Letter to the Editor

Wisconsin protests are wrong

President Obama said the budget cuts by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are an assault on unions. I see the union protests as an assault on taxpayers and legally elected representatives.

What part of "we have no more money" do these government union employees not understand? What is wrong with union members paying for their own health insurance? I do. What is wrong with union members funding their own pension? I do.

If these protesters in Wisconsin think they look sympathetic, they are mistaken. I am outraged and sickened to think that these people teach our children. The teachers who missed work and encouraged their students to skip school should be fired. If we are serious about getting the bullies out of our schools, then unions should go.

LINDA REUTZEL, Cape Girardeau