April 28th and we are now working for ourselves. Here is some information from the folks at The Tax Foundation about Wisconsin:Li...
Senator Hansen is once again screaming that the “Big Oil” companies are “gouging” us here in Wisconsin and in the US. He cites Exxon-Mobil stating “Exxon-Mobil reported first quarter profits of $8.4 billion (up 7% over last year) setting a record for the fifth-highest quarterly profits ever recorded by a publicly-traded company” this information is correct if all you looked at was the bottom line but the truth is in the details.Exxon-Mobil had a net US profit of $2.3 billion (down 8% over last...
Our Senator has once again made an asinine comment by stating that our “indefinite presence of large numbers of U.S. forces there tends to weaken our ability to fight the global terrorist networks that threaten us today.”Indefinite?!?! Does Mr. Feingold realize that we have had soldiers stationed in Germany since the end of major operations in WWII!!!! I don’t see him asking for their immediate redeployment. I believe that the decision to leave...
Mr. Hansen is upset with the Republican Senate today because they would not take up SB 373. Most people will never look up the bill and take Mr. Hansen’s word that it would curb price gouging in this state but I actually read the bill and had quite a laugh! (HERE IS THE BILL)SB 373 prohibits charging a price for products that “grossly exceeds the price at which similar goods or services are sold” or “that grossly exceeds the average price at which similar consumer goods or services were sold in...
I just got back from a visiting the great state of Washington. I flew into Seattle and got to drive across half of the state and I have to say I was amazed by something.There was a large number of Toyota Prius’s on the road.While this shouldn’t have surprised me since I was in the “Granola State” it did and here is why:In the news we are continually hearing how the federal government needs to step in and do something to curb the rising cost of...
It looks as though the American will far surpasses the Federal governments stall tactics.The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps has decided that if the Federal Government will not secure our borders, they will. They have opened discussions with many land owners and are working to begin building a fence along the border to keep out illegals that wish to cross the Arizona/Mexican border. The fence should cost around $125 - $150 per foot and they are seeking...
Yes, I know that this post is late...I know that Mark Belling talked about it on his show...I know that the article is from last week...But it is just one more scientist in the field saying what most of us know instinctively.Climate of Fear by Richard Lindz...
Are the people that make up Voces De La Frontera truly bilingual?They are planning on holding another “civil rights” march. If they are bilingual, why do they have such a hard time understanding that illegal immigrants to not have “civil rights” here?Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to all citizens by law (See Wikipedia).Illegal immigrants are not citizens and thereby do not have civil rights in this country!Immigration is good for America…illegal immigration...
Senator Zien (R-Eau Claire) is once again calling for the Wisconsin State Legislature to mandate 10% ethanol (E10) in all gasoline in Wisconsin. (Link)Senator Zien is working under a false premise he is saying: “Why wouldn’t you work to decrease foreign oil dependence and grow our own fuel in corn fields, keeping that money right here Wisconsin?” Unfortunately Senator Zien hasn’t actually read any of the research done on the fuel consumption with E10. If he had he would know that under the best...
During tax time every year many of us wonder why we have such an inefficient system for collecting taxes. There are other ways of imposing a tax and not bending to special interest groups.The first one that comes to mind is the Flat Tax. A Flat Tax is as easy as it sounds, take your income and send a flat percent of it to the federal government. This idea has a long history of followers, it’s most famous is former Presidential candidate Steve Forbes. With a Flat Tax there would be a level of...
I have read quite a bit from the left lately trying to prove that Wisconsin is not the tax hell that it is. But thanks to the good people at The Tax Foundation (read more here) we can see exactly what Wisconsin looks like.Here is how Wisconsin ranks: We are 20th based on Population.We are 21st based on Personal Income.We are 7th in total tax burden.We have the 12th latest tax freedom day (April 28th).We are 1st in gas taxes.We are 11th highest in total taxes collected.We are 11th highest in corporate...
Okay well maybe not an invasion as any military strategist would label it but with over 12,000,000 illegal immigrants in this country are we on the receiving end of Entryism?From Wikiedia (Link)Entryism (or entrism or enterism) is a political tactic by which an organization encourages members to infiltrate another organization in an attempt to gain recruits, or take over entirely.In situations where the organization being "entered" is hostile to entryism, the entryists may engage in a degree of...
Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager endorses illegal immigrants protesting in Wisconsin and around the country!See press release HERE.This is a woman who is supposed to be our top law enforcer of the State!! In her alcohol soaked mind believes that those that are here illegally are fighting the good fight. And she is “proud to join” them in this fight!!She actually thinks that Washington is out of touch with America on this issue! Excuse me but Washington is only out of touch with the illegals...
I just can’t hold my tongue anymore!!!If you are in this country illegally you are breaking the law and it is time for you to go home!! I don’t care if the numbers are true. If there are 12 millions illegals here we need to begin the process of deporting them NOW!!I believe that the INS and the Justice Department are failing us as taxpayers by not attending these marches and asking people to present proof that they are here legally. If they are not legal they should be immediately sent back to...
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I can’t believe it just yet but it looks from this report that some liberals are turning their backs on Hillary.I’m still looking forward to the Hillary/Condi match up. I believe, as Dick Morris states in his book, that if Hillary were to get the Democratic nod Condi would be the only chance for the Republicans.I believe that the best option for the Republican Party is to convince Condi that her time is now! She needs to run. She is the best qualified person to run for the office…there isn’t...
I’m not sure what to make of this:According to the 2006 CAGW (Citizens Against Government Waste) Pig Book, Wisconsin ranked 3rd in Agriculture Pork receiving $17,361,000. Thank you Mr. Kohl and Mr. Obey!On a per capita basis Wisconsin ranked 41st brining $21.28 of pork per person to the state or $117,819,000. This is down from last years ranking of 31st.CAGW estimates approximately $29 billion in waste for 2006. This total is up from $27.3 billion last year. My favorites are listed on page 29...
Cynthia McKinney is trying to prevent a severe fine and possible jail time for striking a Capital Officer last week.McKinney has once again tried to use race as an issue where race did not play any part in the actions that transpired. When she thought this was a great way to grab media attention she called out that it all related to her color but now the heat is on she is willing to offer this apology. She was in the wrong. Her Democratic colleagues have not joined her battle and members of the...
Welcome to Hicksville. We here in Caledonia had an opportunity to elect a board that saw the future for Caledonia. In stead we got a board that wants us to stay a backwater community. The ‘Save Don’t Pave’ group created fear of development and elected a group of trustees that want to keep the taxes high and allow development to take place in Mt. Pleasant and Oak Creek. We spent 4 years going through the neighborhood planning I was hoping to see it put to good use. We just elected a trustee that...
Remember to Vote!Caledonia is in need of good hard working people that are willing to look to the future for the community and preserve the rights of the land owners. We do not need a Village Board that will sit by and let communities around us become economic powerhouses. While I do not favor “paving” Caledonia, I do support developing the land to make it useful. Farmers own their land and they should have the right to do something with it once their farming days are done. Lets make Caledonia...
Before last week how many of us have heard of Cynthia McKinney? I’m not surprised that many have not heard of her. It wasn’t until I did a little searching and came across some quotes of hers that I remembered McKinney. (link)"What did this administration know and when did it know it, about the events of September 11? Who else knew, and why did they not warn the innocent people of New York who were needlessly murdered? What do they have to hide?""What is undeniable is that corporations close...
