Christian Schneider
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, 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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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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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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