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Originally Posted by aegsm76
Under Walker's plan, most public workers - excluding police, firefighters and state troopers - would have to pay half of their pension costs and at least 12 percent of their health-care costs. They would lose bargaining rights for anything other than pay. Walker, who took office last month, says the emergency measure would save $300 million over the next two years to help close a $3.6 billion budget gap.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021705494.html
I believe that the article posted by Twisp, mentioned a gap of 121 million.
Try 3.6 billion. |
I am SURE they can find another way to deal with this if they would negotiate with each other.
The problem here is that the Republican Governor wants to make a name for himself as a Governor that took on the Union and won!
The Union is not going to give in without putting up a fight-- I don't blame them.
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