to see worker against worker so they will remain powerless in  undemocratic working environments,controlled by those who are making money(corporate profits are up considerably) from a bad economic situation because the jackals in the securities business fucked up like they always do(see past recessions).

But labor leaders view these efforts as political retaliation by Republicans upset that unions recently spent more than $200 million to defeat Republican candidates.
“I see this as payback for the role we played in the 2010 elections,” said Gerald W. McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the main union of state employees. Mr. McEntee said in October that his union was spending more than $90 million on the campaign, largely to help Democrats.
“Now there’s a bull’s-eye on our back, and they’re out to inflict pain,” he said.
In an internal memorandum, the A.F.L.-C.I.O. warned that in 16 states, Republican lawmakers would seek to starve public sector unions of money by requiring each government worker to “opt in” before that person’s dues money could be used for political activities.
“In the long run, if these measures deprive unions of resources, it will cut them off at their knees. They’ll melt away,” said Charles E. Wilson, a law professor at Ohio State University. (NY Times)

The worst recession since the 1930s has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record. State tax collections, adjusted for inflation, are now 12 percent below pre-recession levels[1], while the need for state-funded services has not declined. As a result, even after making very deep spending cuts over the last two years, states continue to face large budget gaps. At least 46 states struggled to close shortfalls when adopting budgets for the current fiscal year (FY 2011, which began July 1 in most states). These came on top of the large shortfalls that 48 states faced in fiscal years 2009 and 2010. States will continue to struggle to find the revenue needed to support critical public services for a number of years, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs.(Center on Budget and Policy)

The economic problem is the state tax collections that was caused by the great recession of 2008,not the inflated benefits of a small population of income earners.Republican and some Democratic politicians want to lower the deficit in places they control.The difference between parties is the fact that the Republicans want to destroy collective bargaining while they Democrats want to limit raises during the recession which is appropriate in troubled times.Texas and California have the same deficit($18 billion).Republicans always hold the low tax,low service,low spending state as a model for liberal states to emulate.With no state tax,they're revenues have also decreased due to the collapse of the financial system by the kings of commerce.Why don't the Republicans take some money out the pockets of the citizens that caused hardship for so many.I'm ashamed of this country when we represent the desires of a few over the vast majority of citizens.