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Editorial: Taxpayers’ anger should be focused at legislative …
Oshkosh Northwestern – Oshkosh,WI,USA
… 2005. What Wisconsin needs is responsible spending decisions by legislators. With that, there never is a need for TABOR. The Final …
My Take: Apparently the Oshkosh Northwestern paper calls their editorials, ‘Editorials’ if they write them, that is the editorial board, and “Letters” if citizens write them. Humm.. This article simply deals with blaming the legislature. The article is simply a cost shifting scheme. “Don’t blame the locals for their tax bills, blame Madison”, they say. They were belly aching about 1.06 million that caused a 5.7% increase in local taxes. They said if Madison would have given them the 1.06 the 5.7% would have been less. Why not NO raise? Bottom line, if it’s local, or from Madison, the tax would have still be levied or the state income tax risen. No where is it mentioned that they should tighten their fiscal belt.
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ByWell here are the latest articles dealing with the TABOR proposal. Yesterday lawmakers introduced a version of TABOR. These articles are not quite as one sided as I thought they were going to be. A pleasant surprise. However, there were naysayers, mainly the ones who have the most to lose, the state governement, city government, and unions, that think it is wrong to procede. The ones that have the most to gain are you and me, the average citizen. Check them out.
TABOR: It’s Back
WISC – Madison,WI,USA
… Two Republican lawmakers have introduced a scaled-down version of TABOR, the “Taxpayers Bill of Rights.”. … Other versions of TABOR could emerge. …
My Take :Whooh whooo!!!
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GOP unveils spending limits plan
Appleton Post Crescent, WI – Dec 22, 2004
MADISON - State and local governments, school districts and technical colleges would face spending limits under a proposed constitutional amendment released …
My Take :Whooh whooo!!! Article is somewhat objective.
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Lawmaker to push tougher version of property tax limits
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Dec 21, 2004
By PATRICK MARLEY and STEVEN WALTERS. Madison – One of the main backers of a so-called taxpayer bill of rights unveiled a strict …
My Take :Whooh whooo!!! The article points out that a teachers property taxes went from 3000 to 4700 in less than 4 years.
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Republican lawmakers release latest version of TABOR
Duluth News Tribune, MN – Dec 21, 2004
MADISON, Wis. – State and local governments, school districts and technical colleges would face spending limits under a proposed …
My Take :Whooh whooo!!!
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Republican lawmakers release latest version of TABOR
Janesville Gazette, WI – Dec 22, 2004
By JR Ross/Associated Press. MADISON, Wis. – State and local governments, school districts and technical colleges would face spending …
My Take :Whooh whooo!!!
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Spending limits plan released
Pioneer Press (subscription), MN – Dec 22, 2004
BY JR ROSS. MADISON, Wis. - State and local governments, school districts and technical colleges would face spending limits under …
My Take :Whooh whooo!!!
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ByAuthors present version they’ll push in 2005
WisPolitics.com – Madison,WI,USA
… We need TABOR.”. “After claiming that the problem in Wisconsin was that government spent too much, Governor Doyle vetoed the property tax freeze, lobbied …
My Take: Lasee says at the rate taxes are growing, they will easily double in 10 years. He says that it is is putting extreme strain on family’s and old grandmothers. It will be even worse here in Hudson if the tax-and-spending does not slow down. The major provisions include:
? Limits on annual growth in government spending, linked to CPI and population growth;
? Referendums to spend more than the limits, raise net tax rates, or enter into major bonding;
? Relief for local governments from unfunded state mandates;
? Protection for Shared Revenue and local school aid;
? A Rainy Day Fund.
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The Morning Mail
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee,WI,USA
… is fair and balanced, Gard continues to spout his pet phrases of “tax hell” and “TABOR” that have become the clarion call of the Wisconsin right wing. …
My take: This lefty in the MJS says that Wisconsinís tax burden is fair and balanced. But what do we have here? Doing a google search we see that the author, Bob Beighton, is a high school basketball coach, and teacher. Hmm… I wonder what’s in it for him? LOL Drop him a note and comment on his spew.
