The Dallas Morning News sides with the Koch brothers and against the rights of workers

The 'structural problem' the editors refer to is the voice of labor. Clearly, only billionaires like the Koch brothers have rights or the ability to make money.  Working people are so dirty.

State records also show that Koch Industries, their energy and consumer products conglomerate based in Wichita, Kan., was one of the biggest contributors to the election campaign of Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a Republican who has championed the proposed cuts.

Even before the new governor was sworn in last month, executives from the Koch-backed group had worked behind the scenes to try to encourage a union showdown, Mr. Phillips said in an interview on Monday.

No doubt the new Wisconsin governor cares more about cronies than promoting the general welfare.

What this says is that the State of Wisconsin can sell or contract out management of state-owned heating, cooling and power plants without the requirement that bids for such a sale or leasing be solicited so as to maximize what the government can pocket through such an arrangement.

Put another way, the state can pick who they want and make whatever deal they want without anyone else having a chance to bid on the deal.

You have to admit- that is pretty unusual. States typically have a strict responsibility to maximize any such sale or least to fulfill government’s obligation to get the best deal possible for the people of the state.

Oligarchy here we come. Perhaps, we are already there.