Talk about crafting a mass mindset....Cleveland's only daily, the Plain Dealer, is the master.
They have revealed a recent "poll" that says we Americans would rather raise taxes than cut benefits to public workers in order to reduce state budget deficits. My first thought was, "Hmmm, whose poll is THIS?"
Taking a closer look was not a "eureka" moment. No surprise, they quoted a New York Times/CBS Poll. But, that's not all. On their OPINION page we find a letter from a Lyndhurst, Ohio reader that thinks all of us here must bail out the State of Ohio. Really?
The thinking of some people reflect two possible realities. The first, and probably the most accurate, is that years of Leftist/Liberal/Progressive editorial spin in the broadcast and print media have honed the minds of the masses. I recall seeing it on the blank faces of Iraqi prisoners of war who were being questioned. One half of their brain had never been exercised.
A second and possible reality is thinkers like the Lyndhurst resident are walk-a-ways from confinement in an Ohio Department of Mental Health facility.
It's payback time, but not from Ohio's taxpayers. Those with the excessive sick and vacation days, non-contributory pensions and no-cost-to-them medical coverage plans, are the recipients of benefits the majority of Ohioans have not had. Let them pay their own way, like the rest of us do.
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John-
We have sown the wind, in not electing representatives of character to municipal, state and federal office. Those people had nothing to lose and everything to gain, by enabling concessions to unions that were not achievable in the future. In return they of course, received the largesse of union support at election time. Compounding the problem, many of these same "leaders" [sic] allowed the promised contributions to go unfunded.
Now of course, we are beginning to reap the whirlwind. Forget for the moment, that no pension or medical plan for any employees, public or private, should be entirely funded by either business or Government; the over-riding fact is, we're broke.
We are back to Square One, like it or not. Those who feel slighted can run away, hold their breath and stamp their feet. After that, we're still broke. Now perhaps, it's time to face that fact and begin anew. All of us. And with all of our entitlements.
Are we up to the challenge? This time, we're betting the store.
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