Saturday, April 21, 2012
Wisconsin vs Illinois...Which One Is In A Death Spiral ?
There is and will continue to be a debate over the relative merits of Republican vs democrat policies on the economy. The perplexing thing is that we have a good many examples of what does and does not work all across the country but these examples are often ignored by those on the left but a very good example is shaping up in the Mid West yet again. If one looks to the states of Illinois and Wisconsin, one state believes that the road to prosperity is in higher taxation and more regulation and another state which believes just the opposite. One state run by democrats and unions and another state who just went Republican a little more than a year ago and that is trying to keep tax increases and union influence and demands on the pockets of the states taxpayers as light as possible. One state that is in an increasing trajectory to disaster and its neighbor to the north .
Illinois Shows What Not to Do
Wise Wisconsin isn’t imitating its spendthrift neighbor.
In
January 2011, facing a forbidding budget deficit and a backlog of
unpaid bills, Illinois officials decided that a massive tax increase
would lay the groundwork for the state’s recovery. As Barbara Flynn
Currie, the majority leader in the state house of representatives, said
at the time, the nearly $7 billion in new revenues would allow Illinois
to “pay our old bills and deal with the structural deficit.” The taxes
passed with little controversy. Several weeks later, Wisconsin governor
Scott Walker proposed fixing state and local fiscal problems by
narrowing public-sector workers’ collective bargaining rights and
requiring them to contribute more to their pension and health-care
benefits. His reforms, which took months to become law, provoked an
occupation of the capitol and set off a national debate.
Little more than a year has passed, and Illinois is right back where it started: the state’s unpaid bills now top $9 billion. Meantime, Wisconsin’s state and local governments have made substantial strides toward long-term budget stability. The different fiscal outlooks of the neighboring states illustrate a crucial fact in today’s budget wars: you can’t tax your way to a better future. That’s because the promises made by previous generations of politicians to public employees and special interests have become, as one northeastern mayor colorfully put it, the “Pac-Man” of budgets, gobbling up revenues faster than governments can raise them.
http://www.city-journal.org/2012/22_2_snd-wisconsin.html
Little more than a year has passed, and Illinois is right back where it started: the state’s unpaid bills now top $9 billion. Meantime, Wisconsin’s state and local governments have made substantial strides toward long-term budget stability. The different fiscal outlooks of the neighboring states illustrate a crucial fact in today’s budget wars: you can’t tax your way to a better future. That’s because the promises made by previous generations of politicians to public employees and special interests have become, as one northeastern mayor colorfully put it, the “Pac-Man” of budgets, gobbling up revenues faster than governments can raise them.
http://www.city-journal.org/2012/22_2_snd-wisconsin.html
Friday, April 20, 2012
9:57 P.M. Multiple Calls About Shots Fired In Wilkes Barre
Somewhere in area of 2 jacks ...3 - 4 black males ....shooting at each other ..... interfaith heights apt ...6 - 8 shots fired...suspects fled into interfaith apts
9:08 ... No injuries reported yet
10:34 ...a lot of activity but not sure what happened yet
10:53...somethings up ...Times Leader reporters on the scene
11:03 ....BOLO for homicide in Wilkes Barre
12:24 ...still not sure what happen ....looks like 2 incidents around the same time ....busy night
9:08 ... No injuries reported yet
10:34 ...a lot of activity but not sure what happened yet
10:53...somethings up ...Times Leader reporters on the scene
11:03 ....BOLO for homicide in Wilkes Barre
12:24 ...still not sure what happen ....looks like 2 incidents around the same time ....busy night
I Apologize But It Is Funny And I Promise Its The Last One ....I Think.
O.K ...I know... I know.... I've rode this horse about as far as its going to go but I'm a bit simple minded as my Mother was inclined to point out back in my youth, usually after some really spectacular act of stupidity on my part.
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George Zimmermans Bloody Head .... With Picture
Well the liberal press once again seems to have missed the boat and have been playing fast and loose with the truth and in doing so let loose the race baiters al sharpton, jessie jackson. the new black panthers and obama. If you have been paying attention to this story you may have noticed that nearly everything they have claimed has turned out to be false and in some cases outright lies. Now there is this. The bail hearing for Zimmerman is being televised now at 9:56 A.M.
Good Grief… After Weeks of Misreporting – Media Releases Bloody George Zimmerman Photo
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, April 20, 2012, 8:23 AM
Good
grief!… After weeks of media hyperventillating and racial attacks and
threats from the far left, ABC releases a photo of a bloody George
Zimmerman after the Trayvon Martin shooting.
Today ABC released this photo of George Zimmerman taken the night of the Trayvon Martin shooting.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
H/T Gateway Pundit
Today ABC released this photo of George Zimmerman taken the night of the Trayvon Martin shooting.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
H/T Gateway Pundit
Thursday, April 19, 2012
New Obama Campaign Theme ....How Much Is That Doggie In The Window
Sorry folks this is just to funny to let go. I heard a few days ago that the obama campaign was in search of a new campaign theme for this election cycle. Well I think I hit on it and I have to say I was inspired. I hope ya'll enjoy it.
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How Much Is That Doggie In The Window - Patti Page
H/T for the picture to Creative Minority Report
They Say A Picture Is Worth A 1,000 Words
It seems as though the democrats are not even making the effort to go through the motions anymore. The senate under democrat harry reid hasn't even attempted to pass a budget in 4 budget cycles. If your not going to pass a budget guess its makes sense to stay home and sleep.
A picture is worth 1,086 words:*
A picture is worth 1,086 words:*
What you're looking at is a view of today's Senate Budget Committee meeting, at which Chairman Kent Conrad conducted a faux "markup"
of his party's FY 2013 budget resolution. The near side of the table
is where Democrats were supposed to sit. Granted, this entire exercise
was somewhat academic because its resulting product would receive
neither a vote in this committee, nor in the Senate at large.
Details! Throughout much of the session, all 11 Republican members
were present to, you know, do their jobs. Of the 12
committee Democrats, no more than 3 or 4 were in attendance at any
given time, according to sources inside the meeting.
H/T Townhall
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