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Indoor Picnic
The Northwoods Republican Party will host an indoor spring/summer picnic, Thursday evening, May 21, 2009, 5:30pm social hour with a picnic dinner to follow. The event will take place at Freedom Hall, 206 6th Avenue West, Third floor, Ashland. The hall is located above the Huhn Drug store, it is the Masonic Temple building.
We will be serving hot dogs, brats, BBQs, and assortment of salads and deserts. "Taxpayer" ice tea, lemonade, and coffee will also be served. State Senator Dave Zein will be our guest speaker. Dave's topic will be our 1st and 2nd amendment rights and veteran's issues. There will also be a raffle. If you would like to contribute a prize, please let me know.
This is an informal event which will afford you the opportunity to visit with your neighbors and friends, and catch up on the political buzz of the day!!!! There is no charge for the dinner.
If you haven't attended one of our functions, come on down and meet some great Americans who care deeply for our country, can really cook, and know how to have a good time!
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Scott Balances Milwaukee County Budget - Again
Scott Balances Milwaukee County
Budget - Again
It's a tune people have been humming in Milwaukee County since 2002 - Scott Walker delivers a balanced budget. When Scott first ran for Milwaukee County Executive, he promised that he would spend taxpayer dollars like they were his own. Once again, he has kept his promise and balanced the budget - without raising taxes.
In stark contrast, the state has borrowed vast sums of money and avoided making tough budget decisions while expanding government programs. In three biannual budgets since Governor Doyle took office in 2003, new state bonding exceeded new tax revenue collections by $2.1 billion. In every budget he has signed, Doyle has postponed difficult decisions using accounting gimmicks and excessive bonding to pay for ongoing operational costs.
As a result of borrowing against tomorrow to live for today, the governor has produced the fourth-largest deficit in the nation.
We can name that tune. It's called tax-and-spend.
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Unemployment Rate Rises as New Tax Hikes Hit Wisconsin's Employers
Wisconsin hit another milestone as the unemployment rate reached 9.4% - a 27-year high. The number doesn't include the 400 job cuts announced recently by Harley-Davidson - fueled in part by Gov. Doyle's new tax on employers costing $22.5 million this quarter alone. Legislators enacted the tax increase as part of Doyle's so called "economic stimulus proposal" in February.
Despite more companies signaling reduced hours and additional job losses as a result of the new tax, Democrats continue to argue that it won't affect Wisconsin businesses. The 400 sidelined workers at Harley-Davidson might offer a more realistic opinion.
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Where in the World is Governor Doyle?.Anywhere but in Wisconsin Saving Jobs
Earlier this year, The Walker Weekly noted that Governor Doyle seems to be spending an awful lot of time outside of Wisconsin since announcing his tax-and-spend budget. He checked out trains in Spain, golfed in Georgia, helped Chicago with their Olympic Bid, and even talked about health care problems in Michigan. As job losses mount, you would think Governor Doyle might consider spending some time in Wisconsin.
Charlie Sykes revealed the details of Governor Doyle's inaction during this economic downturn. Earlier this year, Thomas Industries - located in Sheboygan - was contemplating whether to consolidate its manufacturing operations in Wisconsin and add 40 jobs or move to Louisiana and take over 366 jobs with them.
Company leaders made the decision to move to Louisiana after Governor Bobby Jindal personally met with company executives and offered three times more in tax credits and economic assistance than the Doyle administration. Most telling was that Doyle never even bothered to meet with the company leaders.
Rome is burning, Governor. You might want to worry a bit less about your handicap.
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Obama's leap to socialism
By Dick Morris
Posted: 04/21/09 05:21 PM [ET]
President Obama showed his hand this week when The New York Times wrote that he is considering converting the stock the government owns in our country's banks from preferred stock, which it now holds, to common stock.
This seemingly insignificant change is momentous. It means that the federal government will control all of the major banks and financial institutions in the nation. It means socialism.
