GOP says boost to state budget won't help unions (WI)

[iwishiwas]

Source: AP




GOP says boost to state budget won't help unions

SCOTT BAUER | Associated Press | (21) Comments | Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:00 pm



Republican legislative leaders sought to dampen enthusiasm over an improved budget forecast Wednesday, saying the $636 million in additional tax revenue shouldn't be used for new spending or to replace savings that would come from forced benefit concessions from state workers.

If anything, the co-chairs of the Legislature's budget-writing committee said, the money should be used to pay down the state's debt and possibly restore some cuts Gov. Scott Walker had proposed.
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No decisions have been made yet on how to use the money, they said.

Walker planned to comment on the Legislative Fiscal Bureau report Wednesday afternoon............

No matter the spin, the news will almost certainly increase the pressure on Walker and the Legislature to rethink the governor's proposed $1 billion in cuts to schools and local governments.

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No link yet.

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Walker has commented and essentially he told the unions to suck it up. Will try to find the link.

[EC]

1. Oh hell,

he'll just hand it out a corporate welfare.

[Scuba]

2. That's exactly why they formed their new, stacked, venture capital authority. n/t

[AleksS]

3. Just out of curiosity

Where's the $636 million in additional revnue being predicted actually coming from?

[iwishiwas]

7. State tax revenues to grow $600 million more than expected by 2013

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/121649534.html


so it says.

[AleksS]

4. Double post. Sorry.

Double post. Sorry!

[Yon_Yonson]

5. The GOP are liars

Is there such a thing as an honest NEOCON?

[Iliyah]

6. NOOOOOOOOOO

[iwishiwas]

8. NOPE there is NOT such a creature.

[Stumbler]

9. Is there such a thing as 'dry water?'

How about 'bright darkness?' Or a 'vegetarian carnivore?'

No, sadly there is no such thing as 'an honest neocon.'