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AlterNet reports:
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner watched his anti-union bill called, "Right-To-Work", die a swift, cruel death in the House [May 14]. [...] The the tally [PDF] was 0 yes votes, 72 no votes, and 37 voting present.
Fun with math: The Illinois House has 118 members.
A handful of Republicans went for a walk during the vote, not publicly falling on one side or another.
Source: Chicago Sun Times
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Illinois Governor Gets Zero Votes On His "Right To Work" Bill
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The last time I saw him he was walking down Lover's Lane holding his own hand.
-- Fred Allen
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 18 2015, @03:40AM
...because what you advocate worked so well in the 1920s ("Black Tuesday") and is working so well right now ("Austerity").
Large concentrations of wealth are a recipe for disaster;
when someone has way more money than he can realistically spend, the excess gets used to manipulate the system ("Citizens United").
Under Feudalism, at least there was Noblesse Oblige.
There is a model for a stable, prosperous society.
It's what the USA had for decades, starting with FDR.
-- gewg_
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 18 2015, @03:47AM
You never come out and just say exactly what you desire so badly: communism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 18 2015, @09:21AM
You never come out and just say exactly what you desire so badly: communism.
A fair progressive income tax is hardly communism. But, yes, I badly desire communism. I crave economic democracy. I want to live in a society that considers everyone to be a important member of a team, (everything is awesome . . .) instead of a disposable unit of input. So I ask you, Nazi/Francoist/Reaganite anti-social injustice warrior (and Fascist), what do you desire so badly? Does it wear black leather? Is it profoundly reliant upon you? Is it "Leadership"? You will be lucky to only be taxed 90%. Worm.