What's going on in the world?

I am very interested in the Wisconsin unions fight that is occurring. I have some background of the events so chose to read an article from “The Opinion Pages” on The New York Times section. It is called “Shock Doctrine, U.S.A” by Paul Krugman. He compares the events that have been occurring as very similar to that of Baghdad in 2003. Madison has been the scene of large protests against the governor’s budget bill. This bill involves denying collective-bargaining rights to public-sector workers. Although Scott Walker, governor, states that he needs to pass the bill in order to deal with the state’s problems, it should be noted that his attacks on unions do not correspond to the budget.  Krugman argues that the events in Wisconsin is a power grab, meaning that they are trying to exploit the fiscal crisis to get rid of the last major counterweight to the political power of corporations and the wealthy. The power grab goes beyond union-busting. The bill that everyone has been arguing about is 144 pages long. There are major pieces of information that are hidden deep; this goes beyond the argument at hand. Walker and his party do not intend on changing any of their goals because Union-busting and privatization remain the priorities. They will do whatever they can in order to sneak in their ideas to various budgets. I also looked at an article from CBS news, “Walker to unveil plan for Wis. budget crunch.” I was shocked that the cuts are projecting to around $3.6B. This is an extremely large number and it is what they are cutting that is troubling. The school districts are being affected greatly. Education is extremely important. Yet, it is being affected in that the class sizes will be larger, teachers are being laid off, and activities are being cut. This is something that the citizens cannot afford to happen because education is the basis to the future.  In a poll that I looked at, the public is against both cutting pay and benefits. The public’s opinion should be considered because they are the ones who live in Wisconsin every day. Their lives will suffer if things do not turn out the way they should be.