Dec 1st, 2011
Green Bay Progressive, doing a roundup of PolitiFact ratings, presents nine reasons not to trust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
Still... only nine?
Showing posts with label anti-labor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anti-labor. Show all posts
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Occupying Gov. Walker
Nov 5th, 2011
If you haven't seen it yet, here is Stand Up! Chicago, the Chicago Teachers Union and others from Occupy Chicago giving the union-buster from Wisconsin a little taste of what Democracy looks like.
If you haven't seen it yet, here is Stand Up! Chicago, the Chicago Teachers Union and others from Occupy Chicago giving the union-buster from Wisconsin a little taste of what Democracy looks like.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin By The Numbers
Feb 17th, 2011
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| Gov. Scott Walker |
As the controversy over Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's plans to balance the state budget on the backs of his workers heats up, the likes of Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin are attempting to demonize his government's employees for not rolling over and taking what amounts to a 7% wage cut.
It's just another part of the current Republican war on the rights of labor. Here is a little perspective.
"Mr. Walker said he had no other options, since he is facing a deficit of $137 million in the current state budget"
"At least eight new or expanded state tax cuts and tax credits will go into effect at the beginning of 2011. These tax changes add up to an estimated $210 million cut in state taxes over the 2011-13 biennium. After adding in other tax reductions with different effective dates, we calculate that tax changes contribute more than $320 million to the structural deficit for the coming biennial budget."
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The War On Unions, Cont...
Jan 25th, 2011
The labor movement is under attack from the American Right with a force that hasn't been seen in decades. Public sector pensions in particular have been targeted as the primary villain in budget shortfalls at the state level. Completely ignoring depressed revenue due to the recession, the wildly irresponsible tax code modifications of the last 30 years and even the most basic principles of contract law, a near hysterical meme is gaining traction. It is the argument that we must find a way to dissolve or otherwise dishonor these legal obligations.
There is one problem with the rising level of alarmism. The facts simply don't support it. The average state cost of public sector pensions is an average of 3.8% of GDP. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College completed an exhaustive study this past October on the actual impact of these commitments.
It should be required reading by every so-called "fiscal-hawk."
The labor movement is under attack from the American Right with a force that hasn't been seen in decades. Public sector pensions in particular have been targeted as the primary villain in budget shortfalls at the state level. Completely ignoring depressed revenue due to the recession, the wildly irresponsible tax code modifications of the last 30 years and even the most basic principles of contract law, a near hysterical meme is gaining traction. It is the argument that we must find a way to dissolve or otherwise dishonor these legal obligations.
It should be required reading by every so-called "fiscal-hawk."
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