It is that the tax base has shrunk. That happens when people like the Koch brothers close down business and lay of workers while making huge increases in their personal wealth.

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Which businesses did Koch brothers close in Wisconsin?

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You are kidding....right?

After the record number of filibusters and threatened filibusters from the Repub's in the last two years.... now you're whining about obstructionism?


That has to win the award........ for the most hypocritical stance yet.

Not that I approve of either side doing it.

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The House passed the Senate version of Obamacare without changes because it wouldn't have "passed muster" in the Senate had they followed the typical process of creating their own version. San Fran Nanny did a masterful job of backroom dealing to avoid the conference process as that would have required gasp, negotiating in the Senate.

Of course the Senate could have created its own negotiated version of the Obamacare repeal bill if Dirty Harry had allowed it to come up for consideration. If it passed the Senate, it would have gone to conference with the compromise bill needing another vote in both houses.

The bottom line is Dirty Harry blocked any negotiation on Obamacare repeal with his obstructionism. It's the same shoddy political tactic he is using to stall debate on the continuing resolution so Republicans can be blamed for shutting down the government.

Koch owns a coal company subsidiary with facilities in Green Bay, Manitowoc, Ashland and Sheboygan; six timber plants throughout the state; and a large network of pipelines in Wisconsin. While Koch controls much of the infrastructure in the state, they have laid off workers to boost profits. At a time when Koch Industries owners David and Charles Koch awarded themselves an extra $11 billion of income from the company, Koch slashed jobs at their Green Bay plant:

Officials at Georgia-Pacific said the company is laying off 158 workers at its Day Street plant because out-of-date equipment at the facility is being replaced with newer, more-efficient equipment. The company said much of the new, papermaking equipment will be automated. [...] Malach tells FOX 11 that the layoffs are not because of a drop in demand. In fact, Malach said demand is high for the bath tissue and napkins manufactured at the plant.

http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/20...public-unions/

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So what? Should they keep obsolete equipment?

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And they're not closing the plant.

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Back on the subject and away from yet another attempt at diverting a discussion away your unsupportable position:

So it's OK to stop something in order to have the time necessary to fully understand it??

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Did you read the article?

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Filibusters are part of the Senate process, when a Senator filibusters they use one of the tools available to them. That is profoundly different from barring a bill passed by the House from consideration or cynically manipulating the Senate calendar to short circuit the process.

Dirty Harry doesn't want vulnerable Senate Dimocrats like Claire McCaskill to remind their voters she is responsible for Obamacare so, he buries the repeal bill. Talk about obstructionism, what other descriptor fits better?

The Dear Leader has already taken the crown for most hypocritical in a national political office holder. The Wisconsin Dimocrat state legislators are making a strong bid for the award at the state level.