Citizens Take Action on Opposing Restrictions of Medicaid in Wisconsin
Yet Another Middle Wisconsin Exclusive -- First on the Scene Again in Central Wisconsin
https://vimeo.com/218079172
Excerpts From Citizen Action Event Material:
Gov. Scott Walker wants to apply for a waiver from the federal government, so that he can drug test childless adults seeking Medicaid. This could also allow him to add other requirements that he sees fit. This is problematic for various reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is our current Opioid and Methamphetamine crises across the State. Someone who is struggling with addiction, but has health insura...
WHAT’S A WOMAN WORTH?
What’s a Woman Worth? was the topic of discussion at the Women For Women of Marathon County meeting Thursday, May 4th. The pay inequity gap women face leads to the retirement gap later in life.
Kathleen Marsh, a retired teacher and author, Kay Johnson a retired teacher and advocate for public school students and staff, and Joyce Luedke, a retired teacher and writer for Middle Wisconsin presented a Power Point Presentation based on research and a PPP done in 2017 by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
The discussions after the PPP were animated and ...
“SHE DIDN’T ASK…” How employers get away with paying women less.
By Dorothy Miller (former Unemployment Adjudicator and
Job Service Area Supervisor)
When she was hired she (didn’t ask) did not attempt to negotiate for a higher starting wage. Therefore, when everyone got a 3% increase she got 3% of her present wage, which was lower. Or everyone got .25 which was added onto her lower wage, so it stayed lower.
When she did excellent performance, took on more duties, or got additional related training, SHE DIDN’T ASK for a raise. Men are more likely to ask for more.
Men will ask for an increase in pay because they need ...
WHERE ARE THE FRESH DEMOCRATS?
(Denele blogs from Arkansas. You can read more at www.denelecampbell.org.)
If the Democratic Party wants to regain their proper place in American politics, that is, as the progressive, common man’s party, they have to move away from the faces and voices that have become tired and futile.
They’ll also have to step up their game. Before the Democrats assembled to vote for their national leadership earlier this year, I sent an email to the head of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. I voiced my concern about a potential leadership win by Tom Perez or Keith Ellison. I ...
THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR THE ACHA
Thank you, Congressman Duffy, for voting for the ACHA, the Ryan healthcare bill, May 4th.
Thank you to the voters for voting for Donald Trump and Congressman Duffy on November 8th.
The Ryan healthcare bill (AHCA) has been called an “act of mercy” by Speaker Ryan.
Here is a short list, out of many provisions, that are especially ‘merciful.’
1. The federal protections for people with pre-existing conditions are eliminated. In Duffy’s 7th Congressional District this will affect 295,400 or 51% of the non-elderly population who have pre-existing conditi...
THE ROGUE NATION
1950
The United States foments and launches the Korean War. Contrary to the popularly held falsehoods that America was in Korea to protect freedom and democracy, the war was to perpetuate already existing U.S corporate resource exploitation in the Philippines and the Korean Peninsula. U.S. political and business leaders hoped for a share of Korean gold and tungsten.
Americans Herbert Hoover, William Randolph Hearst, J. Sloat Fassett, Ogden Mills, J.B. Haggin, John Staggers and beer baron Adolph Coors had achieved controlling interests in Korean gold mines where the ...
Opinions…Everybody Has One
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Sociologist and former U.S. Senator.
“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.” Bertrand Russell, British historian
“Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” John F. Kennedy
“It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all.” Stephen Colbert, comedian.
Opinions are ...
ANOTHER COVERUP: TOBACCO AND LUNG CANCER
We are used to hearing misinformation about health care, climate change and the national debt Many lies have been spread about these topics in an effort to keep the status quo. We, as intelligent readers, need to be aware of how misinformation is spread. Ari Rabin-Hart and Media Matters have published the book, LIES, INCORPORATED which tells you how misinformation is spread.
As early as 1912, research suggested links between tobacco and lung cancer. As additional studies were published over the decades, results became ever more conclusive. In 1953, tobacco industry ...
Wisconsin Taxes 101
A favorite “wedge” issue of the conservatives is taxes. Everyone loves to hate taxes so it is easy to misrepresent the facts. Wisconsin is accused of being a “tax hell” with higher tax “burdens” than other states. Is this true? Of course this depends on what sources you cite and how you manipulate the numbers. Ultimately people will believe what they want to believe. This article provides some basic information on Wisconsin taxes from reputable sources to help better understand the issues.
What do Wisconsinites pay in state and local taxes?
Everyone pays ...
