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…Wisconsin is in a fiscal crisis because past budgets, which were supported by members of both political parties, used one time sources of revenue for ongoing operating expenditures and did little to address the long-term financial challenges facing our state… Jerry Bader 2/14/2011 WTAQ.com This was released today by Governor Walker spokesman Cullen […] February 19th, 2011 | Tags: benefits packages, collective-bargaining, Gov. Scott Walker, private sector, public employees | Category: Economy, Taxes, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Wisconsin | Comments are closed
Editorial The Chicago Tribune 2/17/2011 America’s labor movement can claim historic victories that have served the common good. Safer workplaces. Laws to protect children from workplace exploitation. The eight-hour workday. Those who are in unions can justifiably be proud of those and other accomplishments. But how proud are they that the children of Madison, Wis., […] February 18th, 2011 | Tags: Gov. Jim Doyle, Gov. Scott Walker, Madison, public sector pensions, state employees | Category: Economy, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Wisconsin | Comments are closed
Allahpundit HotAir.com 2/18/2011 Let’s play hardball. “The protesters have every right to have their voices heard, but I’m not going to be intimidated into thinking I should ignore the voices of the five-and-a-half million taxpayers,” said Republican Gov. Scott Walker… With no end to the standoff in sight, Gov. Walker said that if the Democratic […] February 18th, 2011 | Tags: Gov. Scott Walker, Organizing for America, Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, Speaker John Boehner | Category: Economy, Indiana, Ohio, Politics, Progressives, Taxes, Tea Parties, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Wisconsin | Comments are closed
…Between property, sales, income, vehicle, and a seemingly endless array of other taxes, we can’t stop paying state employee unions. We are forced consumers of state services… Joseph Ashby American Thinker 2/18/2011 Demonstrators in Madison Wisconsin are eerily similar to recent protests abroad. The public employees holding signs and chanting slogans outside the […] February 18th, 2011 | Tags: AFSCME, Cairo, campaign contributions, collective-bargaining, Gov. Scott Walker, Greece, Madison, monopoly, National Education Association | Category: Barack Obama, Economy, Politics, Progressives, Taxes, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Wisconsin | Comments are closed
mediatrackers RedState 2/17/2011 If you listened to the chants on the steps of the state capital, one might believe that public employees are treated awfully poorly in Wisconsin. If you listen to the statements made by politicians and union leaders that say Governor Walker’s budget repair bills is akin to “legalized slavery,” you might think […] February 17th, 2011 | Tags: AFSCME, collective-bargaining, Gov. Scott Walker, Madison, overtime, public employees | Category: Taxes, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Wisconsin | Comments are closed
…Walker supporters to rally Saturday; a disgusted teacher calls out unions Michelle Malkin 2/17/2011 It’s the National Thug Convergence. AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka — refresh your memories of his violent rise to power here — announced that he’ll be storming Madison, Wisconsin tomorrow to join all the Hitler/Mubarak-sign toters and teachers ditching their […] February 17th, 2011 | Tags: AFL-CIO, civility, Madison, Richard Trumka, violence | Category: Education, Taxes, Tea Parties, Tennessee, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Wisconsin | Comments are closed
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