Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Great Scott! Walker's The Biggest Spender

Looks like Scott Walker will have a hard time running as anything but The Biggest Spender.

Hat tip, One Wisconsin Now (I sit on one of its boards, fyi).
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3 comments:

  1. jpkJanuary 12, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Stop the press! The comparison's flawed. The time periods are not the same. The Barrett data looks at % change over 6 yrs, while the Walker data looks at % change over 8 yrs.

    Walker's percentage increase is only 26% if you use the same six time periods used in the Barrett data.

    Bad mistake.

    Still, with a 26% increase, Walker shouldn't be claiming to be such a tightwad.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    The "D'oh" heard 'round the State of Wisconsin.

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  3. James RowenJanuary 12, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    One Wisconsin Now will be tweaking these numbers, along the line suggested by sharp-eyed jpk.

    Here is the group's website, where a correction will be posted:

    http://www.onewisconsinnow.org/

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