THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING WILD!

H/T Lisa

Union Contributions and to whom they were given.

Breakdown of Union Membership (BLS).

Average State and Local Government Salaries (BLS).

Average Federal Employee Benefits Package (About dot Com US Government Info)

TRANSCRIPT (MOSTLY):

“This video highlights not only the massive influence unions have in politics, but how the taxpayers are funding that influence,” said Blaise Ingoglia, founder of Government Gone Wild. “Unions used to play an important role in protecting American workers—but today, more than half of all union members in this country are government employees, not manufacturing workers.”

Government Gone Wild analyzed data from the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), among others. “State of the Unions” reports the following:
• Over the last 22 years unions have given more money to candidates and political parties than Wall Street investment banks, the oil and gas industry, the defense industry, pharmaceutical manufacturers, airlines, auto manufacturers, and the savings and loan industry combined.
• 92% of these contributions have gone to the Democrat Party.
• Average state and local government salaries in the US are now 29% higher and the average federal government salary is 50% higher than the private sector.
• Four out of five government employees have lifetime pensions and can retire as early as 55 on the taxpayers’ dime. Private sector employees must rely on a failing Social Security system and can’t retire until age 65.
• The benefits package alone for a federal employee averages more than $42,000 a year, almost four times as much as the average private sector worker. Federal employees can choose from numerous health care plans; get up to 49 paid days off a year, enjoy child care subsidies, and receive up to $60,000 of student loan forgiveness.
• In 2008, American taxpayers paid in excess of $170 million to pay federal employees not to work, but to pursue union activities.

“American taxpayers are subsidizing a colossal special interest group: public sector unions,” said Ingoglia. “It’s time to give conservative union members the option to stop funding their ideological opposition and stop lining the campaign coffers of politicians who are bankrupting this nation.”

“We are asking voters to contact their Congressman and Senators and ask them to propose legislation requiring all union contracts to disclose important information regarding their union dues,” continued Ingoglia. “Union contracts should disclose that members are entitled to a refund on the portion of their union dues that are used directly for political purposes. Union contracts should also disclose the percentage and dollar amount of their campaign contributions to each political party to ensure greater transparency.” To take action, visit http://governmentgonewild.org/biglabor.