Yes, government can actually work. You haven’t heard about this one example because it really does not illustrate what the media wants illustrated, but government can work.<\/p>\n
Yesterday The Blaze<\/a> reported on some comments made by Rush Limbaugh<\/a> about what is happening in Wisconsin. You haven’t heard much about this, but the state has done an amazing turn around.<\/p>\n The story reports:<\/p>\n The state of Wisconsin<\/a>\u2019s unemployment rate is \u201crapidly falling\u201d and the government\u2019s budget ended the year with a $912 million surplus, Limbaugh explained. He says the dramatic turnaround is due in large part to the conservative policies<\/a> of Gov. Scott Walker.<\/strong><\/p>\n What\u2019s even more amazing, he continued, is the fact that Walker is going to \u201crebate the money in the form of tax cuts to the people, who he said own the money.\u201d Limbaugh says the news is \u201cearth-shattering\u201d because, in one of the bluest states, Walker was targeted for removal twice but continued to implement conservative policies that he was confident would help his state \u2014 and his strategy appears to be working.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you think back a little bit, you remember what Governor Walker<\/a> went through to implement his plans for the state. He had protestors trashing the capitol, he survived recall elections, and personal attacks, but he just kept on moving forward.<\/p>\n The article reminds us:<\/p>\n “He\u2019s going to cut income taxes<\/a> and property taxes<\/a>, and he made the point that it\u2019s not just a gimmick of budgeting or accounting. It\u2019s the result of serious, significant policy changes,\u201d Limbaugh argued. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cNow, folks, what I just told you was not reported once anywhere in what you would consider mainstream media. It was not reported on one cable network, much less all of them. It was not reported in the New York Times<\/a>, the Washington Post<\/a>, or the LA Times<\/a>,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was reported in Wisconsin. There was an AP<\/a> story on it, maybe some local papers picked it up, but just as a filler.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnd to me, for us as conservatives, Wisconsin and Governor Walker, I mean, everything that we want to happen, happened there,\u201d the radio host concluded.<\/strong><\/p>\n When government is done right, unemployment goes down, taxes go down, and everyone gains. When government is done wrong, unemployment goes up, taxes go up, the number of people receiving food stamps goes up, and everyone loses.<\/p>\n It is, in the long run, up to the voters to decide what they want.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s going to cut income taxes and property taxes, and he made the point that it\u2019s not just a gimmick of budgeting or accounting. It\u2019s the result of serious, significant policy changes,\u201d Limbaugh argued.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, folks, what I just told you was not reported once anywhere in what you would consider mainstream media. It was not reported on one cable network, much less all of them. It was not reported in the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the LA Times,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was reported in Wisconsin. There was an AP story on it, maybe some local papers picked it up, but just as a filler.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to me, for us as conservatives, Wisconsin and Governor Walker, I mean, everything that we want to happen, happened there,\u201d the radio host concluded.<\/p>\n Listen to the segment via the Daily Rushbo<\/a>:<\/p>\n Walker is proposing a $504 million property and income tax cut plan<\/a> as a means to return some of the surplus money to the people of Wisconsin. Some Democrats and Republicans are already criticizing the plan and are calling for changes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe budget surplus is really your money,\u201d Walker recently said at a meeting of the Wisconsin Grocers Association. \u201cYou earned it.\u201d<\/p>\n However, some lawmakers are concerned that Walker\u2019s tax cut plan would increase the state\u2019s projected budget shortfall from $700 million to $800,000 million. The Republican governor argues the estimates don\u2019t take into account any revenue growth, which he says will cover the difference.<\/p>\n The unemployment rate in Wisconsin dropped to 6.2 percent<\/a> in December and has been dropping steadily since 2011.<\/p>\n More From The Web<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n We Recommend<\/span>More From TheBlaze<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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