tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post7851278620613413479..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Wisconsin’s Self-Inflicted Budget ProblemsSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-43084706411418532652016-02-15T16:47:16.172-06:002016-02-15T16:47:16.172-06:00Bad rebuttal WHAAAAA-ska. We're blowing our bu...Bad rebuttal WHAAAAA-ska. We're blowing our budget through tax cuts, unfunded initiatives, and cronyist corruption just like Illinois did 20 years ago.<br /><br /> Except at least when FIBs did illegal things, the people at least got a service and good wages from it. The ALEC states just give tax dollars to the inner circle and screw the other 98% of us. And they still go bankruptJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-46009700875377588742016-02-15T09:06:01.307-06:002016-02-15T09:06:01.307-06:00One word rebuttal: Illinois.
One word rebuttal: Illinois.<br />David Blaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746169836462702879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-82984697885130631152016-02-14T17:33:44.172-06:002016-02-14T17:33:44.172-06:00Wisconsin isn't the only one. Louisiana, Oklah...Wisconsin isn't the only one. Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, New Jersey, and numerous other states that have been under Koch/ALEC control for the last 5 years are now near-broke, and underperforming the rest of the country. <br /><br /> It's not a coincidence. Stealing from workers and giving tax cuts to the rich simply doesnt work for anyone other than the rich and well-connected. And it doesnt attract talent and entrepreneurship that leads to real growth and improvementJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-49100624070449034032016-02-13T13:09:40.800-06:002016-02-13T13:09:40.800-06:00Then how come the Kochs didn't buy Tammy Baldw...Then how come the Kochs didn't buy Tammy Baldwin's election? And no, Wisconsin's population has not declined. Wisconsin's income did not drop. Wis' labor participation rate is 5 pts higher than national average. The national economy is so bad even Hillary is running away from it because Hard-blue states like Michigan, Illinois, and Maryland elected Republican governors? (Martin O'Baltimore, anyone?) But then, folks in those states "aren't too bright." Milwaukee county voters, stupid for electing Abele. I'm guessing you don't win too many arguments. David Blaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746169836462702879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-28789570758979490962016-02-13T12:50:34.476-06:002016-02-13T12:50:34.476-06:00Dead cat bounce - Wisconsin had the biggest lost o...Dead cat bounce - Wisconsin had the biggest lost of average income in the nation for the year. <br /><br />The population has also dropped and many people have left the workforce. Furthermore, if you don't let people sign up for or stay on unemployment insurance, it's easier to artificially deflate numbers.<br /><br />OMG, really? Yes, they bought elections because, well, people like you aren't too bright.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490172369913699310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-26469585186469312572016-02-13T12:49:50.973-06:002016-02-13T12:49:50.973-06:00Wisconsin had the 9th-greatest increase in persona...Wisconsin had the 9th-greatest increase in personal income growth in 3rd quarter 2015 (most recent available). (Minnesota was 11th.) Unemployment remains well below national average. If the Tea Party is astroturf (i.e. nothing but two Koch Bros.) how come they elected Marco Rubio in Florida, Ted Cruz in Texas, Dave Brat in Virginia, and Ron Johnson in Wisconsin? BTW: Chris Larsony will lose B.I.GDavid Blaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746169836462702879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-13997296988749746582016-02-13T12:44:01.376-06:002016-02-13T12:44:01.376-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Blaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746169836462702879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-49567432147444079862016-02-13T11:16:17.147-06:002016-02-13T11:16:17.147-06:00David....Where did the $5 billion go that was retu...David....Where did the $5 billion go that was returned to hard working taxpayers via Act 10. That kind of money in the hands of Wisconsinites should have lit a roaring fire under Wisconsin's economy. Instead the Philadelphia federal reserve report shows Wisconsin's economy contracting in the last quarter of 2015 and the projections for the first 6 months of 2016 are zilch. It has been 5 years now of the great conservative experiment in Wisconsin and we suck behind most other Midwest states in jobs, economic growth roads and the like. Public polling shows preference for increasing the minimum wage, ending big money in politics, more voter access to the ballot box, less lobby influence at the Capitol, more environmental protections, more local control and open and accessible government. Scott Walker and friends have delivered none of these. I have great difficulty holding the Wisconsin experiment up as something that has been good for the majority of us who live here. His budgets have increased spending and borrowing year after year and I can't find out where the money went and how it made Wisconsin better! prep-hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722631142024422312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-25385308681006377052016-02-13T11:12:09.362-06:002016-02-13T11:12:09.362-06:00I have a slogan that I live by: Talking politics w...I have a slogan that I live by: Talking politics with a Republican is like playing chess with a pigeon--you just know at some point he'll shit in the board and strut around the room like he just won. Perfect example here.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489410702478832794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-65151354612776707592016-02-13T11:10:54.001-06:002016-02-13T11:10:54.001-06:00Minnesota raised their taxes on the rich and their...Minnesota raised their taxes on the rich and their economy is booming.<br /><br />Are you really saying that the Koch Boyz, who founded and run the astroturf tea parties are paupers?<br /><br />With a majority of Republican governors, you're surprised that many states are having a bad time of it? capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490172369913699310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-57144275985528113502016-02-13T10:12:38.877-06:002016-02-13T10:12:38.877-06:00We learn so much here in Bernie Fever Central:
• ...We learn so much here in Bernie Fever Central: <br />• Higher taxes = economic prosperity.<br />• The Tea Party are all billionaires and millionaires (sure don't dress like it, from what I've seen)<br />• Walker's economy is terrible but Obama's economy .. well, what did Hillary say Thursday night in Milwaukee? “A lot of Americans are angry about the economy, and with good cause.” <br />Please explain.<br />David Blaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746169836462702879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-59858493021544110372016-02-13T09:09:03.061-06:002016-02-13T09:09:03.061-06:00These idiots can't bring themselves to underst...These idiots can't bring themselves to understand that when you take $1 billion in spending power from public employees via Act 10 and then institute low wage policies for the private sector employees that the citizens of this state will have less money to spend and consequently the economy can't go any where but down. In the last budget year they spent$700 million more than incoming revenues. We all saw this coming as Walker's ideology is to cut taxes, thereby reducing revenues, thereby creating budget shortfalls, thereby necessitating cuts in government programs and rinse and repeat each budget cycle. That enhances his conservative credentials while the rest of us take it in the shorts. We must remember that Walker and Grover[ drown gov't in a bathtub] Norquist share the same bed !!!!! prep-hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722631142024422312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-169649908356833562016-02-13T08:37:11.007-06:002016-02-13T08:37:11.007-06:00The economy was supposed to bloom like roses in th...The economy was supposed to bloom like roses in the desert!<br />The Arabs have a saying for that, "Tomorrow there will be apricots!"<br />Bernard J. (Bernie) Starzewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441922671393869604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-46249109666261093502016-02-12T21:04:49.039-06:002016-02-12T21:04:49.039-06:00The most powerful economic force in the state is t...The most powerful economic force in the state is the middle class. The Tea Party cabal that controls the state has done everything possible to crush the earning power of the middle class vis a vis refusing to increase the minimum wage, right to work, suppressing unions, etc. Putting more money in the hands of the average consumer would add rocket fuel to the economy.blurondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133358634117996301noreply@blogger.com