tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post7344935188860631076..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Dem K-12 plan goes big. Wisconsinites should listenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-49538983540879497552017-06-23T06:45:34.490-05:002017-06-23T06:45:34.490-05:00Well stated Rich, and a couple of other people men...Well stated Rich, and a couple of other people mentioned this added school funding could be easily afforded by getting rid if some/all of the following gimmicks in the 2017-19 budget.<br /><br /> $180 million being paid to get rid of Forestry tax<br /><br /> $200 million for $1-a-week income tax cut<br /><br /> $20 mil for pointless deposit into Rainy Day Fund<br /><br /> $30 million to get rid of tax break for private school tuition<br /><br /> $22 million to dump sales tax holiday that doesn't help the economy<br /><br /> WEDC handouts, etc. The money is therwto fund these things if we want it to be there. But WISGOP doesn't want it to be there.<br /> Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-22637580079299645642017-06-22T22:36:23.753-05:002017-06-22T22:36:23.753-05:00Nice to see something real and bold from them...no...Nice to see something real and bold from them...now they have to sell the message at the personal level, like: "Republicans plans save you $1/wk and you get nothing in the future, Democrats plan may cost you $1/wk, but your school gets X, your road gets fixed, etc." Gotta put it in terms people understand...everyone understands less money leaving them but usually if they know why and where it is going, they'd be OK with it staying the same or going up. I do like the contrast to the M&A...they should push that hard as in: "Either these 25 people can get this $600M or everyone can benefit from it"Rich Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00054981701699480223noreply@blogger.com