Letters: Walker plan harsh on middle-class families

[Joanne98]

This letter is in reference to the recent announcements the governor has come out with concerning state employees. I'm not a state employee, so I'm impartial on this matter.



What he's doing is shameful. It's easy for him and other lawmakers to say that all state workers need to sacrifice. They're already losing eight days of pay a year through the furlough program Gov. Jim Doyle instituted. Now they're supposed to come up with more money each month to pay toward insurance and retirement.

Think about it — what if you were told you suddenly had to come up with this extra money every month? What would it do to your budget? The governor is not considering what this is going to do to hundreds of Wisconsin families.

Why target the state employees? We should all share in this. A sales tax increase would hurt less and bring in more.

The governor is obviously out- of-touch with the average middle-class person in Wisconsin. If he had a clue, he would realize what a hardship this will be on many Wisconsin families and, ultimately, our economy.

Molly Harris,

Appleton



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[Uben]

1. I pay over $20K/yr in premiums for a shitty plan.....

....so it can get worse, much worse! Try getting coverage when you've had cancer. It's like they are taking advantage of sick people, trying to suck every cent out of you before you die! The cancer was eight years ago and no traces since. I've already paid back everything the insurance company was out, in premiums alone!

Shut up and die......after you're broke!