Wisconsin
Related: About this forumWisconsin: Walker's $3 billion budget crisis worsens as Republicans abruptly cancel finance meeting
LinkDemocrats have asked Republican leaders to explain how the committee planned to move forward and address the immediate budget deficit crisis. Some Republican lawmakers have indicated a budget repair bill will be needed. Others have said they intend on making millions in unspecified cuts over the next several months. Others have said nothing at all. With every day that goes by, our states budget situation worsens, said Sen. Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse). The confusion among legislative leaders and their unwillingness to have open and honest discussions about our states dire financial situation is troubling.
The fact that Republicans continue to debate the staggering deficit numbers from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau has only made the situation worse. By kicking the can down the road and failing to correct the massive budget shortfall, much deeper cuts may be needed in the future to balance the budget. Republican leaders have failed to say whether they will look to cut school funding again, ration health care services, delay transportation projects or scale back worker training programs.
"Democrats stand ready to resolve Wisconsins budget and economic crisis, added Shilling. We believe its time to provide relief to working families by addressing the student debt loan crisis, increasing the minimum wage to boost family incomes and strengthening Badger Care to save state taxpayer dollars. The public deserves straight answers and a clear vision for the future. Further delays will only compound our problems and result in deeper cuts down the road.
hue
(4,949 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Damn liberal media.
SpankMe
(2,937 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)this is the "cement shoes" that take Walker to the bottom.
Thav
(946 posts)Cut taxes more, and eliminate funding for social programs. That's the only way to fix the deficits.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)rurallib
(62,346 posts)is beginning to fall apart in America's "laboratories of democracy" AKA Kansas and Wisconsin.
Now the question is whether voters really care or will they vote for more magical answers?
hue
(4,949 posts)louis-t
(23,199 posts)then try to blame on him/her. Happened here in MI. $4 bil deficit to Granholm, she got it down to $1.5 bil, now repug Snyder has ads saying she left him with $1.5 bil deficit.
calimary
(80,699 posts)Their "ideas" are demonstrably, manifestly, PROVABLY, for shit.
But they'll keep telling you it's all gonna be great and if you Just... Keep... On... Believing... (and voting republi-CON), then YOU TOO will be rich someday!!!!!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Heard on Charlie Sykes and Mark Belling's shows many times.
calimary
(80,699 posts)aggiesal
(8,864 posts)do what we did here in California.
1st we elected a democratic filibuster proof majority in both the Assembly and the Senate, along
with a democratic governor.
Then proceeded to raise taxes on the 1%'s
Poof, deficit gone!
In fact, we're showing a surplus.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)Who's left? (that can make up that sort of deficit)?
postulater
(5,075 posts)And then UW, and then Milwaukee County.