Saturday, April 23, 2011

Experts Skeptical State is Truly Broke | Chippewa News (LOCAL)






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MADISON — In his inaugural budget address, Gov. Scott Walker stood before a joint session of the Legislature and delivered the somber news: We’re broke.

“Too many politicians have failed to tell the truth about our financial crisis,” he said. “The facts are clear: Wisconsin is broke and it’s time to start paying our bills today so our kids are not stuck with even bigger bills tomorrow.”

The governor has repeated the message time and again, from his Inauguration Day speech to a “fireside chat” to discuss his proposal to limit collective bargaining for most public employees. It is usually followed by calls for budget cuts.

Trouble is, many experts say Wisconsin isn’t really broke." Full Local Article | Chippewa News