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Obama’s Re-election Dependent on Unions?
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Radio host Neal Boortz on Obama pushing a pro-union agenda as part of his re-election effort.
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- Date Feb 15, 2012
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Radio host Neal Boortz on Obama pushing a pro-union agenda as part of his re-election effort.
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-- is not at all surprised the president.
Is pumping up the union shops he joins a right now what do you -- it is now.
Well and it's it's part of Obama's reelection campaign he is absolutely.
Dependent upon unions.
For reelection the number one union.
He's depended upon is of course the teachers unions the most powerful unions and Washington.
So you'll hear him talk about investments and education more teachers in the classroom.
That standard fare for -- union president but The Heritage Foundation has some interesting studies on unions and it has to do would job.
Job creation first of all over the last thirty years.
The vast majority.
Of manufacturing.
Jobs that have been lost if he wants to bring these jobs back.
These are union jobs those are the ones that are being lost.
In the nonunion manufacturing sector we've seen an increase in jobs over the last thirty years -- another interesting thing.
According to The Heritage Foundation as soon as our company union -- that company's investments of capital.
In the company itself to grow.
Drops by 30%.
That's the equivalent of a 33%.
Increase.
In corporate taxes on that on that company then union.
Unionize companies -- on the average.
10%.
Less.
In profits that non unionized companies so.
Well then now they're -- are gonna -- -- little little stilted here are today union job make that for example.
No this is this is I'll bet with -- -- the Alaska with -- OK I was -- wondering what did you say it's taking away from your brilliant comments otherwise because I think most people homeless and what what's going on but everything's OK I know meal but.
Our I would sure that thing on Hannity said it was -- -- By the way it it is it is.
But you know you're ready to avoid these days I shouldn't be worried about half that -- be -- outstanding what you're our argument is is that.
The president is making very clear that he will seek out and uses -- -- stops.
Those shops that have unionized workers I mean not at the -- looking into -- that we've done shows a disproportionate.
Attention to.
Union shops vs not need such example is not a South Carolina -- -- of those in a right to work plants in it in any part of that -- Well I I think it's just a simple if the president is working for re election.
He panders to -- unions if he wants job growth in this country.
He seeks to minimize.
The role of unions because unions hard job.
Killers and it's just that easy.
Our about it and your jacket is just that beautiful I don't care what anyone says.
Great see you again thank you -- someone is on the way to UF.
OK all right thank you very much Neal Boortz.