I understand your point. That's the problem really, the only way I'd vote for Romney would be as a "punishment vote" against the Democrats (I was also a big Oba

I understand your point. That's the problem really, the only way I'd vote for Romney would be as a "punishment vote" against the Democrats (I was also a big Obama supporter back in 2008, although I didn't vote.) I don't have an issue with unions getting more benefits. It's not a coincidence that high-paid individuals, like those in our industry, don't feel the need to unionize while blue-collar workers do: they are the segment of the population getting the lion's share of the recession's consequences. As much as I hate discussing taxes (specially with Californians who love telling you how left-leaning they are until you touch their taxes) the issue is very clear: the breach between rich people and the 'slaves' in the 'lower classes' is getting bigger and bigger. There's no way in hell that's good for the country (although, there might be an argument in saying it's good "for the economy" if you don't factor social inequality) in the long term, no matter how you look at it.