I'm watching closely to see what's happening to my fellow public employees in Wisconsin and Ohio. I hope before the Republicans pass their legislation , they take a little time to consider the real consequences of their own actions. Take a moment to consider the things that unions have won for all of us; the weekend, the eight hour day, the 40 hour week, paid vacation time, worker's compensation, safety regulations, and I'm sure I've forgotten some others... Now take a moment to consider a world where those hard fought accomplishments are gradually whittled away. Madison Wisconsin isn't anything like Egypt. Egyptians have been living in abject poverty for years. It sickened me to hear how little the Egyptian police officers were paid, so little that they all ran their own little security services (protection rackets) to get enough money to feed their families. The majority of the Egyptian people have lived in abject poverty, so to compare them to public employees from Wisconsin who are only now beginning to feel the pinch is inflammatory journalism and insulting to the Egyptian people. What's happening in Wisconsin is more insidious. Some people claim that the budget crisis is exaggerated if not outright manufactured. If you take a moment to read the Wisconsin State Legislative Fiscal Bureau's report, dated January 31, 2011,  you'll discover a dearth of the word crisis, but you will see projected shortages. Armed with this information the new Governor of Wisconsin opted to spend 140 million more over the next two years in corporate incentive tax breaks to lure new industry into the state. I have read several comments that Governor's Walkers actions are needed to help small businesses in Wisconsin.  There are no small businesses that are going to be helped by Governor Walker's actions. His goal is to lure new business to the state with sweet deal tax packages. Frequently  these tactics have resulted in corporations moving in, taking advantage of the tax deals and then moving on to locales with greener pastures. The brand new fresh faced Governor Walker is trying to save his state by finding new corporate buddies. Hopefully that new friendship will last longer than it takes for the ink to dry on the sweet new tax deals, but I wouldn't count on it. Corporations have been given the same rights as individuals to make donations to political parties or candidates, but corporations are not individuals. Corporations have no loyalty,  no soul, no humanity, they are there solely to grow and increase profits, and to protect the people behind the incorporation. The public employees of Wisconsin have acknowledged the need  to take wage cuts, but still the Governor is unwilling to discuss retaining their collective bargaining rights,  which leads me to believe that this is ALL about busting collective bargaining. When the dust settles,  I wonder... will there still be a sanitation worker there to sweep it up and haul it away?