Motivation of the Opposition
State Senator Judy Robson (you remember her, she was the one who issued the press release in opposition of the Taxpayer Protection Amendment without having actually read the amendment) has released a list of organizations opposed to the TPA.
AARP Wisconsin (American Association of Retired Persons)What do most of these organizations have in common?
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Association of Wisconsin School Administrators
ATIC Correctional Services, Inc.
Aurora Health Care
Beverly Healthcare
Children's Hospital and Health System
Church and Society Committee of the United Methodist Church Whitefish Bay
Citizens' Utility board
Clintonville Board of Education
Community Alliance of Providers of Wisconsin
Dane County Cities and Villages Association
Extendicare Health Services, Inc.
FiveStar Quality Care, Inc.
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Institute for Wisconsin's Future
Kenosha County Long Term Care Alliance
Kindred Healthcare
Labor Association of Wisconsin
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
Madison Metropolitan School District
Marquette University
Marshfield Clinic
Mental Health Association of Milwaukee County
Middleton Cross Plains Area School District
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Milwaukee Teacher Education Association
Ministry Health Care
Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin
Municipal Environmental Group-Wastewater Division
Operating Engineers, Local 139
Portage Community School of Education
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
PROFs, Inc
Rehabilitation for Wisconsin
Residential Services Association of Wisconsin
Save Medicaid Coalition
School Administrators Alliance
Southeastern Wisconsin Schools Alliance
United Council of University of Wisconsin Students
UW System Board of Regents
WEA Insurance Corporation
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
Wisconsin Assisted Living Association
Wisconsin Association of Family and Children Agencies
Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials
Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators
Wisconsin Association of School Nurses
Wisconsin Catholic Conference
Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Wisconsin Council for Administrators of Special Services
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Wisconsin Counties Association
Wisconsin County Police Association
Wisconsin Education Association Council
Wisconsin Educational Media Association
Wisconsin Health Care Association
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
Wisconsin Medical Society
Wisconsin Nurses Association
Wisconsin Personal Services Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Wisconsin Retired Educators Association
Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters
Wisconsin State Employees Union
Wisconsin Technical College District Board Association
1) Many of them directly rely on tax dollars or represent individuals entities that do.
2) They know that the TPA would successfully reduce taxation and spending, thereby reducing their 'revenues.'
I should note that the opponents of the TPA and those of us who support it have something in common as well.
We are hoping to keep more of our hard-earned money... and they are fighting to keep more of our hard earned money as well.
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And which of those organizations do you suggest we pitch under the bus?
Public health?
Citizen's Utility Board?
The Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin? There you go. Lot's of little towns make do with volunteers. We can shift revenue away from professional firefighters. Most of their time is spent waiting anyway.
The list of organizations which support the TPA is shorter, I'm sure. Would you please publish that list so we can speculate about their motivations?
Thank god someone is standing up to those scum at the AARP. Good work, Fraley
Updated list could include the growing # of Republican legislators, the Wisconsin realtors and the Madison Chamber of Commerce
This thing dies in the Assembly.
And Then we wonder why Wisconsin is a Tax hell.
Same old Shat even mention you might try to hold the line on taxes and all the usual subjects start screaming like mashed cats.
Hell TPA dosent even try to CUT taxes it only holds the line on the growth of taxes. It is amazing how many people in this state have no problem taking money from their fellow citizens.
I bet we would be amazed how many of these organizations could suddenly learn to live on less tax dollars if they were actually forced to.
But this being Wisconsin I doubt we will ever know, the taxes will keep going up and sooner or later they will drive a couple of big employers out of state and all the usual subjects will whine how Big Buisness is sticking it to the poor workers of Wisconsin.
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