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Public input sought on KM cuts, savings
Lake Country Reporter – Waupaca,WI,USA
… However, changes to the school funding formula that Wisconsin legislators are considering … amendment known as the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR), a property …
My Take: At least this district is going through the motions and know that they have budget problems and are seeking public input into solving the problem. Of course they are screaming like Chicken Little about increased enrollments and crowded classrooms. But at least they seem open to discussion on issues that Hudson School District wouldn’t even consider. I wonder if at these meetings the board will actually answer in public the questions the public asks, and if they will be limited to only 2-3 minutes?
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ByState as ‘tax hell’ a hoax, study says
The Capital Times, WI – 17 hours ago
… “Wisconsin business has lobbied hard and successfully to reduce (its) taxes,” the … over the so-called Taxpayers Bill of Rights, or TABOR, which Republicans and …
My Take: The Institute for Wisconsin’s Future (IWF) touts it is a non-profit, non-partisan statewide policy research and community education center. It could not be further from the truth. They tout tax envy, tax fairness, 6% sales tax, and dropping teacher salary contols. Their Board of Directors consist of heavy hitters in Education and Labor. I don’t know which is worse, that the Capital Times printed the garbage, or the actual severely biased and skewed article. But what else would you expect the “The Capital Times”, Wisconsin’s progressive newspaper ?
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ByState reps to Phillips schools: You’re on your own
Phillips Bee, WI – Dec 2, 2004
… currently favors tax freezes and TABOR legislation. The other way would be simply to level the peaks and valleys of state aid to all Wisconsin public school …
My Take … State Sen. Russ Decker (D) said that idea to raise taxes would be dead on arrival in a climate that currently favors tax freezes and TABOR legislation. Woo Who !! That’s what I want to here. TABOR needs to be presented from a position of strength and expectations. That’s what the Dems think, that’s what they will get.
The problems with Phillips District stems from making it exceedingly difficult to convince Phillips-area voters to support a referendum, because local incomes have not kept pace with property values and taxes. Sound familiar?
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ByProperty taxes taking toll on homeowners
Wisconsin State Journal, WI – 10 hours ago
… Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, a nonpartisan, private research organization, said he expects a measure similar to this year’s taxpayer bill of rights, or TABOR, …
My Take… Unless we stop the uncontrolled growth, people will be leaving in droves. Madison mayor Cieslewicz’s spokesperson, Melanie Conklin, said “Madison does offer higher-than- typical services, and most residents are willing to pay for them. You get your money’s worth,” Conklin said. “People want high quality libraries, parks and police protection.” Melanie doesn’t seem to understand that it does not matter if you are willing or not, they will get their money.
There agian you get the word quality! No sh*t slick. Hmm. Duh.. we want low quality services. Money does not make the quality! It’s the organization and individual efforts with competition, like those found in the private sector, that make “quality“. There was a women quoted as saying that she has friends who have 1/2 the amount of taxes in Minnesota. So does Minnesota have only 1/2 the “quality” of living that Wisconsin does? I think not. Look soon for a Web site called WhyWisconsin.us where there will be a point by point comparison of South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
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BySchool Finance Forum Nov. 30
Ashland Daily Press, WI – 4 hours ago
… Moderators from the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES) will also discuss TABOR (Tax Payer’s Bill of Rights) and the effects of tax freezes on …
My Take… I actually called. They do not have anyone representing TABOR. So how can you have a discussion or debate if it is only one sided loaded with educational bureaucrats? Take a look at WAES and you will find an organization, by and for educational bureaucrates. They use a moto saying that they are “Ensuring All Children the Opportunity for an Adequate Education”. Of course the big problem with that is who gets to define “Adequate”?
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TABOR opposed, but alive
Portage Daily Register, WI – Nov 26, 2004
… TABOR has faced considerable opposition in Wisconsin since it was first introduced, but Lasee said it is picking up momentum. He …
My Take… State Rep. Frank Lasee tells it like it is. “Jump on board or we will do it without you.” Of course you will always have the Chicken Littles screaming, like Bob Ham who said “I feel the legislation could damage the power of local democracy”. That is code for “Only the elite government really know what is good for you.”
