Wisconsin: No Public Hearings On Medicaid Cuts As Scott Walker Tightens His Grip

[Scuba]

http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/06/20/no-public-hearings-on-medicaid-cuts-as-scott-walker-tightens-his-grip-on-wisconsin/



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Last week, the Wisconsin legislature passed a new state budget granting Gov. Walker the power to slash the state’s Medicaid program by some $500 million. To ensure that the Governor and his subordinates could do their cutting without unwanted interference from Wisconsin voters and the pesky media, the legislature simply removed the obligation of the executive branch to hold hearings on any such cuts- leaving Walker free to do as he will without the requirement of public input.

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[FiveGoodMen]

1. Of the people, by the people and for the people...

...HAS perished from the earth. (Or at least the US)

Oh, and FUCK THAT TRAITOR!

[theophilus]

3. Exactly. If the PEOPLE do not rise up the future is bleak. n/t

[warrior1]

2. the damage

can be undone after all of the governors, et al. are removed from office by the ballot box.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

4. THE FRAUD NEVER ENDS and republicans don't want our democracy to work

AREN'T THET SWEETHEARTS???????

[Snoutport]

5. kr important stuff!

[Blue Owl]

6. How much you wanna bet

this will somehow end up COSTING the state even more in the end with some privatized corporation pocketing the money.

[sufrommich]

7. Someone needs to take that to court. No way is that legal. nt

[tsuki]

8. Is ruling by Imperial Degree legal in Wisconsin? nt