Newly elect Gov. Scott Walker (WI)

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Freed, he specifically said "wages". Most of us probably think of hourly pay or salary when we hear "wages". Compensation, as you suggest, includes fringe benefits in addition to wages.

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Hungary Jack wrote: This happened in Illinois, and then the Democratic state officials and Chicago officials compounded the problem in a major, major way by skipping required contributions to pension funds when the money got tight.
Even Chris Christie skipped a $3 billion pension payment in NJ last year. Makes that year's budget look great, but it's just kicking the can down the road.

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Sounds like Walker and the State Senate split the collective bargaining parts out of the bill and passed those separately.
So they've now passed the least popular part of the bill and still haven't cut any spending. I wonder how much this backfires on them for the next election.
The Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday took decisive and controversial action in its weeks-long battle with Democrats and the labor unions for which they have been fighting. In an 18-to-1 vote, Senate Republicans moved to strip many state workers of their collective-bargaining rights.

Senate Democrats had fled the state in mid-February to deny Republicans a quorum and prevent this vote. But Senate Republicans decided yesterday that they could detach the collective-bargaining provision from the broader "budget repair bill" and vote on it without a quorum. A quorum would have been needed on any bill that affects spending.

A Democratic member of the Assembly present in the Capitol, Rep. Peter Barca, said that the Republicans' procedural maneuvers violated Senate rules. The Assembly is expected to vote on the bill Thursday.

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Backfires? Maybe some day. His base consists of monied extremists and the lackeys who watch Fox. So they eat this [expletive] up-taking their pitchforks and torches to overwhelmingly female unions. What fiscal bad asses they are. Walker will not succeed ultimately but this stunt by him and his rich [expletive] has won the day.

Walker-an Eagle Scout, son of a preacher brandishing a phony Whips and Chains version of conservatism....I think we've seen this show before...and sadlly TMZ catching him with a cabana boy currently stands a better chance of bringing him down than democratic means.

One thing he's accomplished- making a mess of the once-proud state of WI and damn near ruining their way of life. -[expletive] him

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The common man owes a debt of gratitide to the folks, the hunble hardworking proud people of Wisconsin. My family! My fairlly apolitcal, great parents, independent, don't give a [expletive] [expletive] about money, 1999 Mercury Villager driving family. Of all people, standing up to an annointed political persecution by national monied extremists, to protect public education and the rights of working people.

Obama-meh! His pussified stance conceding the rollback of the Bush Tax cuts set the tone for this big money bull that has swept the nation.

Those god damn union thugs(mostly women) are heros!
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What was the phrase about, " It is your right, it is your duty...?"

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Obama is clearly one of them. Did not lift a finger to help the people who voted for him.

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Now it's time for those mostly women and the dem legislatures to all say in unison: " Oh, you really meant it. OK. We're cool with it." And get back to their reality TV and maybe a little Farmville on their smart phone while waiting in the unemployment or bread line.

That's what real American workers and democratic politicians do from the president on down. Shut up and take it. After all, you might get a crumb thrown your way if your a good boy or girl.

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WALKER BILL ALLOWS DOG POUNDS TO SELL STRAYS FOR $1 TO RESEARCH FACILITIES!
"Walker's budget okays disposing of unclaimed pound dogs to University research facilities" ..."Governor Scott Walker wants to kill puppies."
Actually -a law allowing this has been on the books for 40 years -only he expanded the law!

actually the bill just changed the semantics of the law, allowing Walker to send sweet little puppies to go be mutilated for the behalf of him and his cronies!!!!

actually the original statement is not true at all, but in the spirit of the right wing media whores, I will leave it be for a while, and retract it if i get around to it.

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