Hello, my name is Andrew Rasmussen. I am a middle school teacher in Des Moines. I am a member of a public employees union…and I am not, as some would have it, a public enemy!
From Wisconsin, to Ohio, Indiana, and elsewhere, public employees and their unions have been cast as the problem in state budget crises. We are told that we are overpaid and have gold-plated benefits that are wrecking the states’ bank accounts. Well, I am here to tell you all not to believe the lies and distortions because contrary to what you may hear from the easily duped Tea Party crowd public employee unions are not the problem, they are one of the last groups holding back the complete corporate takeover of our country.
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