Ryan’s Roadmap Dissected – Dead End for Most Americans

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has analyzed Paul Ryan (R,WI-o1), much ballyhooed “Roadmap for America’s future” and has found it to be a dead-end for most American’s. The winners are the wealthy (given his donors, it isn’t too surprising)with the report stating: it would result in massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of American’s to the nation’s wealthiest individuals. [...]

“Twofer” to Forward Madison – Cultural Plans & Google Hi Speed Broadband Test

Madison continues to be an innovator in many ways. While the politics and processes within the city can be extremely frustrating, the direction that the community continues to pursue is a positive one. Beyond new high speed rail service, there are a couple of significant initiatives that are worth your attention and interest – the city’s new cultural plan and the race to be selected as a Google fiber optic high speed broadband city. [...]

Health Care Reform – Public Option

Alan Grayson, D-FL proposes expansion of Medicare availability, where consumers could buy into the program at cost. [...]

If reform fails…

Here’s how health care reform will work, and what will happen if there’s no reform, according to an editorial in the New York Times:

HOW REFORM WOULD WORK: Under the new system, all people would be required to have health insurance or pay a penalty. If you are poor or middle class you would also [...]

Video from the South Milwaukee school board meeting

Eight days ago, I wrote about budget cuts proposed by South Milwaukee school district administrators, cuts that included eliminating the fifth grade orchestra program, eliminating a teaching position for the at-risk program, cutting the golf team, and raising fees for students and athletics. My original entry sparked a lively debate on the proposed cuts, and [...]

More class warfare from George Lightbourne

A couple of weeks ago, I pointed out the flaws in a recent study of Wisconsin’s public employee pension system. At the time the study was released, George Lightbourne, a former cabinet secretary in the Thompson administration who’s now associated with the right-wing think tank WPRI, touted the study as proof positive that Wisconsin’s public [...]

“[c]ontaining some of the most extreme and vile writings on the Internet”

I can only wonder if Freedom Eden was referring to yours truly as a liberal site “containing some of the most extreme and vile writings on the Internet.”

At any rate, I’m honored to be included in such fine company.