Charter Street Power Plant
Before the rights and profits of any Wisconsin power plant are sold by the state, the areas receiving the electricity should have the opportunity to run a referendum and bond to manage their own plants and workers. It would save the taxpayers money if the plants were run at cost.
That is just to begin with.
More Pieces in the Wisconsin Power Plant Puzzle (click here)
...The catch is that privately owned plants do not operate under the job classification standards set forth by OSHA and can therefore create any job title they choose. Catch number two for those attempting to link the job listing to Scott Walker corporate cronyism is that the Charter Street plant has been trying to fill its “Plant Manager” position, according to a separate job listing on Wisc.Jobs, since November when Scott Walker took office. That job listing had a deadline of January 13th, but has yet to be filled, according to sources....This article by Koch in The Wall Street Journal is a prime example of 'corrupt speech' which seeks to deceive the reader by evading the 'real reason' for the current deficits faced around the country.
Most of the 'corrupt speech' of the Right Wing is based in removing 'dynamics' from facts that relate to 'blame.' They live conveniently in the 'hear and now' as if the only reason the deficits exist is because Democrats were in majorities. Thank God, Democrats were in majority, otherwise, the nation and states would be the proud guardians of vast numbers of poor, homeless and jobless.
"Corrupt Speech" such as guaranteed to Koch under the USA Constitution exists and is used chronically to justify corrupt practices and power plays.
It is MORE than interesting that the Murdoch rag, The Wall Street Journal encourage it. Koch and Murdoch together in propaganda. No surprise here.
By CHARLES G. KOCH (click title to entry - thank you)
Years of tremendous overspending by federal, state and local governments have brought us face-to-face with an economic crisis. Federal spending will total at least $3.8 trillion this year—double what it was 10 years ago. And unlike in 2001, when there was a small federal surplus, this year's projected budget deficit is more than $1.6 trillion....Here is something that will never appear in the Wall Street Journal. The actual reasons for the deficits.
Former State Budget Directors Say Causes of Shortfall Debatable (click here)
By LaToya Dennis
March 1, 2011 | WUWM | Milwaukee, WI
...To get a perspective of how Wisconsin got into financial trouble, WUWM’s LaToya Dennis called two people who’ve held the position of state budget director. David Riemer served for a short period under Democrat Jim Doyle, while Mark Bugher held the job under Republican Tommy Thompson. Bugher says structural deficits can begin accumulating, based on what the public demands at a particular time.
Why buy power plansts if they can't be run 'on the cheap.' Cities and Counties should be 'faciliated' by the State to move into management and ownership of their own utilities.
