Why Stifle Employers from Offering Raises?

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 12th at 04:00 PM  | 

When observing the chaos that big union bosses have interleaved into the labor market, you instinctively think of the above-market wages that are forced upon employers (and taxpayers, in the case of public-sector unions) as a result of the monopolistic collective bargaining contracts.  However, what is even more deleterious is the limitation on paying individual workers more than their contract dictates. Believe it or not, | Read More »

Tea Party 1 Union Thugs 0

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 6th at 09:08 AM  | 

It’s often frustrating how we are forced to go to battle with the left on the bandwagon of flaccid and uninspiring Republicans that lack core principles.  That was not the case last night when Scott Walker won his decisive victory against the best efforts of the union thugs in Wisconsin.  Scott Walker is a man who sought power not for power’s sake, but to implement | Read More »

The Big Labor Republicans

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 1st at 07:55 AM  | 

**Updated below** One would think that all Republicans would realize that not only do labor unions want to destroy the economy; they want to destroy the Republican Party.  Last night, while Scott Walker was launching his counteroffensive against the onslaught of Big Labor during the debate against Barrett, dozens of Republicans voted to reinstate special handouts to the labor bosses. Late last night, the House | Read More »

Time to End Bipartisan Profligacy of Transportation Spending

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  July 18th at 08:35 AM  | 

One of the preferred methods liberals use to tax and spend is to create special “trust funds” for particular expenditures, with the intent of hiding the funds within the Treasury’s general fund.  The system goes something like this: levy a tax that is supposedly earmarked for a specific expense and impounded in a trust fund (lock box); gradually purloin the fund by using it for | Read More »

Dozens of Republicans Vote for Handouts to Big Labor

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 14th at 12:44 PM  | 

Yesterday, the House passed the largely non-controversial Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations (MilCon) bill for FY 2012.  Unfortunately, it is these non-controversial bills which provide a safe haven for meretricious policy initiatives through the rapid fire amendment process.  While everyone was focused on presidential politics, the House passed an amendment forcing government contractors to use labor unions on federal construction projects.  Oh, and like most bad | Read More »