tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post6000537838365061781..comments2023-12-08T12:50:34.303-08:00Comments on W.C. Varones: Government employee unions getting the best Congress they can buyW.C. Varoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-88518836554894708222010-10-22T15:34:57.907-07:002010-10-22T15:34:57.907-07:00Exactly right!
The power to take from some and gi...Exactly right!<br /><br />The power to take from some and give to others invites special interests to use their money to buy off Congressmen. Thousands in campaign contributions can bring millions in earmarks, contracts, etc.<br /><br />That's one of the reasons government should be limited to doing only the absolute essentials -- the more things it gets involved in, and the more spending it controls, the more corruption it invites.W.C. Varoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-20503207430459667582010-10-22T14:32:37.313-07:002010-10-22T14:32:37.313-07:00"You think there's a little conflict of i..."You think there's a little conflict of interest there, with the unions owning the Congress that creates government jobs and sets wages and benefits?" - there's a conflict of interest to all of this spending - left or right.ProfoundSkeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944788577854814016noreply@blogger.com