It Could Buy Me A Boat...

By Jeff Simpson

Multi Billionaire Betsy DeVos married heir to the Amway fortune, and unfortunately current Secretary of Education was reportedly in Milwaukee this week.

Of course not to visit our Milwaukee Public Schools, as she has only stepped foot in 12 of them in the country since being confirmed(which is 12 more than prior to being confirmed), as a GOP public official (only making $207,800/yr) being paid by taxpayer dollars, we are not entitled to know her schedule or speak to her.

Apparently, the Tea Party feels no access to public officials falls under the category of "strict Constitutionalism".

Another thing that Ms. DeVos was NOT doing in Milwaukee, was figuring out how to work with the fact that over 50% of the students in the MPS qualify for free and reduced lunches.

Her Yacht only has a crew of 12, and while she is adamant that she wants to build "God's Kingdom" in our public schools, she takes the feeding of 5000 with a single loaf of bread literally.    I also doubt she feels the need to share her caviar or Filet Mignons with any of the hungry public school children.

It was nice of Ms. DeVos, who fully supports The Donald's horrendous budget, to step away from her home and take a leisurely sail down the Great Lakes(before Trump,  Foxconn and Waukesha have a chance to ruin them).

 

Well, As Ms. DeVos says about the public schools that she is in charge of:

“At what point do we accept the fact that throwing money at the problem isn’t the solution?” Ms. DeVos asked.

Maybe Ms. Devos is correct and more money will not solve the achievement gap, or raise our test scores, or bring equalization to our schools or even happiness....

But it could buy me a boat!

PS;  to help clear up confusion, the yacht that Ms. Devos sailed to Milwaukee was the Seagate, not the Legacy or the Kitsune which they also own.

What Does $349,000 Buy These Days?

By Jeff Simpson 

What does $349,000 buy these days?

*  For about $1200 a month, it will buy you a house and a mortgage. 

*  A Mercedes Benz S 400

*  the payroll of the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals. 

* A Speech by Ben Bernanke;

*  Republican Senator Tom Tiffany:
Races in which AFC(American Federation for Children) has been active, include spending over $259,000 attacking Democrat Jeff Wright and promoting Republican Todd Novak in Assembly District 51; over $241,000 attacking Democrat Mandy Wright and promoting Republican Pat Snyder in Assembly District 85; over $54,000 attacking Democrat Dennis Hunt and promoting Republican Rob Summerfield in Assembly District 67; over $45,000 attacking Democrat David Gorski and promoting Republican Scott Krug in Assembly District 72; over $349,000 attacking Democrat Bryan Van Stippen in his race against Republican Tom Tiffany in Senate District 12; and over $62,000 attacking Democrat Mark Harris in his race against Republican Dan Feyen in Senate District 18.

We have written extensively about the American Federation for Children, and their frontman, formerly convicted felon Scott Jensen, here at CogDis and it is only fitting that they would be playing one big con, since they are primarily funded from the Amway fortune(which is one big scam where only a few benefit from the work of the many).  

That brings up some very serious questions.   

1.  How can an organization trying to steal money from public education afford to spend millions of dollars to do so? 

2.  Why give Tom Tiffany so much more money than everyone else?

3.  Why would anyone who gets less than $349,000 from American Federation for Children give Scott Jensen the time of day?   Is Tom Tiffany seven times more important to the cause than Scott Krug?  That is a question Scott Krug can contemplate when David Gorski is being sworn in in January.   

4.  If an out of state Billionaire has bought the allegiance of a candidate. why would we give them the power to enact their agenda in our great state.   

5.  Has there ever been a more bought and paid for legislator in Wisconsin than Tom Tiffany?

6.  Do you think its ok. and ever ask yourself why, people are so willing to spend so much money on a $50k/yr job?  or if that money could be better spent in the community?


We can change the direction of our state from the bought and paid for government we have no, to one where we actually have a say in our own Government.   

Here is Tiffany's opponent Bryan Von Stippen's website and Facebook page.  Helping him win his election, helps all of us!

It all starts next Tuesday.  Regardless of how you feel about the top of the ticket, please show up and vote for change in Wisconsin in the Bottom of the ticket!