Walker's WI Revenue Estimates Show No Additional Money Expected--sad...

[riversedge]

http://www.wpr.org/revenue-estimates-show-no-additional-money-expected

Revenue Estimates Show No Additional Money Expected



LFB Numbers Leave Legislators With Tough Decisions On Budget Cuts


Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 9:40am
By Shawn Johnson


The state Legislature's nonpartisan budget office delivered sobering news Wednesday, telling Republican lawmakers not to expect any extra tax revenue.

For months, Republicans had been banking on extra revenue to help them offset Gov. Scott Walker's proposed cuts to education and other programs. Wednesday's memo from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau suggests that extra revenue is not coming and that earlier revenue projections remain on track.

What that means is that Republicans will either have to swallow these budget cuts or raise revenue somewhere else in the budget.

Democrats said the numbers showed Republicans were irresponsible to expect a "pot of gold" to fix their budget problems.

[GusBob]

1. They will blame Obama nt

[yeoman6987]

6. This will be a talking point for Walker in the primary

See I cut cut cut and I will for the federal government too.

[Still In Wisconsin]

9. They already have.

When things tick upward, Walker takes credit. When they come back down, it's Obama. Walker is like a sports fan who blames the ref for every loss.

[LoisB]

2. Why can't he just ask the Kochs to write a check?

[upaloopa]

3. They want it this way. Drowning government

in a bath tub remember?

[Pharaoh]

4. oh the horror!

never a thought to tax the rich.....

lets just cut cut cut...............

then give more tax breaks to the rich...........

and surprise surprise! we are even lower on cash........

cut cut cut some more........


rinse repeat


rinse repeat

rinse repeat

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[Wellstone ruled]

5. Told you so.

[Scuba]

7. Somehow, Wisconsin Republicans will punish the poor for this.

[dembotoz]

8. shifting the blame

he does it extremely well and the media lets him off the hook