Stressed to pay off your bills? Who cares? Not public unions, whose workers already have wage, benefit and pension packages far superior to private workers, as well as job security worthy of envy. The Boston Globe reports that public unions are spending at least 1.3 million dollars to fight a ballot measure promoted by the people to cut sales tax rates:Determined not to be caught off-guard in a volatile election year, labor unions are pouring money into an effort to fight a deep cut in the state sales tax, campaign finance reports show.A group of unions - fearing mass layoffs of teachers, firefighters, and other state and municipal workers - has raised $1.3 million so far this year to defeat Question 3, one of two antitax measures on the November ballot. Supporters have raised $76,000."If this referendum passes, there is no doubt it will have a devastating impact on local services that have already been cut to the bone,'' said Stephen G. Crawford, a spokesman for the...(Read Full Post)