Please check out a new group on Facebook asking Kathleen Falk to unite with Tom Barrett in defeating Scott Walker in the upcoming recall election.
Although I admire Kathleen and feel that she has the highest ethics and integrity, I am afraid the unions have co-opted her and created a perception that she is a one-issue candidate. I do not think she is; I have much more respect for her accomplishments and goals.
However, perception becomes reality, and of the utmost importance is the recall of Scott Walker and returning the Wisconsin values that Scott Walker has been assaulting.
Please read my reasoning in more detail by visiting the Facebook group.
On the contrary, they will be continued year after year.
You are a one trick pony with constant ALEC references. @Keith The problem is not the unions supporting Democrats, that I can live with. The conflict arises when the Democrats support the unions and not the what best serves the state.
In addition, having grown up in Chicago, I know just how corrupt politics and government can get --- Walker it seems, has studied those lessons hard, and has brought Patronage, Payoffs, Secret Deals, and Corrupt Bureaucrats to a new and higher level here in Wisconsin --- and he is financing this with mostly Out of State Money --- again, Pity the Fools !!!
(edited to fit the comments section --- website http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.htm Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from March 2011 to March 2012, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | March | March | Over-the-year State | 2011 | 2012(p) | change(p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- California....................| 14,056,300 | 14,237,300 | 181,000 Colorado......................| 2,244,700 | 2,290,500 | 45,800 Florida.......................| 7,238,900 | 7,328,700 | 89,800 Indiana.......................| 2,830,800 | 2,867,000 | 36,200 Minnesota.....................| 2,673,200 | 2,704,700 | 31,500 New York......................| 8,649,400 | 8,804,700 | 155,300 North Carolina................| 3,920,100 | 3,958,900 | 38,800 Ohio..........................| 5,077,400 | 5,137,000 | 59,600 Texas.........................| 10,496,000 | 10,741,700 | 245,700 Wisconsin.....................| 2,754,500 | 2,730,600 | -23,900
If I am not mistake Wisconsin is the only state where Democrats refuse to allow the government to actually govern and instead wish to run election after election and recall after recall. Since the Democrats want to repeal everything Walker has done, why would a business take a chance. Or are businesses in favor of high taxation and simply waiting for Democrats to take control? If I am not mistaken before the Democrats waged complete war on Wisconsin, the jobs numbers went up in early 2011.
J B I think you may have missed Civics Class when you went to school. Our system of government is intentionally set up as a "check and balance" system. That is how we have avoided tyrants becoming dictators --- no one branch of government, or party, has complete control all the time. The Democrats are Part of the Government! Looking back at our history, you will find example after example of the swings of the pendulum from one extreme to another. Yes it would be cleaner and less nerve racking to have everyone join hands and sing Kumbaya --- but it don't work that way. And you are mistaken if you think that Wisconsin is the only state without political dissension --- I would actually be interested to learn of Any State that does not have factions and sides and give and take. If anything, here in Wisconsin under Walker and the Republicans -- there has only been Take and no Give --- but the pendulum of politics never stops, and it will swing the other way in good time ---- I only hope that if the Democrats get the kind of absolute control as the Republicans had for a few months, that they won't follow in those footsteps and start to lead by fiat --- although I won't hold my breath.
They won't say! You need to elect one of them to see what they will do! uhh nothing? not sure? what ever the union teachers need? They will let you know on June 7th. LOL! To be continued......
You completely avoided my point. I understand that politics is divisive. However, when a political party takes control is has it for 2+ years providing some stability. In Wisconsin, we have had no stability thanks to the Democrats. Instead, nothing is settled as to what will be the path of the state. In the other states you mentioned, business can adjust to the policies and move forward. Here what should a business do, abide by current policy or adjust to what might be repealed? If hold current policy you will kicked in arse if Walker fails. If you adjust assuming Walker fails you could be short changing yourself. Democrats had absolute control under Doyle and ran a muck with the budget. The only solution was a 180, unless you prefer the massive deficits the IL has.
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/WI/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=bottom10&level=3
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/24/1077434/-Unions-to-protest-Rahm-at-Milwaukee-fundraiser-Wednesday-3-28-12-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEogS0UOxHI
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/103929588.html
http://www.timnerenz.com/2012/04/and-then-what.html
http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_20471259/falk-criticizes-barrett-milwaukee-mayor-gets-police-unions
This is exactly why your business failed. Think about it.
http://www.newstalk1130.com/pages/common_sense_central.html?article=10075572
http://wisupnorth.com/2012/04/editorial-how-can-wisconsin-democrats-vote-for-tom-barrett/
There are a couple of problems with the way that some of the rags are reporting this story, but to it's credit, the Patch did not make ALL the mistakes that some are making. Buried at the end of the JSONLINE article, we find a passing reference to the fact that that Wisconsin is ONE of only 18 states to have a statistically significant decrease in unemployment durning the last year. In fact, unemployment has dropped from 7.6% to 6.8%. You wouldn't know that from the headline, because the Journal used the Dem's press release headline, verbatim. Shocker. So that's Scott Walker's record in his first year. It's one that Obama wishes he could have had in his first year. What about Barrett's record? The Patch alludes to the issue by quoting the Walker press release, yet the Journal does not. Barrett has been the mayor of Milwaukee since 2004. 8 years. During that time, the number of unemployed has increased a whopping 30%, and that's with a decreasing overall population in the city. In other words, the 30% statistic is lower than it otherwise would have been because there are FEWER people who want to live there. In addition, a UWM study has declared that Milwaukee is now the 4th poorest city in the nation. Another study documents that Milwaukee has 9 of the 10 worst high schools in the state. Milwaukee is a cesspool. Thank you, Mr. Barrett.
http://wclo.com/news/2012/apr/24/walker-policies-paying/
Nothing that Walker has done has addressed the fundamental issues of why costs are so high --- as hospitals continue to shift their facilities to higher income suburbs and actually overload the capacity in those suburbs, they have to raise their charges to pay for those expansions. NOTHING is done to regulate those un-necessary costs ! Instead of focusing on government teachers and DPW garbage men and electricians, etc., let's pass a law (and just for sake of discussion pretend it would be legal in the private sector) that all Law Firms must increase the contribution of their partners to pay more for their health insurance costs. The Law Firms can claim that they have lowered their costs --- which they have by shifting them to their partners. But they have done nothing to improve health care quality or costs by doing so. In essence all that Walker has done is RAISE TAXES ON A SELECT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS --- Government Employees! It is estimated that Teachers have lost almost $5000 of their income to this new Tax on their Income. Since they are government employees it is legal --- but is it fair? Cops and Firefighters didn;t get hit with this new tax -- since they already paid up (off) to Walker with contributions.