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Re: Missing Wisconsin Democrats
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Originally Posted by Seascapes
If they stayed, what would the outcome of the vote be? And if they left, what would the outcome be? Yes, they did the right thing for the working middle class of Wisconsin. I believe that they did what they were voted into office to do, and that is...what is best for their constituents.
Now come on, think about it, if you knew that your vote would not help, and your presence would only hurt the working middle class (if your cared about them)...What would you do? You have to admit, that it was a smart move.
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In what way are they doing the right thing for the "working middle class of Wisconsin" by avoiding the vote?
Have you actually read the bill? Visit here if you didn't.
The bill will "..require state employees to pay about 5.8% toward their pension (about the private sector national average) and about 12% of their healthcare benefits (about half the private sector national average). These changes will help the state save $30 million in the last three months of the current fiscal year...."
Did you read this part?
"...These changes will help the state fulfill its Medicaid spending on needy families of about $170 million; funding that the previous administration did not have in its budget. It will also allow the state to spend an additional $21 million in the Department of Corrections."
And this is a huge problem how?
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