Oregon's leftists like the state to be number one.
They must be positively fuming over public sector union membership,
because Oregon languishes in 9th place, at a mere 54.1%.
Barely more than half, while first-place New York has almost 3/4!

There are 13 states where more than half of public employees are in unions.

Remember our previously-most-famous communist president, FDR?
Know what he had to say about public sector unions?

Oh, my, how the flood gates have been breached!

JFK allowed bargaining on working conditions, and
-- poof! --
almost the entire public sector budget in Oregon is in union hands.

Yeah, it shows. Try enacting sensible things, like...

freedom to work?
freedom to advance on merit?
freedom from having your union support candidates you oppose?

PERS reform?

... and the unions hit you with sacks of gold.

David Nott

Stanford-educated in Economics and Petroleum Engineering,
David is President of Reason Foundation, the non-profit think tank
advocating for free minds and free markets, and publisher of Reason magazine.

Economics and Petroleum Engineering?

Good background for battling crude, unrefined political corruption
and the monetary disasters that corruption spawns.

So, David, how can we extricate liberty and rationality from such a gooey mass
of public self-interested political sleaze?

For a refined answer, join us Wednesday night.

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Patriot Toastmasters presents 'Constitution Day Open House' and you're invited!

September 15th, 2015 • 6:30pm -- 8:30pm • Standard TV & Appliances

Networking and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30.

Meeting starts promptly at 7 and is over at 8:30.

Scott Jorgensen and Carla Pletka will be our guest speakers.

Scott W. Jorgensen, Scott will be talking about new book, "On the Cusp of Chaos".

Scott began his career as an award-winning small-town newspaper reporter for various publications throughout Oregon. He was also a news director and talk show host for the Grants Pass Broadcasting Corporation and a field organizer for a successful statewide ballot measure campaign in 2012. Jorgensen has worked in the Oregon House of Representatives and is currently the chief of staff for an Oregon Senate office. He lives in Wilsonville with his children.

Carla Pletka, Constitutional Advocate and Speaker, will be talking about Oregon Patriot Camps.

Carla is one of the founders of the camp. She was one of the founders of Lake Oswego 9-12 group. Carla is also a talented musician. Patriot Camps is a live interactive, fun day camp with an american-history-centered curriculum. http://www.oregonpatriotcamps.com

Join us at Patriot Talkers Toastmasters, where you can develop you speaking and leadership skills in a mutually respectful and fun environment. Expand your network and meet local patriots! We meet every Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM at Standard TV & Appliances, located at 5240 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97266.

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