Posted on 03/18/2015 2:08:48 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Any other instance where an individual accepts stolen funds/goods is a crime, and you don’t have to make it up to them when you demand it back. These people probably won’t even have to pay back the money that the Feds illegally gave them.
Gee. I wish my monthly bill would be only $131. As it is, I'm paying more than the $450/month.
They’re already complaining that the government is ‘screwing’ them on their refunds when they file their income taxes and those ‘estimates’ they made to get the subsidies end up being underestimated.
They want the Treasury; instead hand them the real bill.
What crisis? ObamaCare solved all the nation’s problems. At least that was what the Democrats were saying in 2010. What happened? Are the Republicans lying and pretending that there is a crisis?
The best thing to do is call the Republican’s bluff...and do absolutely NOTHING.
The headline should read “Majority of Washington press corps wants Obamacare to somehow become a political mess for Walker.”
Walker is 100% GOPe.
It’s the seduction of “free” money, services and subsidies.
Walker’s easing them off the government tit these moochers have latched on to.
It will be the hard working (and those who want to be hard working) voters who side with and support Walker.
I see you're here doing campaign work for Jeb.
One gets the feeling that the Obamanoids aren’t too confident about the Supreme Court decision on ACA.
No kidding.
Seeing numbers like that - realizing that "poverty" isn't poverty should turn American's stomachs.
Learning that $97K still rates a subsidy should SHOCK people out of this. There is no free - there is only the truth that healthcare will become scarce and be lousy - and that they will be paying more for less.
Voters need to know that this is another goverment tentacle (maybe 8) attaching itself to their lives, their families and their fortunes; it will destroy their liberty.
".... Even after billions in tax cuts under Walker, per capita state spending in Wisconsin is the highest of any state in the Midwest, including Illinois. In per capita terms, its state budget is twice as big as that of Texas.... National Review Jan 2015
Jan 2015: Walker budget to bar drug users from food stamps, Medicaid "Madison — With federal approval in doubt, Gov. Scott Walker is moving ahead with his campaign pledge to ensure that drug users aren't getting public health care, food stamp or jobless benefits.
As Walker explores a 2016 presidential bid, the proposal being included in the governor's Feb. 3 budget bill will help him sell himself to GOP primary voters as a leader committed to overhauling the core programs of government.
For the first time Thursday, Walker committed to drug testing recipients of BadgerCare Plus health coverage and also pledged free treatment and job training for those testing positive for drugs.
But the governor offered no details on how the state would cover the costs of that or the testing or whether he expected it to cost the state money overall, as a similar program did in Florida, or save tax dollars. The budget, he said in a statement, would also drop to four years from five the limit on how long a recipient could be in the Wisconsin Works, or W-2, program, the replacement in this state for traditional welfare.
"We know employers in Wisconsin have jobs available, but they don't have enough qualified employees to fill those positions," Walker said. "With this budget, we are addressing some of the barriers keeping people from achieving true freedom and prosperity and the independence that comes with having a good job and doing it well."
The governor said the drug-testing proposal would apply only to able-bodied adults, not the elderly or children, and would include transitional jobs initiatives. Walker wants to test all FoodShare and BadgerCare applicants but limit the drug testing for unemployment benefits to certain applicants.
The idea expands on another requirement passed by Walker and Republicans in 2013 to make able-bodied FoodShare recipients receive job training.".....
March 2015: Wisconsin tech schools might see an increase in performance-based funding "....This is not the first time Walker proposed an increase in performance-based funding for the 16 campuses. In the 2013-15 biennial budget, he attempted to increase performance-based funding for technical schools to 100 percent over six years, but the Joint Finance Committee put a cap at 30 percent. Walker then vetoed the cap before signing the final budget.
Gabriel said his organization supports performance-based funding to an extent. The colleges are for the most part performing at high standards and should be rewarded, Gabriel said.
He is concerned, however, with the magnitude of Walker’s proposal.".....
March 2015: Advocates: Walker's budget could hurt programs for disabled"...."....Claire Yunker, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health Services, said in a statement that Walker’s proposal is aimed at preventing fraud and abuse in the existing system and creating a more coordinated care regimen.
But Daniel Idzikowski, executive director of Disability Rights — a group that advocates for people with disabilities — said his organization was not consulted about Walker’s plan that the Legislature will debate over the next three months.
It would drastically restructure Family Care, which administers personal care and long-term care services to elderly, disabled and injured Wisconsinites through Medicaid, he said."....
March 2015: Scott Walker bid to end integration program [busing] has schools seeking answers "..."....[Scott Walker] has proposed eliminating the long-standing racial integration program, a move that could redirect $60 million in school funding and have a cultural and financial impact on Milwaukee, nearby suburban school systems and districts like Racine, Madison and Wausau...."
Dec 2010: High-speed rail funds scatter to other states "Wisconsin will keep only a fraction of the $810 million it won in federal high-speed rail money, while the rest will help fund train lines in California, Florida, Illinois and other states, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
Governor-elect Scott Walker had vowed to kill the planned 110-mph Milwaukee-to-Madison passenger train route that was to be funded with Wisconsin's share of $8 billion in federal stimulus dollars. Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich had issued a similar promise for a planned 79-mph line connecting his state's three largest cities, funded by $400 million in stimulus cash.
Now, almost all of the $1.2 billion from the two projects will be divided among other states. California is the big winner, with up to $624 million, followed by Florida, up to $342.3 million; Washington, up to $161.5 million; and Illinois, up to $42.3 million. Smaller amounts will go to New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Missouri, Oregon, North Carolina, Iowa and Indiana.....
In a meeting with reporters in Waukesha, Walker called the decision a "victory" because he sees the rail line as a symbol of excessive government spending.
"That's the decision they've made and we're going to move forward," the Republican governor-elect said.
Even with the federal government paying all construction costs, Walker has said he didn't want state taxpayers to bear any of the operating costs. ......."
If it’s in the CRAPital Times you know that it’s all CRAP.
Shaddup, Walkerbot. Defeating loser liberals in Madison and promoting Shamnesty is not Reagan like. I’’m over the target and taking flak from you pathetic Walkerbots. The US don’t need a 3rd Shamnesty Booshie either. You Walkerbots are PATHETIC. Ya might wanna read FR’s mission statement before spouting bot nonsense.
Why isn’t the “majority” asking the O-hole and the Demonic Party about the “crisis” they’ve created?
I disagree that Walker is 100% GOPe.
He has actually stepped forward and done things to solve some of the crises facing his state. His stand against public sector unions, for example, is entirely apart from the usual GOPe head-in-the-sand antics.
However, he does appear to hold several opinions I am less than satisfied with, starting with his stance on illegal immigration.
He is far from my favorite early-season candidate, but I personally have not yet decided if he would be an acceptable candidate - that is, I do not know enough to determine if he represents a different direction, or just a different pace toward the same liberal cliff.
I’m glad to see you prefer to use facts in your debating, as opposed to invective! /sarc
If you wish to convince people Walker is the wrong candidate, you might find that informed debate is much more effective than self-aggrandizing vitriol.
Cinci likes to pull the ‘Jeb Bush’ card to silence critics of Walker. Tried to do it with me. Big fail. Make him/her defend Walker’s moderate/RINO record in Wisconsin. They can’t. And they’ll throw a tizzy fit.
Gov. Scott Walker on Iran, Russia and Keystone XL [5:57 YouTube]
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