“One of the few silver linings of our tough economy today is that it is forcing tough decisions. Big city mayors and governors are having issues with their public employees, because we’ve reached a point where we simply cannot afford business as usual. With a sluggish economy—and fewer taxpayers—the problems that have piled up are becoming too difficult to ignore.”

Yes, they are becoming difficult to ignore, and the parasitic relationship that government unions have managed to acquire is one of them. This speech from William McGurn, published in Imprimis of Hillsdale College, gives a tight overview of what that problem is.

Read it here.