What part of "we're out of money" don't you union thugs not understand?
Looks like public-sector employee unions have bankrupted another state, this time Democrat Party-controlled Illinois, where Gov. Pat Quinn (D) says he’s being forced to fire thousands of government employees that they just can’t afford:
A decision made by Gov. Pat Quinn may leave thousands of state workers without a job by the end of the week.
The cuts are coming in the face of a budget deficit that doesn’t leave enough money to pay the workers, the governor says. Quinn also plans to close a prison, juvenile detention center and homes for the mentally ill.
If no cuts are made, several agencies will run out of money by spring, Quinn says.
“We can’t spend money we don’t have,” Quinn said Tuesday.
There’s a novel concept, one that Texas Gov. Rick Perry, has laid down as one of his primary economic principles:
So, what is Perry’s secret? Texas taxes neither personal incomes nor capital gains, and Perry proposed a 2010 constitutional amendment to require two-thirds supermajorities to legislate tax hikes. Beyond that, as Perry told Manhattan Republicans on Tuesday, “don’t spend all the money.”
And guess who doesn’t give a damned at all about a shared sacrifice? That’s right, the thugs and crooks of the state’s largest government employee union, AFSCME, who are promising to sue if the layoffs are made, much like they did recently over blocked pay raises.
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When the Republicans take control again, they should provide math classes to union leaders and any democrats that want some insight about ‘income and expenditures.’