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Statements about State Finances
Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

No Flip

He was for it – and against it – all along

On using Gov. Scott Walker’s collective-bargaining limits to help balance the city of Milwaukee budget

Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

Mostly True

Late touchdowns count as much as game openers

"During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Mostly False

Didn't ask, did tell

"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair."

Nancy Nusbaum

Nancy Nusbaum

Pants on Fire!

Didn’t like it, didn’t vote for it

Says Sen. Robert Cowles, her recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight.

Club for Growth

Club for Growth

True

Federal stimulus money didn't offset a cut in state aid

Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

False

Misleading claim based on favorable assumptions

"Under our (2011-’13) budget, the average (Wisconsin) property taxpayer will save $700."

Jeff Fitzgerald

Jeff Fitzgerald

Pants on Fire!

No fee increases – unless you count new fees and the fees that go up

Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Half-True

A case of subtraction by addition

Says critics who say he cut Medicaid are wrong; his budget added $1.2 billion to the program  

Gwen Moore

Gwen Moore

False

We’ve been down this path before — and the view’s the same

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "literally invented a $3.6 billion deficit."

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