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anomalocaris 20-Mar-14, 21:24	Conservative policies Rush Limbaugh Says ‘Democrats Are Living in Mortal Fear’ of the Day This ‘Huge’ Story Is Widely Reported Mar. 20, 2014 7:55pm Jason Howerton Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday took a shot at the mainstream media and even some conservative outlets for underreporting on the success of Gov. Scott Walker (R) in Wisconsin. Limbaugh cited an Associated Press report run Wednesday on page A14 of the New York Times about the Wisconsin Assembly passing Walker’s $504 million tax-cut plan. As previously reported by TheBlaze, Walker intends to use part of Wisconsin’s projected $977 million surplus to pay for property and income tax cuts. “He introduced a bill in January that would send $406 million to technical colleges to reduce their property tax hit and cut income taxes by $98 million by reducing the lowest bracket to 4 percent from 4.4 percent,” the report states. “The end result would be a $131 reduction a median home’s tax bill this December and $46 in annual income tax savings for the average worker.” The bill now heads to Walker’s desk for his signature. Limbaugh mocked the report for giving the success story just ten lines, though he also said he was “amazed” the story ran in the New York Times at all. “The solution to this country’s problems gets ten lines in the New York Times,” Limbaugh said. “I’m amazed they even ran the story. But it gets ten lines. I think this is one of the biggest and under commented on — and including in conservative media. This is simply huge what Scott Walker has done.” . Limbaugh explained that Walker took over one of the “bluest of blue” states and completely transformed it for the better with conservative policies. “They did everything they could, not just to destroy Walker’s political career, they tried to destroy his reputation and his political life,” he added. “He persevered, he overcame, he dominated and he won.” Down from 9.2 percent in 2009, Wisconsin had an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent in January, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Walker also announced earlier this year that the state had added 106,100 private-sector jobs in his first three years in office. “The schools have been reformed, so the unions do not control every aspect of it now. There is a surplus of nearly a billion dollars in this economy,” Limbaugh continued. “And he’s returning half of that to residents of the state in the form of a property tax cut and income tax cuts — and it gets ten lines in the New York Times.” Comparing Wisconsin’s situation to that of the rest of the United States, Limbaugh said most states are struggling. “We’ve got the answer in practical and real political terms, and real-life experience,” he added. “The blueprint for how to win elections and the blueprint for how to govern after you win elections, the blueprint for economic revival, the blueprint for employment revival, the blueprint for budgetary solvency! It’s amazing, it is a huge story.” “The Democrats are living in mortal fear that this is gonna be discovered,” Limbaugh said. “They are living in mortal fear that the Republicans are going to get their butts in gear and learn from this and try to replicate it. So far there’s no sign of that.”
dmaestro 20-Mar-14, 21:37	Same old conservative trick from the GOP playbook. Let the future pay. Make up stories. The bush tax cuts sure did wonders too. Only fools the gullible. www.politifact.com
deadofknight 20-Mar-14, 21:45	sour grapes you can complain all you want, but if he had said he was saving the average household $2,500 and then they ended up paying $2,500...like obamacare...you'd be pelting the guy with hand grenades...meanwhile, you are tight lipped on the obamacare disaster... actually, i give you some credit. it has appeared that you're solution isn't obamacare...but your party sure loves it...ask ellen..we are all grateful... have politofact address the please dok all minuscule in remembrance of jeff in the good ole days
softaire 20-Mar-14, 21:52	Once again it is the same ol' thing. We see an article about how somebody does something really good for the community, state or country and ol' DM comes along to demean, denigrate and diminish it simply because it was done by a Republican. For goodness sake, we can't have that. The problem for DM and the Democrats is that it is a success and people will notice.
dmaestro 20-Mar-14, 21:54	This is routine conservatism. Give the surplus back instead of investing in what was deferred. Seriously nothing new same play book. We are paying now for decades of under investment.
dmaestro 20-Mar-14, 21:59	PolitiFact has it right. But it is about demographics, not convincing those who drank the Kool aid.
softaire 20-Mar-14, 22:02	You have increased the debt by about $9 Trillion dollars and accomplished NOTHING. Your stimulus was almost a Trillion all by itself and all those "shovel ready jobs" you said would get us out of the recession never showed up. There has been plenty of investment. What about $500 Billion for Solyndra? What about a couple hundred Billion for Tesla and some other Obama donors? What did that need us? (Nothing except more debt) You want to shut down the engine of prosperity by taxing it to death so that you can buy a few temporary votes. You are the greedy Marxist, Communist who doesn't care about people as long as you retain your power and wealth.
deadofknight 20-Mar-14, 22:22	Dm seriously...you aren't getting enough money? We waste what we have already...how much do you need? You hate the idea of a budget don't you. Thats why your lib demographic is viewed as irresponsible. DOK
softaire 21-Mar-14, 06:23	Ooops That should have been Millions, not Billions. But, what the heck... it's only money and it doesn't matter if we waste "only" a few million or a few billion. Nobody is keeping track of it anyway.
dmaestro 21-Mar-14, 07:10	The "story" is that when the economy improves revenues rise. Economics 101. Conservative dogma says to return any surpluses back which usually benefits those who already have while underinvesting in the future. Someday you pay. As for the stimulus it had flaws but did forestall a depression; and the GOP benefited from it too. www.kansascity.com
musket33r 21-Mar-14, 20:06	What exactly did he do that is so fantastic? Wisconsin has a surplus... cool?

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