Kasich chose his path.
He "could have" sat down with the firemen, teachers, prison workers, policemen and other public workers and worked this out. We would have made concessions and sacrifices.
Instead he and his good old buddies choose to make them the enemy and scapegoats of a tough economy.
It was a conscious decision. Talk about being vindictive and putting politics ahead of doing what's right.
As severe as the monetary repercussions will be (and they are severe, over a $6,000 cut of someone making $60,000 according to one study) to public workers as a result of SB5 that's not the worst of it. We could have lived with that. But doing away with collective bargaining is nearly unbelievable!
Collective bargaining has given this country the middle class. Refusing to sit down and have a meaningful discussion - That's what SB5 would give us. I can think of few things more un-American!
Not basing lay-offs on seniority...... opens the process up to the abuses of the past. Merit pay- Based on test scores??? Let me know when they figure out how to do that in a fair and unbiased manner.
And on top of everything Kasich and Republicans have done, they have now added portions of SB5 to the state budget!
Nothing quite like circumventing the will of the voters now is there? I don't think there is anything left this guy could do that would surprise me. Although he sure came close, when he choose to give more money to private schools in the form of vouchers and pays his staff more than Ted Strickland did.
And you and kasich wonder why so many Ohioans are in a
Rage?
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