The Times dutifully dressed up the Obama plan as a way to avoid asking Congress for more money for failing banks. But the implications of the proposal are obvious to anyone who cares to look.
When the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) intervention was first outlined by the Bush administration, it did not call for any transfer of stock, of any sort, to the government. The Democrats demanded, as a price for their support, that the taxpayers "get something back" for the money they were lending to the banks. House Republicans, wise to what was going on, rejected the administration's proposal and sought, instead, to provide insurance to banks, rather than outright cash. Their plan would, of course, not involve any transfer of stock. But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) undercut his own party's conservatives and went along with the Democratic plan, ensuring its passage.
But to avoid the issue of a potential for government control of the banks, everybody agreed that the stock the feds would take back in return for their money would be preferred stock, not common stock. "Preferred" means that these stockholders get the first crack at dividends, but only common stockholders can actually vote on company management or policy. Now, by changing this fundamental element of the TARP plan, Obama will give Washington a voting majority among the common stockholders of these banks and other financial institutions. The almost 500 companies receiving TARP money will be, in effect, run by Washington.
And whoever controls the banks controls the credit and, therefore, the economy. That's called socialism.
Obama is dressing up the idea of the switch to common stock by noting that the conversion would provide the banks with capital they could use without a further taxpayer appropriation. While this is true, it flies in the face of the fact that an increasing number of big banks and brokerage houses are clamoring to give back the TARP money. Goldman-Sachs, for example, wants to buy back its freedom, as do many banks. Even AIG is selling off assets to dig its way out from under federal control. The reason, of course, is that company executives do not like the restrictions on executive pay and compensation that come with TARP money. It is for this reason that Chrysler Motors refused TARP funds.
With bank profits up and financial institutions trying to give back their money, there is no need for the conversion of the government stock from preferred to common - except to advance the political socialist agenda of this administration.
Meanwhile, to keep its leverage over the economy intact, the Obama administration is refusing to let banks and other companies give back the TARP money until they pass a financial "stress test." Nominally, the government justifies this procedure by saying that it does not want companies to become fully private prematurely and then need more help later on. But don't believe it. They want to keep the TARP money in the banks so they can have a reason and rationale to control them.
The Times story did not influence the dialogue of the day. People were much more concerned with the death of 21 horses at a polo match. Much as we will miss these noble animals, we will miss our economic freedom more.
Morris, a former adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of Outrage. To get all of Dick Morris's and Eileen McGann's columns for free by e-mail or to order a signed copy of their best-selling book, Fleeced, go to dickmorris.com.
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Majority of Wisconsin Voters Lack Confidence in Governor Doyle
Wisconsin is headed in the wrong direction and residents know it. A St. Norbert College poll released last week shows that Wisconsin residents are unsatisfied with the direction of the State and the Governor. The results of the poll revealed that 55% of residents believe that Wisconsin is headed in the wrong direction, and 54% disapprove of Jim Doyle's performance as Governor.
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The Election's Over Time to Raise Those Taxes!
DOT seeks 46% boost in car fee
Hefty increase in driver's license cost also requested
Madison - The state Department of Transportation wants to raise the annual car registration fee by $25 and increase the cost of driver's licenses by $10 - an announcement some say conveniently came after last week's election.
Read entire article here.
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Taxpayers Tell Governor Doyle and the Legislature:
This past Wednesday, Wisconsin Taxpayers finally had the opportunity to express their anger with elected officials over the direction of our state. Thousands rallied in La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau, Appleton, Wisconsin Rapids, Madison and Milwaukee to protest the direction Governor Doyle is taking our government.
Of course, the day after 5,000 taxpayers rallied on the steps of the State Capitol, the Legislature's budget committee voted to support several parts of Governor Doyle's budget (a budget that increases taxes by almost $2 billion dollars and spending by over 7%). As the Warden said in the classic movie Cool Hand Luke, "what we've got here is failure to communicate."
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