One of the big lies advocated by the Republican Party is that Unions in America are bankrupting the states. They would have Americans believe that teachers and other unionized workers have fat benefit packages that are to blame for state deficits. But in most state as many as two-thirds of corporations pay no taxes. In many states, revenues from corporate taxes have decreased by more than one-half since 1980. Republican would also have you believe that government regulations are killing American jobs when the reverse is more true. A series of disasters from oil spills, coal mine explosions, and the... Read more →