Originally Posted By: Hankster
CLARUS POLL:
64% OF VOTERS OPPOSE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE UNIONS
WISCONSIN FIGHT SPOTLIGHTS ISSUE

As President Obama has joined the political battle in Wisconsin that pits Republican Gov. Scott Walker against public employee unions, a nationwide Clarus Poll finds that a substantial majority of Americans believe government employees should not be able to belong to labor unions.
In the Clarus Poll, sixty-four percent of voters polled said government employees should not be represented by unions. Twenty-nine percent of voters said government employees should be represented by labor unions that bargain for higher pay, benefits and pensions.

"As pressures to cut state and federal budgets intensify, government employee unions are likely to become a major issue in the 2012 election,” said Ron Faucheux, President of Clarus Research Group.



McMahon, to answer your question re: salary of teachers in Idaho; it's about 47K per year on average. That doesn't include the benefit package and I'd guess it takes into account the low cost of living and housing there.






Hey Hank,

Question #1: What percentage of people in the state of Wisconsin do GOVERNMENT UNIONS represent?

Question #2: Why would a GOVERNMENT UNION have a public image that is quickly convoluted by people who are not represented by said union?

Question #3: When was your poll was taken?

http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/18/bad-publicity-good-results/


As for your Idaho teacher salary average, you're wrong again.

Idaho teacher starting salary: $27,500
Idaho teacher average: $41,150
U.S. median income in 2004: $44,603

http://teacherportal.com/salary/Idaho-teacher-salary

Once again, you're doing a remarkable job of spinning facts.