the problem is when you get your news from yahoo;)
Wisconsin Gov. Walker Ginned Up Budget Shortfall To Undercut Worker Rights
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...ker-rights.php
Quote:
Unlike true austerity measures -- service rollbacks, furloughs, and other temporary measures that cause pain but save money -- rolling back worker's bargaining rights by itself saves almost nothing on its own. But Walker's doing it anyhow, to knock down a barrier and allow him to cut state employee benefits immediately.
Furthermore, this broadside comes less than a month after the state's fiscal bureau -- the Wisconsin equivalent of the Congressional Budget Office -- concluded that Wisconsin isn't even in need of austerity measures, and could conclude the fiscal year with a surplus. In fact, they say that the current budget shortfall is a direct result of tax cut policies Walker enacted in his first days in office.
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So in reality once again we are talking about a corrupt governor using tactics to destroy workers' rights.
And btw the dems move would be strategic...they are buying time to let the public tidal wave continue and probably build a good case to oust that douchebag Walker.