Somewhere between the 9% of national wealth the richest 1% of Americans possessed in the late 1970s and the 20+% they own today.The problem with what the governor has done is that he is literally pulling the rug out from under people whose own personal budgets have depended on what they earn NOW. There's undoubtedly room for cuts, but not before honest negotiation takes place, just as it has in many other states. You don't just start DICTATING something that will drastically and immediately affect the income people have come to rely upon.
It's Walker's attitude that needs adjusting, not public payrolls.
I agree with this. His attitude to democrats and unions piss me off the most. I mean he says he doesn't want to have unions hampering the budget but then wants the government to hamper the unions. It's called negotiations, you meet in the middle. Not you always get your way. He needs to be gone ASAP
How does one meet in the middle between not enough money and not enough money? Where is the middle ground?
"At the same time, the super-rich have been contributing a steadily-declining share of their own incomes in taxes to support what the nation needs both at the federal and at the state levels."
Shutdowns and Showdowns