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In small elections public sector workers share an unequal amount of the power with regards to political spending. This includes police workers. It is against t
by debacle 11y ago
In small elections public sector workers share an unequal amount of the power with regards to political spending. This includes police workers.
It is against the best interests of anyone seeking office to act against these unions, especially DAs. Thus, you get far less oversight than you should.
People being apathetic or disillusioned with our political process is the biggest problem for the middle and lower classes right now.
Disclaimer: I am not anti-union, just making an observation.
- Frondo 11y agoDo you have numbers for that claim, about small elections and public sector union spending? I ask because I do follow local politics, and I not infrequently do see the public contribution lists. Local businesses and trade associations top the list, always, with the exception of the rare rich guy giving to some hard-right-leaning candidate.
- jbob2000 11y agoRight, but local businesses want things like more parking on commercial streets, or lower property taxes. The things the police unions want are far more dangerous. Local businesses do not carry guns and are not charged with "keeping the peace".
- debacle 11y agoI'm sorry, I had a big comment written up but Firefox ate it. The general gist was that exercising power is not the same thing as having the ability to exercise power, and that while money is power, not all power is money. I also tried to look up some numbers for my county but got distracted by an SQL injection vulnerability in my state's donation records archive.