re: #170 jaunte

This New York Times/CBS News poll contradicts his ‘80%’ number, wherever that came from.
Majority in Poll Back Employees In Public Unions

Of those surveyed, 20 percent said there was a union member in their household, and 25 percent said there was a public employee in their household.

Really? Seems to be some oversampling, no?

Those surveyed said they opposed, 56 percent to 37 percent, cutting the pay or benefits of public employees to reduce deficits, breaking down along similar party lines.

This seems to undercut even more the credibility of this poll. Almost every other poll, regardless of political orientation of the organization finds majorities in favor of reducing benefits of public employees. The great majority of polls I’ve seen indicate the public opposing reducing a union’s bargaining rights.