Ronald Reagan points out how authoritarian Gov Walker's proposals are

Barry Ritholz shines a light on an alternative to the current meme on public sector unions:

In a Labor Day address in 1980, Ronald Reagan said:

"These are the values inspiring those brave workers in Poland … They remind us that where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost."

Reagan as above, in video.

(Hat tip to Dan Crawford at Angry Bear.)