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.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

The guy who oversaw Evers budgets says Tiffany's math doesn't add up

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The day that David Crowley and Tom Tiffany had their only debate, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ran a column written by Joel Brennan, w...
Monday, October 19, 2026

"No tax on tips/OT" goes farther in Wisconsin, but maybe there's a better way to help working people

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One thing Tom Tiffany keeps promising is that if Wisconsinites are dumb enough to vote him in as Governor, he will ask for the same tax e...
Sunday, October 18, 2026

Tom Tiffany's 0% income tax = 12% sales taxes. And his 10% income tax cut won't pay your bills

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You may have seen some version of this story over the last couple of weeks here in Wisconsin, where GOP Governor candidate Tom Tiffany ...
Saturday, October 17, 2026

$3.3 billion in state's bank for FY 26, and Tiffany, WisGOP raised school prop taxes vs using it

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Mid-October is always a big week for Wisconsin budget news, as we get the state's Annual Fiscal Report (AFR), which shows the final ...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Inflation bumped up with the pump while real wages dropped in September

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Since affordability is allegedly the top issue in this year's midterms, the release of updated inflation data 20 days before the Elec...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Final US deficit at $1.99 Trillion for 2026, and higher than expected

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At the end of last weekend, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave their monthly budget update for September. This report doubles a...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

US Debts and their costs keep jumping. But so far it's getting shrugged off

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As interest rates in the bond market keep rising, it makes this week’s auctions of new Treasury debt worth checking in on. It includes the ...
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