Well alot of Michiganers think he broke or renegged on his promise. Synder said he was a bipartisan guy and would work to solve fiscal problems accordingly.
Well, maybe you did not listen to me TM7...I pointed out that our governor was more than happy to leave well enough alone, it was the unions who decided to try to stick something in our Constitution...called proposition 2...so maybe you did not get that. This would have permanently put unions things in place inside our constitution. So they started it all. Maybe you missed this...but if someone slaps you, you slap em back...harder. The unions got out of line with prop 2. Our governor came out and said this also in a news conference, you missed that too I guess.
I also pointed out that in this state there are a lot of little UAW sweat shops around town, not as many as there used to be because places are voting them out, which they can do anyway. So bottom line is, the place I work for makes more than GM employees do...lots of places make more than the little UAW places, I used to work for one when I was a young lad. Now where I work...we have X GM employees there, have not heard one of them say the union did them any good...except to say they went bankrupt. They are happy to be with us now.
I also do not agree with many people thinking our governor renegged on anything....the union people say this, most clear thinking people I talk to wonder why the unions challenged him on prop 2 and made an issue to deal with. Once they did that...our governor showed leadership and did what he thought was best for all.
I also don't get why union members are upset at all...they can still have unions, people can stay in or move out, they have everything they had before...except the power to MAKE you join and TAKE your money...what's the big deal....unless they have nothing to offer? In which case, it might be time for the unions to try to OFFER something to the people that non union shops do not have. And maybe try to keep places they are in from going bankrupt might help to.
Hey...just tellin you how it is here in Michigan...I worked for a UAW place, glad I'm not anymore...and yes, we now make more then GM in non union places that are the same size (OK, after going bankrupt things changed with GM pay, but that just makes my whole point right?)...no red ink, no tax payer money needed where I work...I'm very surprised you can't get that, and I'm double surprised you would take someone's freedom to choose away, plus their money...I thought you were all about liberty and freedom? The Unions have not lost a thing...unless people leave them. Which you know they will...when a free person is given a choice...they make one. I personally think the union people are misinformed, underpaid...and they should stop smoking pot and drinking on their lunch hours...cause they are building our cars. The unions let them do that too here in Michigan, another sore spot for all of us here.