Last week, the OC Weekly’s R. Scott Moxley wrote about the roaring debate over public employee pensions in “Death and Taxes.” While I appreciate his highlighting the contributions of myself and Dan Chmielewski to the debate with Steven Greenhut and Supervisor John Moorlach, I do have to take issue with the way he presented some of my comments, including the attribution of some statements out of context.
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LA Times: Public Employee Unions are not the problem
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
George Skelton’s column in today’s Los Angele Times shatters some of the myths about the impact of public employees’ unions in California on the annual budget crisis. Skelton writes: “In truth, California’s budget nightmare stems from a devil’s brew of…
The Principled John Seiler
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
I’ll start this post by wishing Alan Bock a speedy recovery; Alan’s personal blog mentioned he’s dealing with a health issue that will keep him out of work for a few months but the prognosis for a successful recovery is…
Public Employee Unions, not the problem but part of the solution
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Unions are not all-powerful engines of rapacity. County workers have been struggling with layoffs and furloughs in the county, courts and cities. Unions and their members are addressing state and local government issues responsibly.
Greenhut Gas Moving to the Capitol
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Well, Steven Greenhut has announced his departure as a full-time staff member for the Orange County Register. While the news has been floating around for more than a week, I figured I would wait to see what Steven would have…
Greenhut’s Sunday Column Had to Hurt
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
Register columnist Steven Greenhut wrote a column Sunday that amounted to a sort of compliment to the progressive city council majority in regards to the council’s handling of the contract dispute with the Irvine Police Association. It was sort of…
Greenhut Gas: Spreading Socialized Health Care Myths
by Chris Prevatt • • 9 Comments
You’ve gotta love Steven Greenhut. He never misses an opportunity to spread a myth to support his “Libertarian Principles.” These principles of course include the general premise that any form of collective interaction of the population is socialism and therefore…
