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July 21, 2007
Monkey Business
by Tina Grazier
BIG business has been criticized as inherently filled with corruption and greed. Corporations are routinely maligned and harassed by government, the legal system and in the press. I find this fascinating since it is corporate strength that is largely responsible for the thriving and growing economy from which we all benefit in so many ways. Unions, on the other hand, create very few jobs and do absolutely nothing to create opportunity or wealth…or to strengthen the economy, yet they are considered, by contrast, to be a great benefit in the community.
Here’s an interesting tidbit from the "Patriot Post" that might intrigue:
Congressional Democrats are demanding greater oversight in virtually every facet of government and the private sector, but they are pulling the leash tight on the government watchdog when it comes to unions. In a none-too-subtle nod to their faithful friends in labor, House Democrats have proposed to cut 20 percent from the budget of the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS), the Labor Department agency tasked with reviewing union-fund disclosures. Congress has added close to $1 billion to the president’s 2008 budget request for the Labor Department as a whole. Every other Labor Department enforcement agency is due for an increase, but OLMS is losing $11 million. It’s not for lack of effort; the office has aided in the convictions of 775 corrupt union officials in the past six years. By reducing its budget, the House hopes to lighten the scrutiny OLMS exercises over how unions spend their members’ dues, which often go into the campaign coffers of Demo candidates nationwide.
Hmmm, Democrats de-funding the agency that has been successful in convicting corrupt union folks...sounds like monkey business to me…BIG monkey business!
Posted by Post Scripts at July 21, 2007 05:02 PM
Comments
Yeah and democrats just blocked a law to protect whistler blowers and prevent citizens reporting terrorists from being sued, this is the John Doe Law and it was written because of those flying Imams that are now suing everybody including the passengers that reported them and got them kicked off their flight ... go figure that one?
Posted by: Jack Lee at July 21, 2007 05:18 PM