Special interest groups are making the race between Linda Clifford and Annette Ziegler for state Supreme Court an unusually heated and expensive campaign. Ben Merens’ guests discuss the race and suggest necessary reforms to keep an excess of money and politics out of judicial elections.
Guests: 4
:00 – Peter K. Rofes, professor of law, associate dean for academic affairs, Marquette University Law School
4:30 – Bert Brandenburg, executive director, Justice at Stake Campaign, Washington DC. His op-ed on State Supreme Court politics appears in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Household incomes are dropping faster in Wisconsin than any other state. Ben Merens' guest says it’s not the economy, but a social and demographic shift that put Wisconsin at the bottom of the list.
Guest: Todd Berry, president, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, a nonprofit nonpartisan research organization. www.wistax.org
posted by At Issue with Ben Merens @ 2:08 PM
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The discussion on household incomes was incomplete, and too narrowly focused on a particular component of the economy.
Much discussion was held on the comparison between WI and neighboring states with respect to household income, and the demographic and social changes...but there was little discussion until the very end of the hour about "Quality of Life" and "Cost of Living." In order to have a fair discussion on the economics - you have to include the other two components.
Wisconsin leads our neighboring states in most categories of Quality of Life - meaning it’s a better place to live; and consistently ranks lowest in Cost of Living categories – which means it’s much less expensive.
Contrary to what the WI Taxpayers Alliance likes to advocate; Wisconsin is a better place to live, we do and get more with less and for less than our neighbors and just about anywhere else in the nation.
I am a resident in Ashland, WI. In my lifetime, I have never paid less in taxes and received so much in terms of quality of life, quality of education, and the quality of public services. Minnesota comes close – but to paraphrase an old add campaign “Next to Duluth – we are Superior!
The problem this state faces is that some people are not willing to pay for what they receive. It is unconscionable to receive a quality education from the people of this state, leave when you are at your highest earning potential so that you do not contribute to the payment of that education…and then return in your retirement when you want to take advantage of the state,s health and social services. This is the issue that needs to be resolved!
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