Fox News Owner payoff - half a trillion US taxpayer dollars?

[Joanne98]

I've been following the News in Wisconsin and understand that the new GOP Governor there has decided to eliminate collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. Putting aside the fact that this is big government regulation interfering in people's ability to negotiate better conditions for themselves, ensure safe workplaces, decent holidays and decent health coverage, one thing which needs to be considered is the Fox News enterprise is looking at a mega pay off if the public teacher union is destroyed.

Consider this :


Murdoch buys education tech provider, 3 million-student audience
“We see a $500 billion sector in the US alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs that extend the reach of great teaching,” Murdoch said in a statement.
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Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News :


Keith Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
When Murdoch was 22, his father died, prompting his return from Oxford to take charge of the family business; becoming managing director of News Limited in 1953
On 4 September 1985, Murdoch became a naturalised citizen
Age 58, Murdoch became a US citizen.

Murdoch's history with unions goes back to Wapping days :


The Wapping dispute was, along with the miners' strike of 1984-5, a significant turning point in the history of the trade union movement and of UK industrial relations. It started on 24 January 1986 when some 6,000 newspaper workers went on strike after protracted negotiation with their employers, News International (parent of Times Newspapers and News Group Newspapers, and chaired by Rupert Murdoch).

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/20/947440/-Fox-News-Owner-payoffhalf-a-trillion-US-taxpayer-dollars

I will NEVER EVER pay property taxes to Rupert Murdoch!

He will have to get my tax money........

OUT OF MY COLD DEAD HAND!

[FreakinDJ]

1. Murdoch RAIDED a lot of Union Pension Funds

that is how he financed his way to the top

[glinda]

2. Kick

[Doctor_J]

3. I wouldn't be surprised

if a real president/congress could get Murdoch deported for sedition, treason, anti-trust violations, and RICO violations. He's probably done more harm to this country than anyone in history.

[Omaha Steve]

4. K&R!

[northoftheborder]

5. Our President and law makers really need to figure out a way to

save this country from this predatory influence, the Murdock empire, trying to actually take over the country. It is sedition. I'm not a lawyer, but there are plenty of smart ones out there. Please ---- someone needs to take this seriously who has the power to do something. I don't think a blockade of Fox News watching is working.