Friday, February 25, 2011

Walker’s ‘Savings’ Will Cost Taxpayers Millions for the Next 10 Years | Dailycensored.com #wiunion #wisolidarity

Walker’s ‘Savings’ Will Cost Taxpayers Millions for the Next 10 Years | Dailycensored.com

Walker’s ‘Savings’ Will Cost Taxpayers Millions for the Next 10 Years

From One Wisconsin Now

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Madison — In an attempt to push through his unpopular Budget Repair Bill, Gov. Scott Walker has tried to set a Friday deadline for passage by falsely claiming that lack of action will cost taxpayers money:

“If we don’t pass that by this weekend, if we fail to be able to achieve those savings, that opens the door for a large number of layoffs for state workers,” Walker said. [Wisconsin State Journal, 2/22/11]

However, a recent memo by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau illustrates that Gov. Walker’s bond refinancing scheme has nothing to do with saving