Scott Walker Left Milwaukee in Shambles: Conservative Group's 2010 Report Buried

[kpete]

County finances on brink, report says
Oct. 9, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/104647809.html



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FRI SEP 23, 2011 AT 05:45 PM PDT
Scott Walker Left Milwaukee in Shambles: Conservative Group's 2010 Report Buried
byBlack MaxFollow

“If we don’t make changes today, the future looks grim. Parks will close, bus routes will end and families in distress will not get the help they need. Our Milwaukee will grow smaller and smaller as people and companies leave.”

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The conservative-led Greater Milwaukee Committee produced a secret report right before the 2010 November gubernatorial election that they did not release to the public until after the election, which indicated that during Walker’s tenure as county executive the county had come to be, as reported by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “in such dire financial shape that state lawmakers should push through legislation that would allow it and other local governments to file for bankruptcy.”

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Eight to 10 years ago, you didn’t fear for your future. You didn’t fear for the stock market. There was a little talk about Social Security not being there, but you didn’t fear you might not have a house. ... Now, you're cutting coupons ... You say, maybe we won'’t drive that truck and we’ll buy a 10-year-old car because gas prices are high.

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The conservative-led Greater Milwaukee Committee produced a secret report right before the 2010 November gubernatorial election that they did not release to the public until after the election, which indicated that during Walker’s tenure as county executive the county had come to be, as reported by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “in such dire financial shape that state lawmakers should push through legislation that would allow it and other local governments to file for bankruptcy.”

http://www.politicususa.com/en/secret-report-scott-walker-dire-failure
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/23/1019717/-Scott-Walker-Left-Milwaukee-in-Shambles:-Conservative-Groups-2010-Report-Buried?via=siderec

[Scuba]

1. K & R Thanks for posting.

[pansypoo53219]

2. tax cuts YAY!

nt

[tanyev]

3. So desperate to get him out of Milwaukee they didn't want to ruin his chances of winning governor?

[Kolesar]

4. The financial f-up was released to the public Oct 9 2010, before Walker's election

"We don't want this to become some sort of political football during the fall election campaigns," said Mueller, who generally is supportive of Democrats.
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What is the answer to the public pensions mentioned in the article?

[ThatPoetGuy]

5. I don't think so. On October 9th, an article reported that there was such a report,

and that it was being suppressed until after the election.

From the October 9th article:

"That's one of several recommendations included in a super-secret report drafted by the Greater Milwaukee Committee last month. This group of movers and shakers has decided to hold off releasing the details until after next month's election."