A RARE opportunity in Ohio

Rarely do voters in any state get to confront the arrogance and greed of public employee unions at the ballot box.


When taxpayers get that chance, as in Wisconsin (the birthplace of government worker unions), they vote to defeat government of, by and for the staff and re-institute government of, by and for the people.


Such an opportunity is now before the voters of Ohio.

Issue 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot is a referendum by WeAreOhio.com of Senate Bill 5, which was championed by Ohio's new Republican governor, John Kasich, and passed last March by the new Republican majority in the Ohio Legislature.

S.B. 5 removes pension and health issues from collective bargaining while retaining collective bargaining rights for wages and hours for about 400,000 government workers in Ohio.

S.B. 5 prohibits public worker strikes, prohibits government unions from charging "fair share" dues to employees who opt out of union membership, and authorizes increases in government employee contributions (up to 15 percent) for health insurance and pensions.

A "yes" vote will keep S.B. 5, and a "no" vote will repeal it.

A similar reform effort in Wisconsin resulted in a nationally televised confrontation but has resulted in "unexpectedly" balanced budgets in school districts and city governments. School teachers have not been fired, cops are on the beat, firefighters at the ready.

Wisconsin has fallen out of the national media because Gov. Scott Walker and the Republicans were right and the unions were wrong. Reform has saved teacher jobs that were in jeopardy because of falling tax revenues.

YES, fix it ..... as long as it doesn't affect me ..

Voters in Ohio are FICKLE.

They voted Republican, and put a new Governor in office. He stated he would cut spending, and he was elected for that reason. Now, he is in office implementing his promises and he has stepped on a few toes, so now, they are against his proposals.

Issue 2.

Some employees, that DID  NOT in the past, are now, if the Issue passes, going to have to pay their fair share. They don't like that.

Certain departments want to do their own IDEAL staffing, regardless if the personnel are available or not.

THEY liked the concept, but didn't like the execution of it. They wanted the state to SAVE money, but not if it effects them

SAVE money, but not if it effects me.

ADD Staff, even though there is no money to do so.

WE want to live in an IDEAL world.

WE want our CAKE and WE want to EAT it TOO.

If someone is trying to FIX a problem, work with them to do so, don't bring up EMOTIONAL ISSUES to try to get a response across. Don't THREATEN me or my life with situations that could arise, IF?????