Madison "Kill The Bill" Protests

Why I refer to the budget crisis as being manufactured:

According a non-partisan analysis of the WI budget, the budget this year would be running a surplus but for 2 factors. The first is a one time $200 million legal judgement against the state for misallocating some funds in the past. The other reason is Walker's tax breaks for corporations (his 1st priority upon becoming Governor).

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau report:

http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/Misc/2011_01_31Vos&Darling.pdf

Some of the more rotten aspects of the Walker bill explained:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/18/946466/-What-Most-People-Dont-Unders...

BTW - I want to underline that Labor, as of last night, has acceded to all of Walker's financial demands - thereby effectively paying for the tax cut he awarded to big business out of their paychecks, as surely as if they were sitting at the kitchen table writing a check out to the Walton family. The ONLY THING that labor is fighting for right now is their right to continue collective bargaining in the future. Anyone who says these protests are about anything else is lying, and they are supporting nakedly obvious union busting.

Democracy Now segment on this topic:

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/18/its_people_power_as_tens_of

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[Homer177]

I hope similar protests go on all over America.

[FeelFreeToArgue]

@Homer177 Me too. It's unfair to make state employees pay for tax cuts for corporations.

[LouieArrighi]

when people catch on to the freedom and liberty scam, they will call the National Guard on you,

[Capitalocracy]

Thanks for the video, and more importantly, thanks for being there.

[CrazyDoggy1]

I don't know why people think that peaceful protest are effective when dealing with big government. Time and time again it fails to do anything and people still go out and feel like they're making a difference. The only way a protest stops a politician with an agenda is when that politician is fearful for his life. A white person wouldn't yell racial slurs in a black neighborhood for fear of harm, why is this neo-conservative able to spew this garbage in Madison of all places?

[55ella2007k]

Finally some glimmer of hope (although not generated by Obama, I might add). If this fight in Wisconsin/Ohio is lost, it will embolden the kleptocracy even further, and things will get infinitely worse for every working person in America.

[55ella2007k]

Great vid! It's about time to see some serious push back. As you said, this is NOT about the budget shortfall, it is about union busting, period. Once you eliminate the right of collective bargaining, you may as well outlaw unions altogether. Wall St and their crony capitalist fat cats are robbing the country blind + labor is not supposed to have any representation? Enough is enough!

[angryislander56]

I am hopeful to see some blow back against the utter bullshit that politicians spew in the name of fiscal responsibility. Great to see! Thanks!

[Jamesmandana]

Great Video, thanks for the links too!

[tyrbolo]

I love political douchebaggery when it gets down to nasty partisan politics that ruins

the very nature of civilized discourse.

People who suck attacking people who suck is always fun particularly when the scapegoating occurs.

The billions they need for the fix aren't going to be affected by the pittance of this

bill.

[jmm1233]

that was epic

[Z200a]

Great video, thanks for posting.

Let's hope this is the beginning of an awakening of the "working" class, i.e., normal Americans.