Statements about State Budget
The salaries of Wisconsin’s best-educated public school teachers were "slashed" by Gov. Scott Walker through a recent administrative rule change.
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion."
"We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."
Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.
Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected."
Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "openly" backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions "by at least a third" for current and retired public employees
Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history."
As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
Says that as Wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes."
Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
"We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes."
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
"Mayor Barrett saved Milwaukee $25 million, thanks to Gov. Walker’s reforms."
Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.
State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"
"The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees.
A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs."
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