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Gov. Walker to Double Down With Attacks on Working People in Las Vegas Speech
One Wisconsin Now, organizing to advance progressive leadership and values ^ | September 12, 2015 | Mike Browne

Posted on 09/12/2015 11:59:20 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: Enlightened1

Walker has cut taxes.

Trump wants to raise taxes.

http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2015/sep/02/jeb-bush/did-donald-trump-propose-biggest-tax-hike-history-/


61 posted on 09/13/2015 2:05:03 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Liar.


62 posted on 09/13/2015 2:05:49 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Enlightened1
Public Sector Unions (and the "dues" they involuntarily take from worker's paychecks) are not small potatoes, have not been phased out.

When given the choice most choose NOT to have their earnings automatically deducted for "dues."

Public Sector Unions

Top Contributors, 2013-2014

National Education Assn $24,960,749
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $9,988,870
American Federation of Teachers $4,391,881
American Federation of Govt Employees $4,072,005
International Assn of Fire Fighters $2,184,303
National Assn of Letter Carriers $2,113,796
American Postal Workers Union $1,007,341
National Rural Letter Carriers Assn $735,500
National Treasury Employees Union $681,550
National Active & Retired Federal Employees Assn $441,000
American Federation of Teachers Solidarity 527 $405,151
National Assn of Postal Supervisors $382,300
Aft Solidarity 527 $350,000
National Postal Mail Handlers Union $274,500
National Assn of Postmasters $230,400
Federal Aviation Admin Managers Assn $162,500
California School Employees Assn $127,015
National Assn/Farm Service Agency County Employees $71,500
Garden State Forward $65,000
Prof Engineers in California Government $64,190

63 posted on 09/13/2015 2:15:34 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Reno89519

PERS has a $12.5 billion unfunded liability.

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/may/18/are-public-pensions-too-generous/

I’m totally fine with Walker coming here and explaining how they got it done in Wisconsin where everyone wins. I have zero desire to see Nevada go bankrupt, especially since they raised business taxes on gross revenues, not profits to fund education.

I know quite a few good teachers here that would lose their job if the teacher unions had their way in Washoe.


64 posted on 09/13/2015 2:16:25 AM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: 9YearLurker

That’s all you have, ‘cause you have no link.

The Donald would say that you are “terrific, amazing, fantastic.”


65 posted on 09/13/2015 2:16:46 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Reno89519

Anyone, ie you, who tries to demean Walker in this way is not serious about fighting back against the left in this country.


66 posted on 09/13/2015 2:20:52 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Again look at overall Union members in the last 20 years. They are being phased out.


67 posted on 09/13/2015 2:21:32 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: alloysteel

Winconsin as a heavy leftist state makes Walker’s victories there that much more impressive.


68 posted on 09/13/2015 2:22:41 AM PDT by ifinnegan
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; onyx; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; ...

“One Wisconsin Now” ultra leftist and socialist group attacks Scott Walker again. Ho Hum. Cincinatus’ Wife said it best — with enemies like this, Walker is on the right side of the argument.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.


69 posted on 09/13/2015 2:23:01 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I’ve posted the damn link to you over and over again—you know full well that was his position and that there are online stories reporting it.

You therefore know full well that I’m not lying and you continue to mislead by countering only with what Walker has said on immigration in the last three months.

The usual game is that I post the link and then you have nothing more to say, because you’ve been exposed as fraudulent on the subject—yet again.


70 posted on 09/13/2015 2:24:14 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker
...You’re part of his paid staff and you know full well that was his position.

No I am not. Never have worked for a campaign or a pac, or anything like it.

You can't back up what you've said with a link so you attack me.

71 posted on 09/13/2015 2:26:07 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Reno89519

It’s not the private sector unions, it’s the government unions. They are bleeding this country dry while they fail at their putative jobs, day after day after day.

Three (or four?) generations of illiterates coming out of the unionized public schools isn’t enough for you?

Yeah, sure, Donald Trump will change all of that. Except he won’t because I predict a Ross Perot like drop out in his future. Then we’ll be left with our thumbs up our behinds while Joe Biden cruises to victory.

THAT is my nightmare scenario.

And guess what, we’ll have NO ONE to BLAME but OURSELVES.


72 posted on 09/13/2015 2:26:10 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: jocon307

Yes.

All those government departments [stocked with union employees], with their big fat convention budgets, as they fail to do their jobs and work to criminalize conservatives.


73 posted on 09/13/2015 2:29:04 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Enlightened1
Again look at overall Union members in the last 20 years. They are being phased out.

You don't want to talk about Public Sector Union numbers and power, and their power to automatically suck money ("dues") from government workers.

74 posted on 09/13/2015 2:32:07 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Reno89519

He’s low in the polls, so there is no harm to Trump or Cruz. And you’re right that this isn’t a national issue so I don’t think he’s doing it for poll points.

If he’s going to use his candidacy to come here to Nevada and explain how we can throw education back to local rather than the state or fed, we should welcome that.

We’re 49th in the entire US when it comes to education and they keep bringing the losers up from Las Vegas to further wreck our schools.

There is an alternative to raising taxes again or laying off good teachers. Not everyone can afford to live in Galena or Incline Village.


75 posted on 09/13/2015 2:35:48 AM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: afraidfortherepublic; All
Hillary and Donald [higher taxes, gun control, planned parenthood, abortion, property seizure, universal healthcare] are together again on the issues. Here is the newest public figure to align with them in their drive to defund Republicans and leave the door open to socialists (unions).

Dem candidate agrees with Trump over big-money influence

76 posted on 09/13/2015 2:47:02 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Enlightened1; Cincinatus' Wife

I don’t know how else to explain this to the both of you.

NEVADANS DON’T WANT OUR GOOD TEACHERS LAID OFF!

We’re ranked 49th in the nation for education. That’s the last thing we want to do.

We don’t want our taxes raised AGAIN by a Republican state legislature and a Republican governor and keep throwing money at the problem.

We don’t want to increase the $12.5 billion in unfunded pension liability — the biggest contributor to that is Clark County School District.

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/may/18/are-public-pensions-too-generous/

Walker can’t affect Trump or Cruz positively or negatively in Nevada. This doesn’t help him at all nationally, but if he wants to donate his time to help a few people understand how it’s possible to save our teachers from the union working against them and the taxpayers, then let him. We’re six lousy electoral votes, and no one trusts our delegates thanks to the Ron Paul fiasco last time.


77 posted on 09/13/2015 3:00:07 AM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: Reno89519

“If I worked in an industry where a union added value, I would join one.”..........

Please name one.


78 posted on 09/13/2015 3:03:19 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: 9YearLurker

I’m sure whatever Walker does on Monday will pale in comparison to what Trump is going to do on Tuesday. Everyone knows a billionaire speaking on a battleship trumps a governor from some midwest state.

They’ll be little if any coverage of this outside of Nevada.

Trump’s hotel towers over Adelson’s Venetian from I-15 lol.


79 posted on 09/13/2015 3:20:53 AM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: Read Write Repeat

Public Sector Unions confiscating worker’s pay to fund the Democratic Party Machine is a national issue and Walker’s talking about it Monday in Nevada.


80 posted on 09/13/2015 3:21:04 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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