The Tyranny of Unions

Eco World reports:

Over the past 25 years, and especially in the last 10 years, the public sector of the United States has been increasingly controlled by labor unions. At the local and state level, in many cases the power of public employee unions has become near absolute, as they use often mandatory dues from their members to decisively influence political campaigns.

The idea that workers in the public sector should control the public sector, and make or break the careers of politicians who are determining their compensation, is something most people would agree is a conflict of interests. But that is exactly what has happened. The result is government workers receiving pay and benefits far greater than what they ever made historically. In turn this is leading to severe government budget deficits across the United States, resulting in calls for more taxes at a time when small businesses are already struggling.