(Source: Southeast Missourian opinion column by Barry Aycock, April 29, 2013)
Currently, Missouri Republicans are bent on passing so called “right-to work” legislation. Even though the president pro tem of the Senate said it isn’t a priority of the Senate and it faces veto by the governor, they press on while they could be working to modernize our economy.
It’s amusing, after winning a local election, that some of these politicians instantly become economic experts pushing unproven ideas placed in their heads by corporate donors. As an agribusiness man who has used my capital to hire new employees, I can tell you “right-to-work” will do nothing except lower wages in our state and weaken our economy.
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