Budget cuts. The health care issues have put 44 states plus D.C. in dept around $125 billion for fiscal 2012. The governors of these states want more control over the workers benefits to pull the country out of this large dept.
"It gives state and local officials more control over the costs of employing government workers," James Sherk
The Wisconsin Gov. Walkers plan is to have the workers pay around 5.8% of their pension and app. 12% of their health care benefits and 6% of medical premiums. According to his plan it would help the state save $30 million. Ohio is also facing around $8 billion budget shortfall and has plenty of layoffs this past year.
"Public employees, through their unions, are making sacrifices, any argument that workers are not willing to make concessions is clearly not demonstrated by the facts." Steven Kreisberg
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