Looks Like the Koch Brothers May Already Be Advertising Job Opportunities for Utilities Managers in Wisconsin (dollars, bias)
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I respect your concern about these kinds of political expenditures. I think all organizations of any type should be barred from spending one thin dime on political advertising or political contributions, and that includes the unions. (Bet you didn't think I'd say that, did you?)
However. . .
Can the public sector unions buy power plants to profit off of? No.
Can trade unions buy power plants to profit off of? No.
Can the "Education Industry" buy power plants to profit off of? No.
Um... the public sector employees are going to be GETTING billions of dollars in profits - *paid for by the taxpayers* - when they collect their outrageous pensions. The WI teachers pension system, alone, is $10.9 billion short.
Will the Koch brothers earn anywhere near $11 billion on any supposed WI power plant purchases that may or may not even happen? If that's what you're claiming, please cite a source.
the embarassing part for jojy, roy, is that 'bears' is the correct word to use in this case. not 'bares.'
I couldn't see anything wrong with that sentence, either. Of course, since I am so right biased maybe I was giving too much. Nope, actually I tried and tried to see which spelling worked best and "bears" won out every time.
SECTION 44. 16.896 of the statutes is created to read:
16.896 Sale or contractual operation of state−owned heating, cooling, and power plants. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.705 (1), the department may sell any state−owned heating, cooling, and power plant or may contract with a private entity for the operation of any such plant, with or without solicitation of bids, for any amount that the department determines to be in the best interest of the state. Notwithstanding ss. 196.49 and 196.80, no approval or
certification of the public service commission is necessary for a public utility to
purchase, or contract for the operation of, such a plant, and any such purchase is
considered to be in the public interest and to comply with the criteria for certification
of a project under s. 196.49 (3) (b).
Absolutely disgusting giveaway to corporate interests by a governor bought and paid for by same.
When I told my son that the Koch bunch were opening a lobbying office in Madison, his response was; "You mean in addition to the governor's office?" We are in the process of seeing what happens when the politicians, the supreme court, and unethical business combines to buy a state.
Do you see something intrinsically wrong with having a requisite pile of millions for any given issue to be considered in a discussion? How far removed from merits of argument are we for decades now? The more money in the pile auctioning off legislation, the more retarded the decisions coming out of DC become. Simple as that. Unions did not author those rules. Neither did we. Neither have the legislators we've elected in our lifetimes. It happened long ago and became an entrenched habit. Bribery is legalized in America turning us into a Banana Republic.
SECTION 44. 16.896 of the statutes is created to read:
16.896 Sale or contractual operation of state−owned heating, cooling, and power plants. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.705 (1), the department may sell any state−owned heating, cooling, and power plant or may contract with a private entity for the operation of any such plant, with or without solicitation of bids, for any amount that the department determines to be in the best interest of the state. Notwithstanding ss. 196.49 and 196.80, no approval or
certification of the public service commission is necessary for a public utility to
purchase, or contract for the operation of, such a plant, and any such purchase is
considered to be in the public interest and to comply with the criteria for certification
of a project under s. 196.49 (3) (b).
Absolutely disgusting giveaway to corporate interests by a governor bought and paid for by same.
See italicized, underlined phrase.
"for any amount that the department determines to be in the best interest of the state. "
"Best interest of the state" is the key phrase there.
Yep. And that's exactly what we've seen the past 2 weeks in Madison. Public employee unions screaming for us to give them money that we just don't have.
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