Thursday, March 10, 2011

Walker's Apologia

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker offers an excellent defense for his agenda in Madison regarding collective bargaining for public-sector unions.

A must-read, from The Wall Street Journal:
While it might be a bold political move, the changes are modest. We ask government workers to make a 5.8% contribution to their pensions and a 12.6% contribution to their health-insurance premium, both of which are well below what other workers pay for benefits. Our plan calls for Wisconsin state workers to contribute half of what federal employees pay for their health-insurance premiums. (It's also worth noting that most federal workers don't have collective bargaining for wages and benefits.)

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