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ByTABOR forum set for Nov. 18
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter – Manitowoc,WI,USA
“Constitutional Revenue Limits — Is TABOR Good for Manitowoc” is the title of the program to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc Auditorium. …
Commentary:UW-Madison economics professor Andrew Reschovsky is the featured speaker. Do you think it will be objective? Of course not. I wish I could go and ask some questions. This is set for Nov. 18th.
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Schultz is elected state Senate majority leader
Wisconsin State Journal – Madison,WI,USA
… finished a losing congressional campaign to Democrat Ron Kind in western Wisconsin. … called the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights in the Assembly (TABOR) – to develop a …
Commentary:Hmm. It says Senate Democrats burst into applause when they heard news of Schultz’s selection. The Dems did not like Fitzgerald. Newly re-elected Assembly Speaker John Gard said he was delighted. “It’s a great sign, the best sign I could have,” said Gard, who predicted the Assembly would pass a property tax freeze in the first 100 days of the new session. While Schultz said he didn’t know what form of spending caps he would support, he did say he was committed to holding hearings and having a vote on TABOR as soon as possible. “I think it is critically important that we decide what it is that we feel is acceptable as a proposal for TABOR,” Schultz said. Let’s just hope the version of TABOR is not watered down like the Gard-Panzer version.
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Oneida County’s 2005 budget nears $44 million
Rhinelander Daily News – Rhinelander,WI,USA
… ramifications of state mandates like a potential property tax freeze or the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR). … Received an update on the Wisconsin WINS program …
Commentary: There is an extra 4 million dollars in the Oneida County’s General Fund. There is talk of return a portion of that to the taxpayers via lower the tax levy. Sounds good but the amount is only 250,000 and we need something permanent.
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ByWell we have some news from Dave Zweifel the Editor of the Capital Times aka Wisconsins Progressive Newspaper. What would you expect from Madison. He said people who support TABOR are cowards because they won’t be around, to tell those elderly property owners to take their own brush to the dump or face the mom whose kids won’t have a lifeguard at the beach next summer.
Dave Zweifel: TABOR supporters won’t face taxpayers
The Capital Times – Madison,WI,USA
We also have some other scare mongoring going on in this article.
Fischer seeks Ott’s Assembly seat
Appleton Post Crescent – Appleton,WI,USA
… We have to continue the down pressure on taxes and reduce the burden for Wisconsin residents,” he said, while adding that TABOR (the Taxpayer Bill of Rights …
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ByRace to replace Grothman a matter of taxes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – 9 hours ago
… campaign that she supports the so-called taxpayer bill of rights, known as TABOR, “if it’s properly drafted.”. Strachota has been endorsed by Wisconsin Right to …
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I have taken part in a forum with Andrew Reschovsky – he is no friend to TABOR. You can expect this forum to be a joke.
TABOR forum in Manitowoc may be balanced. Below is part of the news release on the forum for reference:
MANITOWOC ó Placing restrictions on state government spending and tax collection will be the focus of a forum set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18. The public is invited to attend the free program.
?Constitutional Revenue Limits ó Is TABOR Good for Manitowocî is the title of the program to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc Auditorium. UW-Madison economics professor Andrew Reschovsky is the featured speaker.
Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Manitowoc County, there will be a four-member response panel, including State Sen. Joe Leibham, R-Sheboygan, county Republican Party vice chairman Bubba McDonald, businessman and Manitowoc Public School District Board of Education member Ron Kossik, and Manitowoc County Executive Dan Fischer.
I would expect the participants to be for or against TABOR as follows:
For: Senator Leibham, Republican Party VP McDonald, and Businessman Kossik.
Against: Prof. Reschovsky and County Exec. Fischer.
Maybe one would flip to against, but if the “experts” are any good, it could turn into a vigorous debate–who knows, maybe even violent.
If we hear nothing from the Manitowok Herald Times on the Nov 18th forum, we’ll know that those in suppoort of TABOR won.