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Wisconsin still has a rather huge infrastructure problem, as well.

Governor ‘Diamond Jim’ Doyle (D, WI) raided our Transportation Fund to the tune of $1.2 BILLION and GAVE IT to the school system at the request of his Union Goon Handlers.

We’ve never recovered.

“Since taking office in 2003, Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle has taken $1.2 billion from the transportation fund to pay for schools and provide aid to local governments. Legislators from both parties grumbled about the transfers but signed off on many of them.

The state borrowed about $800 million to make up for the loss, but the transportation fund faced a net drop of $434 million, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

The state’s transportation fund is financed primarily from the state’s gas tax, vehicle registration fees and federal aid.”

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/95587654.html/

We’ve never recovered. “Since taking office in 2003, Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle has taken $1.2 billion from the transportation fund to pay for schools and provide aid to local governments. Legislators from both parties grumbled about the transfers but signed off on many of them.
The state borrowed about $800 million to make up for the loss, but the transportation fund faced a net drop of $434 million, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

The state’s transportation fund is financed primarily from the state’s gas tax, vehicle registration fees and federal aid.”

I would bet they had models which told them exactly what to do!