Three replies so far and not even a hint of a solution.   Since everybody keeps faulting the unions about pay and benefits maybe it is time the Unions start focusing on non-monetary issues. The middle class is shrinking and I don't see that as stopping. Businesses have too many options for cheap labor. I would ...more

Did you ever think it's not just their jobs they're worried about? Over-crowded prisons are extremely dangerous. Those Union members may very well be fighting for their lives.

Everyone's always quick to agree that Unions had their time. (the 40 hour work week, paid overtime, an end to child labor, etc.) But then people seem to think Unions don't have a place any more because Union labor is expensive. Doesn't anyone realize we can all go back to the days where there was no minimum wage, no 40...more

I went to a state school, lived in a dump, and worked while I went to college in the 90's. I had also saved money from a paper route and working at a fast food place while in high school. I still finished with student debt. My student loans paid for my tuition; nothing more. I paid for my living expenses and textbooks ...more

What has destroyed this country is redistricting. Politicians have been able to draw exact lines around households known to vote Republican and households known to vote Democrat. This means they no longer have to listen to anyone. They know most people are sheep and will vote along party lines and the people who live i...more