scott walker s desk where he is vowing to sign it as quickly as possible. that comes after the state assembly approved the bill yesterday amid boos and chants of shame from opponents packed in the chamber s gallery. still, walker insists his bill is intended to protect the middle class and critics should be angry at senate democrats who fled the state. this bill protects middle-class jobs and taxpayers because in all these other states where they re cutting, they re forcing massive layoffs or massive property tax increases. in our state we re doing something better than that. we put through two reforms that will make for better government and ultimately a better deal for our taxpayer. people should be upset at the dirty tricks being done by the 14 senate democrats. the fact of the matter is now, for three weeks they ve abandoned their job and abandoned the people they represent in the state of wisconsin in those 14 legislative districts and they decided that somehow the minority coul
commitment to the future so our children don t face even more dire consequences than what we face today. that is what this bill is all about. in doing this it s interesting, because in other states where they are cutting billions of dollars from aid to local governments, to schools and local governments they are not giving them those tools. one of two things is happening, in some cases both you re either seeing leading to actions in those states where you ll see massive layoffs of workers and reduction in service or you re seeing the potential for massive property tax increases or in many cases the likelihood of both. to us that is unacceptable, that would hurt the middle class in this state by seeing a massive property tax increase and massive numbers of people laid off. we provide a third, better alternative that not only improves and reforms government but allows us at the state and local level to do so while avoiding massive layoffs and avoiding massive property tax increases. to d
independent contractors negotiate the contracts and not the elected officials, who are helping out their been factors. arbitrators, perhaps, could be called in but they have in the past, when they have been have sided with the unions. we need a new approach, wisconsin and oklahoma will be looking at collective bargaining and whether public employees should have exactly the same rights as private sector union members in negotiating these. the property tax increases, by the way, the reason they vary so much, is because almost all of these cities are raising prop taxes, are doing it because of pension increases. and, if they don t have well funded pension programs and aren t excessive you are not seeing property taxes go up but in your town, they are going up, it is probably because the pensions are out of whack. gregg: raise the retirement age, and who gets to retire at 55? i ll be 105 by the team i can afford to retire. raising the retirement age is almost always for new hires
they have property tax increases and bringing spending down to right the fiscal condition of his state. he is doing a great thing. that s why the public is responding. uma: no secret that he is doing what he can to make a difference in the state. he s not shy about doing that. ron and alexandra, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us about 2012, even though we haven t had the mid-term yet. there are those of us who are interested in what happens after that with the presidential race. general richard meyers may be retired but he is serving our military men and women. he joins us to talk about a new campaign for wounded warriors launching today. of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit.
gives russia more influence and power over the country. a lot of classrooms in new jersey were probably pretty quiet today as high school students up and down the garden state walked out to protest some planned budget cuts. students apparently used facebook to organize this demonstration this is the scene outside city hall in newark. the protests come after voters in most of the state s school districts rejected property tax increases. that means some of the teachers layoffs are likely after all new jersey already has the highest property taxes in the united states now, a heated battle over what kids learn in school. lawmakers across the nation pushing to nationalize core critic la from kindergarten through the 12th grade. supporters argue this the national standards will force all kids to master old skills before they learn new ones. critics say it s a big step backwards. anita vogel is in our newsroom tonight. new focus is on mathematics.