tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post3298281174897711698..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Stock market crash exposing Walker idiocy on another issueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-81623640325092605752015-08-31T21:33:04.425-05:002015-08-31T21:33:04.425-05:00That stuff is way above my pay grade, but check o...That stuff is way above my pay grade, but <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/01/1417239/--Voting-Machines-Manipulated-KS-Statistician-Explains-Allegations-Evidence-BradCast-8-31-2015" rel="nofollow"> check out this BradBlogreat article from today. </a> It's got a good update on the Kansas case, and links to similar studies (and fishiness) in Wisconsin.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-30928092445312413272015-08-31T13:30:24.757-05:002015-08-31T13:30:24.757-05:00Jake, The People's Plea: Can you replicate the...Jake, The People's Plea: Can you replicate the Kansas statistician's methodology with Wisconsin data? Pretty please?<br />http://americablog.com/2015/08/mathematician-actual-voter-fraud-kansas-republicans.htmlLinea Sundstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314257424140523321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-53177824191293101822015-08-25T19:39:18.404-05:002015-08-25T19:39:18.404-05:00Heck, Scott wanted unhindered immigration and a Me...Heck, Scott wanted unhindered immigration and a Mexican consulate in Wisconsin...until he decided he needed the racist vote more.<br /><br /> As the most recent WRS audit showed , there was around a $2billion surplus in the account at the end of 2014. It would make for a nice target for Walker to fill in a budget hole, but I'm guessing the $2 billion surplus us a lot less after the plummeting in the marker over the last 8 daysJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-32491688273653258452015-08-25T09:23:55.390-05:002015-08-25T09:23:55.390-05:00The entire point of Walker's study of the Wisc...The entire point of Walker's study of the Wisconsin Pension Plan was to provide the usual conservative talking points to switch all current working participants in the Wisconsin Retirement Fund to a new pension plan administered by one of Walker's campaign contributors. Thankfully, the trust fund nature of the WRF protects all the funds currently held by the trust from political mischief of the type contemplated by Walker--perhaps he didn't realize that Wisconsin Trust Law applied equally to the WRF as it does the Bradley and Uihlein Trusts, and that those institutions might become concerned if Walker started mucking about in those statutes. However, that leaves future contributions vulnerable to corruption of the Walker variety. From a financial standpoint however, the state's obligation to the WRF for employee contributions (as well as the matching portion) is almost precisely like that facing a 401(k) plan sponsor. Only if there is a market collapse about half again GREATER IN MAGNITUDE than the 2008-2009 event would the state owe additional funds to the WRF. So, of course, the study found that the chances of that are pretty remote, and, naturally, setting up a new defined contribution retirement plan run by a commercial plan administrator would be more expensive than the current arrangement. Don't disregard the fact that the protective service employees might get a little upset when their magnificent pension benefits get put on the table for sale to the highest bidder.<br />So in the end Walker goes silent on the whole issue of the state pensions (except to try and claim credit for their 100% funding), sort of the same thing he tried on immigration until lately. (Ever wonder why there been ZERO immigration bills introduced into the Wisconsin legislature?--maybe the fact that 50% of the dairy work force being illegal immigrants has something to do with that.)Dr. Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348503465596808479noreply@blogger.com