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Labor Costs Drive More Cities into Bankruptcy, Union Political Spending Four Times Higher Than Earlier Estimates

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, July 12 2012

Compare the real-world results of conservative versus liberal governance in America. In states like Wisconsin and Indiana, leaders such as Scott Walker and Mitch Daniels save their constituents from fiscal catastrophe. In contrast, union-dominated liberal utopias like California continue to lurch toward their alternative Greek fate. Just this week, the city of San Bernadino authorized bankruptcy due to a $45 million deficit out of a $130 million overall budget. Labor costs constitute some 80% of that budget, and pension obligations have doubled since the 2006-2007 fiscal…

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