Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse

Ventings from a guy with an unhealthy interest in budgets, policy, the dismal science, life in the Upper Midwest, and brilliant beverages.

Sunday, September 13, 2020

COVID flares higher in Wisconsin as September wears on

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Not much good to say about the state's numbers for the last week regarding COVID-19 are good. The headlines are from UW campuses in M...

DOT revenues low in 2020, but it might be worse in 2021

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  After finding out that Wisconsin’s General Fund tax revenues held up surprisingly well for the 2019-20 Fiscal Year, this week we got a l...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

COVID mess on UW campuses a predictable result of WisGOP defunding

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To little surprise, COVID-19 has broken out in a big way at many UW campuses since students came back a couple of weeks ago. This includes...

Don't let the $3 trillion deficit be an excuse stop helping the many in need

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  Wanted to give an update on where the federal budget stands, as there were headlines this week that took the August budget update from th...
Friday, September 11, 2020

You know who needs a bail out? Live music venues!

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I know COVID World has existed for nearly 6 months in this part of the country, but I think we still haven’t come to grips with how far down...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

While tens of millions are still unemployed, their help from DC is going away

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Remember when President Trump reacted to the end of the $600 add-on for unemployment benefits by giving an "executive order" allow...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Our dumb Senator keeps deflecting for his buddy Vlad

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With all that's going on, this absurdity may have slipped by your notice. 'This is an outside insurgency': Ron Johnson sugge...
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