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Close childrens detention center that hold one youth, that would save about $300,000 a year. that is kind of fiscal irresponsibility that these union rules have a tendency to perpetuate in which american loathe. >> i think you are absolutely right there are excesses and grave excesses given the current collective bargaining agreements and implications. the problem is the american people by and large respect unions, right to organize and bargain collectively even in the public sector but they are...

Of his first acts. he did it by the stroke of his pen when he executed an executive order. we didnt have 12 days of demonstrations on the capital. he did it because indiana finds itself in the same position as many states, on the verge of bankruptcy. when the public employees is paid almost in excess both in salary and benefits, people that pay their salaries there is something that is terribly wrong. its hard to be a statesman and i think governor walk they are wisconsin is being a statesman be...

>> and we spoke just a little while ago with a republican governor john kasich. he totally rejects the idea that this bill is union busting. he says its absolutely necessary to dig this state out of an 8 billion-dollar budget hole. >> if we get that done, we balance our budget, 8 billion in the hole, without a tax increase, and we have cut taxes on income taxes, thats going to send a message to the rest of the country that if they can do it there, they can do it in their state and then maybe, gu...

Building mercedes. >> right. >> this is happening in south carolina with bmws, airbus in south carolina. >> its true. >> and so i asked these southern governors, why are they going down there instead of the places where theyve got the top ten universities on the planet. >> right. >> and they say balls of tax structure and union rules. >> right, right. >> how do you, as a pro-union person, go to the unions in the northeast and say, see? weve got to reopened these factori factories, guys. >> what ...

Mayor took over and she is gone but, now, is this according to union rules that in comes the arbitrator and rehires the people? union rules have done this, correct? >> well the arbitrator was mutually chosen by the washington, dc public schools and by the union. >> is it true to say that washington, dc public schools have gone back to the old ways now that michelle rhee is gone? >> i am not sure that is fair to say. there is a lot to see in times ahead. we have seen some reversals of some reform...

Lets get a career structure tor teachers and make them the rock stars. >> there are ironies with this, the teachers unions are furious with president obama and the education department and the whole race to the top agenda because they feel too much pressure is being put, and the president has been clear in saying he thinks part of what needs to be done with education reform in our country is that you pay teachers for performance, the teachers who have good outcomes with students should be the on...

>> we should be. >> what was the foot on our throat. >> i think the businesses -- we have talked about this. i think businesses are in a holding pattern right now. they are expanding their output. they are not hiring workers. they are worried about the political agenda in washington. the new taxes coming on january 1, 2011, new regulation and labor rules and union rules. a lot of what washington has done has slowed the progress because i looked at the numbers the last time, when we inspector a r...

Hoping we would get up to 5%. why it is at 3%? what was the foot on our throat we didnt reach the 5%? >> i think the businesses are still in a holding pattern now. expanding output, not hiring. they are worried a little about the political agenda in washington. new taxes that are coming next year, some of the new regulations, some of the labor rules and union rules. i think a lot of what washington has done has slowed the progress. i looked at the number us the last time when this deep recession...

Education. i think we need more of those things not fewer of them. >> and how do you get around the union rules and the political power of some of the constituencies who dont want to see change? >> there has to come a time when everybody comes together and does right by the kids. if its always about the adults or the unions and so forth, the kids will suffer more than they need to. the families will suffer more than they need to. rahm emanuel is famous for saying, you know, disaster is too impor...

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