There are many in Wisconsin who don't believe the Governor's budget gap is real. One of them is the Wisconsin equivalent of the Congressional Budget Office, which concluded that "Wisconsin isn't even in need of austerity measures, and could conclude the fiscal year with a surplus. In fact, they say that the current budget shortfall is a direct result of tax cut policies Walker enacted in his first days in office."
And Jack Norman, research director at the Institute for Wisconsin Future, a public interest think tank, says, "Walker was not forced into a budget repair bill by circumstances beyond he control. "He wanted a budget repair bill and forced it by pushing through tax cuts" so he could rush through these other changes."
But Messrs. Koch and Walker aren't listening to Jack Norman. I'm sure Mr. Koch is just tickled pink with how things are going and is keeping busy making preparations to fly Mr. Walker to "Cali and show you a real good time."
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