Posted in Americans For Prosperity, Government Corruption, Income Taxes, Lobbyists / Special Interests, Public Concerns, State Government, State of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin, taxation on Jan 3rd, 2010 1 Comment »
WMC reported that Department of Workforce Development figures for November showed Wisconsin had 435,800 people employed in manufacturing and 438,200 government workers.
Posted in Corruption and/or Public Mind Control, Economic Collapse, Energy, Environmentalism, Financial Crisis, Freedom, Global Warming and Climate Change, Government Corruption, Income Taxes, Lobbyists / Special Interests, Marinette, Peshtigo, Public Concerns, Republic, State Government, State of Wisconsin, Stimulus, WI, Wisconsin, economy, rights, stimulus bill, stimulus package, taxation on Nov 12th, 2009 3 Comments »
While California’s economic struggles, such as issuing IOUs to state employees and business contractors, have been well documented, many more states are facing a combination of economic, money-management and political pressures that are driving them to the brink of collapse. The Pew report cites high home foreclosure rates, increasing joblessness, declining state revenues, poor money management, legal and political obstacles to balanced budgets and the size of budget gaps as the six factors that contribute to most of the problems.
Posted in Bailouts, Corruption and/or Public Mind Control, Democratic Party, Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Freedom, Government Corruption, Health Care, Income Taxes, Inflation, Lobbyists / Special Interests, Marinette, Morality and Virtue, Peshtigo, Public Concerns, Public Schools, Recall Doyle, Recession / Depression, Republic, Revolution, State Government, State of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin, economy, pork barrel, rights, taxation on May 22nd, 2009 2 Comments »
“You’ll recall that [Gov. Jim] Doyle announced in late November that [the state] would eliminate these payments,” wrote Mr. or Ms. Throat. “Seems like a lot of them got in just under the wire.”
The list itemizes “discretionary compensation awards” — bonuses — to 82 state employees, including the UW System. A few are lump-sum payments: $1,000 here, $500 there, $3,150 to one UW-Madison supervisor for “new duties.” But most are per-hour salary adjustments for merit, equity, new duties and retention that extend permanently into the future. AIG execs, eat your heart out.
American People’s First Flag of FREEDOM from Government Despots.