Rats Nest of National Corruption in Wisconsin $Millions Buying Politicians

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According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "from 2001 to 2009, it [Bradley Foundation] doled out nearly as much money as the seven Koch and Scaife foundations combined.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lynde_and_Harry_Bradley_Foundation

 Wed Jul 25, 2012

A report released Wednesday by the government watchdog group the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign finds that of the $81 million spent on the race, Walker and his allies spent $58.7 million. Barrett and Democrats spent $22 million.
The report finds that the 15 recall races in 2011 and this year cost $137 milliion
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Nearly-81-million-spent-on-Walker-recall-163689586.html

The Big Money Behind Paul Ryan's Political Career

The vice presidential nominee's campaign finance record is not without some minor controversy. To begin with, he has long been a favorite of the libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch. Before entering Congress, Ryan worked with a conservative group that would eventually merge with a Koch brothers' group to become FreedomWorks, a leading sponsor of the Tea Party movement. Their mutual interests in libertarianism could explain why the private energy corporation Koch Industries has given Ryan more than $65,000 over his career. The Koch brothers have promised to funnel $400 million through outside groups to defeat President Obama this year

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/08/14/the-big-money-behind-paul-ryans-political-career

Tea Party Utopia: Scott Walker's Wisconsin #1 In Household Income Decline

Walker’s recent budget just cut $250 million from the University of Wisconsin’s budget, delayed any kind of improvement to the state’s crumbling highway infrastructure, gave free rein to predatory pay-day lenders- allowing them to sell insurance and offer financial advice to the very people they are extorting money out of. It also cut millions in grants to conservation groups attempting to protect public lands from the rapacious hunger of corporate profits, and instituted drug tests for food stamp recipients. Walker claims it is a budget for the taxpayers, but state legislator Peter Barca sees it differently: “We think it’s much more of a campaign document for the far right wing.”

Indeed, Walker has been very proud of his “successes” in ramming through a Koch Brother-approved agenda that crushed unions and public bargaining, efforts to privatize public schools, give millions in tax breaks to the rich and to huge corporations. They may be well and pleased with his efforts, but it has dealt grievous wounds to the state’s middle class and the working families of Wisconsin.
He has ruined job creation in Wisconsin, falling far short of his campaign pledge to create 250,000 in his first term- barely achieving 129,000 while the liberal high-tax policies of neighboring Minnesota have made them the #1 state in the country for doing business.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2015/07/13/tea-party-utopia-scott-walkers-wisconsin-1-in-household-income-decline/

Trump, Cruz or Kasich have nothing on the all ready crowned kings of citizen united “Buy Me Now” Wisconsin Leaders of Corporate RATS!

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1. Must read for all D.U.ers.

Been yelling about this for years. What really hurts is when you know many of the Players from your College years. They were all members of the Young Republicans back in the Sixties.