Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Wisconsin's Newest Progressive - WSJ.com
Here's some background and a look at the current issues in Wisconsin...
John Fund writes about Wisconsin and Gov. Walker in the Wall Street Journal:
"Mr. Walker's challenge to the status quo is nothing if not bold. Wisconsin, he says, faces an immediate $137 million budget shortfall and a $3.6 billion deficit over the next two years. Part of his plan for putting the state on a sustainable fiscal path is to have state workers contribute more to their pensions and health-insurance plans, although they would still pay less than the national average for government workers.
But what's made him a national target of rage—or a hero, depending on your point of view—are his proposals to limit the power of public-employee unions. 'We have to cut money the state sends counties and cities,' he says, and 'the collective bargaining changes I propose will save them more than those cuts by giving them the flexibility private employers have to control costs.'
He's confident his plan will become law."
