Rent a Mob - Wisconsin Protests Intensify

Today's post is about the Wisconsin Protests that are happening in Madison over Governor Walker's plan to have the Public Sector Unions contribute a little more to their health care and pension.  Specifically, The bill, which also bans collective bargaining rights for teachers, requires educators to contribute 5.8 percent to their pensions and 12.6 percent to their health care. Currently, educators pay 0.2 percent for their pensions and 4 to 6 percent of their health care costs.

UPDATE:  State Democrats flee the state to avoid a quorum call

UPDATE:  25,000 people jams the State Capitol

USA Today:  WI Democrats AWOL for heated debate

Rush Limbaugh Transcript:  "Imagine people paying for their own retirement"

Michelle Malkin:  A letter from a dissenting State Employee

VIDEO GOLD:  Tea Party chases AWOL Dems out of Rockford, IL

Fox News Video:  14 Democrat Lawmakers absent from historic debate

Read the Senate Bill here PDF of State of Wisconsin Senate Bill 11.

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