Right-to-work battle heats up
By Neal Boortz
The legislature in Indiana is now controlled by Republicans and the governor is a Republican by the name of Mitch Daniels. They are determined to pass right-to-work legislation in their state, but as expected, the Democrats (backed by their unions) are having none of it. What are these Democrats opposed to? Losing their power. That’s it. The unions fuel their re-election chances, and the politicians fuel the unions’ power. It’s a sickening cycle that costs taxpayers money and jobs. What could Indiana GAIN if it passed right-to-work legislation? Jobs, money, opportunity. Take a look at some of the stats from a report on the effect of right-to-work legislation in Indiana.
- If Indiana had adopted such a law in 1977, by 2008 per capita income would have been $2,925 higher—equating to $11,700 higher for a family of four. Indiana’s personal income in 2008 would have been $241.9 billion, 8.4 percent more than the actual $223.2 billion.
- Instead, Indiana has lost nearly $19 billion in annual income because of forced unionization.
- If the legislation is enacted this year, based on data on economic growth over the past three decades, that personal income per capita in 2021 would be $968 higher, or $3,872 higher for a family of four. Over $6 billion, therefore, could potentially be added in relatively short order to the income of the residents of the Hoosier state.
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If Walker survives the recall, I'm going to lobby him to push this all the way.
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