Distopian SciFi FTW

[rolanni]

So, out in the great state of Michigan the new governor -- one Mr. Rick Snyder, a Republican -- has noticed that there's a Budget! Crisis! in his state! Sound familiar? And in order to be Fiscally Responsible, he has Bravely Leapt Into Action and is showing the way by advocating a new law that will not only break what few pitiful remnants of the unions that remain in these dark times, but which will also dissolve entire local governments.

You've gotta read this.

When I said it might be interesting to live in a science fiction novel? This was not the novel I had in mind.

Comments

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I didn't vote for him either, for all the good it did.

And as a university employee, I definitely stand to suffer under his administration.

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

Specifically, he's mentioned making university employees pay more for their benefits.

Mind you, we're already paying far more for them than we were a few years ago, and the benefits only partially make up for the fact that on average we make significantly less money than those with similar jobs and experience in the private sector.