February 10, 2010

Jobs and the economy have been popular topics lately as our state and nation struggle to climb out of recession. This year, Wisconsin Democrats have been slapping the word “jobs” on nearly all of their initiatives with hopes that voters won’t see through their “clever” wording and remember the $5 billion of tax and fee increases they placed on families and businesses last year.

Governor Doyle’s State of the State address focused on jobs and the economy as he tried to paint a picture of Wisconsin as a business-friendly state that is creating jobs. Wisconsin Democrats are marketing their global warming bill as a job creator, despite the fact that it will increase fuel costs, create fee hikes through new mandates, and result in tighter family budgets. It will result in Wisconsin becoming an island of regulations surrounded by neighboring states with less stringent rules... READ MORE

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February 5, 2010

Democrats: Enough Tax Increases to Sink a Battleship

[Madison, Wisc….] In an article in today’s Lakeland Times, Wisconsin Democrats finally admitted what the rest of us already knew: that the 2009-2011 state budget bill that they passed last summer raises enough taxes and fees to “sink a good sized battleship.” The publication highlighted an email correspondence between Senator Jim Holperin (D-Conover) and a constituent. After months of the Democrats portraying the budget bill as a responsible piece of legislation that will benefit the average taxpayer, Holperin admitted in the email that he and his Democrat colleagues greatly increased the burden on taxpayers in 2009...