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Paul Ryan a Dangerous Wisconsin Export

Anonymous on August 11, 2012 - 12:03pm

For Immediate Release August 11, 2012Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324Ryan pick further proof that Romney would damage freedom, opportunity & security for most Americans to give massive new tax breaks to the richMilwaukee: Today GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney named Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.  Beyond the over-the-top mock-heroic staging of the announcement, the selection of Ryan is further proof that a Mitt Romney ...

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Under GOP Plan, Top Earners Would Get Tax Cut Bigger Than Most WI Families Earn in a Year

Anonymous on August 9, 2012 - 5:32pm

The GOP proposal to continue the Bush tax cuts for all income levels would give the highest earners in Wisconsin enormous tax cuts compared to the tax cuts they would receive under President Obama’s plan. For people earning over $500,000 a year, the difference would be nearly $61,000 on average, according to a report from Americans for Tax Fairness. That’s more money than the typical Wisconsin household earns in a year.

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Under GOP Plan, Top Earners Would Get Tax Cut Bigger Than Most WI Families Earn in a Year

Anonymous on August 9, 2012 - 5:32pm

The GOP proposal to continue the Bush tax cuts for all income levels would give the highest earners in Wisconsin enormous tax cuts compared to the tax cuts they would receive under President Obama’s plan. For people earning over $500,000 a year, the difference would be nearly $61,000 on average, according to a report from Americans for Tax Fairness. That’s more money than the typical Wisconsin household earns in a year.

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Answering Questions and Touting the Benefits of Health Care Reform

Anonymous on August 9, 2012 - 2:28pm

In our continued efforts to educate Wisconsinites about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits all of us, WCCF teamed up with Know Your Care, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, and the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health to inform and answer questions with media and citizens in Eau Claire and La Crosse this week.

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Government Accountability Office Looks at Medicaid Expansion

Anonymous on August 8, 2012 - 5:05pm

The GAO was asked by Congress to conduct a study on state actions to expand Medicaid under the ACA, and the report was recently released. GAO examined questions pertaining to state responsibilities for implementing the Medicaid expansion, the actions undertaken by the states, as well as state views on the fiscal implications of expanding.  The 42 page report, will take time to fully digest and interpret for our Wisconsin situation, however, here are some of the major initial findings to note:

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Lopsided Approach to Federal Deficit Reduction Would Cost Wisconsin Billions of Dollars

Anonymous on August 8, 2012 - 10:33am

If significant new revenue isn’t included, efforts to reduce federal deficits would almost certainly damage Wisconsin’s economic recovery and future growth by drastically cutting federal investments in schools, roads and bridges, safe communities, and disaster relief.

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Lopsided Approach to Federal Deficit Reduction Would Cost Wisconsin Billions of Dollars

Anonymous on August 8, 2012 - 10:33am

If significant new revenue isn’t included, efforts to reduce federal deficits would almost certainly damage Wisconsin’s economic recovery and future growth by drastically cutting federal investments in schools, roads and bridges, safe communities, and disaster relief.

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National Health Center Week: Reaching Wisconsin’s Medically Underserved

Anonymous on August 6, 2012 - 9:00am

From Superior to Beloit, community health centers provide needed preventive, dental and other health services to low-income, uninsured and minority children and families in medically underserved areas of Wisconsin. In 2010, 16 Community Health Centers in Wisconsin reported serving over 265,000 patients – 25% of which were for pediatric services for kids under 12 years of age. This week, August 5th through the 11th, we celebrate National Health Center Week.

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OWN Sunday Breakfast Hash: "Worst. Sequel. Ever."

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 4:31pm

With few exceptions, sequels always pale when compared with the original.

There are usually more car chases, faster edits and the awkward repackaging of the same jokes from the original.

So as we watch the debate over who will serve as the leader of the free world, it is abundantly clear Mitt Romney and the Republicans’ latest feature can fairly be described as “Dubya II: More Bushier.”

But make no mistake if you’re a member of the middle class, their production is a horror show.

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Wealthiest Wisconsinites Would Get Big Tax Breaks Under GOP Proposal

Anonymous on August 3, 2012 - 2:41pm

Working Class Families Would Pay More in Taxes

Compared to President Obama’s tax plan, the tax package supported by Congressional Republicans would give big tax breaks to the top earners in Wisconsin, while raising taxes paid by working class families in the state.

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