Milwaukee Floods, Scott Walker Campaigns
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Tax cuts for the wealthy but not for the rest of us
Walker is calling for an income tax cut ONLY FOR THE RICH! He says he’ll cut the top tax bracket – which applies only to the top 1% of income earners. Everyone else gets nothing. Read more »
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A record of failure and disinterest when it comes to creating jobs
Walker actually mocked Milwaukee 7, the economic development team responsible for bringing Republic Airways, Ingeteam and 2000 jobs to Wisconsin in the past four months alone. Walker failed to help the partnership’s efforts and called it “lipstick on a pig.” Read more »
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Budget gimmicks and fiscal claims that can’t be trusted
Scott Walker makes the phony claim that, as County Executive, he has not increased taxes. But by his own numbers, tax levies have increased by $39 million under his administration. Read more »
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Walker gave himself a $40,000 pay raise and jobs to his cronies
As county executive, even while cutting county services and raising taxes, Walker gave himself a $40,000 pay raise. He placed unqualified campaign workers in county jobs earning over $100,000. Read more »
From the Bag Scott Walker Blog
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Tom Barrett Led, Scott Walker Fled
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin Thursday announced its first television advertising purchases of the 2010 gubernatorial race with a spot that highlights Scott Walker’s self-serving decision to abandon Milwaukee County to go campaigning in the midst of historic and deadly flooding. The ad campaign, titled “Barrett Led, Walker Fled,” contrasts Tom Barrett’s leadership in the [...] -
Milwaukee Floods, Scott Walker Campaigns
Scott Walker showed Wisconsin this weekend how he values his career more than his constituents, hitting the campaign trail to slake his political ambitions while Milwaukee County residents still were reeling after deadly floods on Thursday. One gubernatorial candidate, Mayor Tom Barrett, got to work after the disaster. But Scott Walker got to Wausau and [...] -
Scott Walker: The Structural Deficit King
Scott Walker continued to show why he can’t be trusted with taxpayer money with the shocking report that his budget could be $45 million in the red next year, with a $100 million structural deficit by 2014. The assessment by the nonpartisan Public Policy Forum follows a 2011 budget that was $6 million in the [...] -
Scott Walker Spends Recklessly on Campaign, Just Like He Does In Milwaukee County
Numbers released today show that Scott Walker is furiously and foolishly spending on his campaign in much the same way he has distinguished himself as the gubernatorial candidate to have grown government spending the most while in office. The figures showed that Scott Walker spent about $2 million to raise only $500,000 in the period, [...]