Can you even begin to believe this?
Governor Doyle has indicated that he is vetoing the technical college tax increase limiting them to a mere 4%. He has reneged on his promise of no tax increases in so many ways as to be almost comical...but this is not funny. It is a sad day for Wisconsin. We will continue to lose population since jobs are leaving our state; we'll ultimately be down another seat in the House with the next reapportionment
It is imperative that we get an Assembly bill moving immediately to make the technical college system accountable to the taxpayers. We need to get a companion Senate bill moving immediately, as well. Call your elected representatives today and express your disgust, and get their commitment to move this forward!
The Republicans should be able to get this passed in the Assembly. The Senate is a different arena given that it is controlled by the Democrats. With Sen. Russ Decker now installed as the Senate Majority Leader, the likelihood that this will even get out of committee in the Senate is remote. If we thought the former Senate Majority Leader was difficult with whom to work...'we ain't seen nothing yet'.
However, we need to establish, once and for all, that the technical college system is broken. That can begin to be accomplished with a debate.
If anyone has had the idea that Democrats can be relied upon to control government spending in Wisconsin, they ought to be disabused of that notion by now. The only ultimate solution is for the taxpayers, who are also the electorate, to dump the Democratic majority in the Senate while increasing the Republican majority in the Assembly. Ultimately, we need to get a fiscal conservative into the Governor's office but that won't happen until at least the next election. And, our track record is rotten on that score.
Once again, everyone who voted for Governor Doyle either loves more and more taxation, or they were hoodwinked.
Given this move by the Governor, what do you think our chances of leaving the MATC district look like today?
This travesty simply has to end! And the voters...us...are the only people who can make that happen!
