Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Doyle's utopia will cost taxpayers
By Mary Lazich
Tuesday, Jan 30 2007, 09:04 PM
Governor Doyle’s 10-page State of the State Speech included one reference on page two about cutting taxes for hard-working families. Eight and one-half pages were dedicated to the Governor’s new initiatives and program expansions.
Here are some of the phrases in the Governor’s speech he used to describe his proposals:
• BadgerCare major expansion
• Raise Wisconsin’s tobacco tax by $1.25 a pack
• A promise to every high school student
• A financial package to pay for it.
• Funding for the Office of the Wisconsin Covenant
• Triple the state's support for school breakfast
• Provide a major investment to reduce class sizes
• Increasing our efforts from $2 million to $8 million
• Double funding for the highly successful Youth Apprenticeship Program
• A new Wisconsin Venture Center
• New investment in the University
• Expand financial aid
• Provide additional academic help
• A new Health Sciences major at Stevens Point
• New opportunities for technical college students at UW-Oshkosh
• Services for adult students at Green Bay
• Strengthen student retention efforts at River Falls
• Expand the liberal arts programs available at Superior
• Expand opportunities at UW colleges
• New mechanical engineering degree at UW-Fox Valley
• Electrical engineering degree at Rock County
• Opportunities for hundreds more students throughout the state
• Train more nurses and teachers in Oshkosh
• More engineers in Platteville
• More biologists in Green Bay
• Fund an innovative partnership between Eau Claire, Stout, and the Chippewa Valley Technical
College
• Major new investment in research
• Making an investment in Milwaukee
• Reauthorize the Stewardship Program
• $40 million investment in renewable energy like solar, wind, hydrogen, biodiesel and ethanol
• Provide incentives to dramatically increase the availability of E-85
• Announcing a Governor's Task Force on Global Warming
• Improve the way campaigns are financed
Does this Socialist-style speech sound like utopia to you? Or is it asking too much of state taxpayers considering Wisconsin has below average income and is at the top of the tax charts?
