Christian Schneider
Christian Schneider is a fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. Schneider spent eight years working for the Wisconsin State Legislature. He holds a Master's degree from Marquette University and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Utah, both in political science. Schneider was the recipient of the 2005 Wisopinion.com "Blog of the Year" award and contributes commentary to the "Here and Now" show on Wisconsin Public Television.
Thursday, November 19, 2009Public Financing of Campaigns in Wisconsin: Anatomy of a Failed IdeaBy Christian SchneiderFiled As: Budget and TaxToday, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute released a report by Mike Nichols and Christian Schneider that delves into the origin of public financing for campaigns in Wisconsin. While the intent of using taxpayer ... more »»
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Monday, July 27, 2009Stopping the Revolving Door in CorrectionsBy Christian SchneiderFiled As: Budget and Tax, PrivatizationWith the recently passed Wisconsin state budget including a provision to allow some felons out of prison early in order to save the state money, the manner in which the state funds corrections has become a hot topic. Today, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute released a new report by Kate Mize, ... more »»
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Friday, September 26, 2008Wisconsin's Government Retiree Health Care Costs Spiraling Out of ControlFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health Care, Municipal ServicesImagine you're a young guy who has just started dating the girl of your dreams. You get around to the discussion of how many people she has "been with." She says "two." (That's what girls always say, usually accompanied by an extensive story about how she dated some guy for ... more »»
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009The Value in Saying "No"And Why We'd Be Better Off If We Did More Of It By Christian SchneiderFiled As: Health CareLast week, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute launched our new "WI Magazine," which includes investigative reporting and commentary relating to Wisconsin state government. In the inaugural edition, I more »»
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Thursday, February 5, 2009WPRI Report: "Healthy Wisconsin" and Health Care MigrationStudy estimates 142,000 migrants to Wisconsin seeking free health care By Christian SchneiderFiled As: Health CareIn 2007, the Wisconsin Senate famously inserted a single-payer, universal health care program into the state budget. At the time, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute wondered aloud whether the program would incentivize sick people to people move to ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008Wisconsin Candidates In Full Retreat on Universal Health CareFiled As: Health CareLast fall, Wisconsin Senate Democrats pushed hard for a new single-payer style state health insurance system (unironically known as "Healthy Wisconsin"), which would have raised taxes on workers by $15.2 billion. While passage of Healthy Wisconsin was always a longshot (even the ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008Wisconsin Poised to Punt their Budget DeficitFiled As: Budget and TaxDue to a slumping economy and virtually no rainy day fund on which to draw, Wisconsin legislators have been struggling to fill in a $527 million general fund budget deficit. Rather than using the shortfall as an opportunity to make changes to avoid future revenue and spending problems, Governor Doyle ... more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008Government-Run Health Care in Wisconsin: No Deficit of False RhetoricFiled As: Health CareYesterday, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute released a report which discusses the Healthy Wisconsin health plan proposed by Wisconsin Senate Democrats. The report, written by George Lightbourn and yours truly, makes two main ... more »»
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Monday, March 24, 2008Getting a Handle on Immigrant PopulationsFiled As: Budget and TaxWhile the small city of Green Bay in Northeast Wisconsin has recently lost its most famous resident (Packers quarterback Brett Favre), the city has had no shortage of people moving in - specifically, both legal and illegal immigrants. With governments ... more »»
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