Wisconsin Erupts: Ground Zero for National Movements | Cover Story

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Madison, Wisconsin — nicknamed Madtown — launched the fight between public-employee unions that want to continue the status quo, and taxpayers concerned over debt.


Wisconsin Erupts: Ground Zero for National Movements (http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/6569-wisconsin-erupts-ground-zero-for-national-movements)


Alex Newman | The New American (http://thenewamerican.com/)
04 March 2011



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Despite weeks of protests by unions in Madison over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reforms, the truth is that the state is facing a very real budget crisis — billions and billions of dollars in deficits and unfunded liabilities — and the solutions being pursued by Republicans are hardly radical.


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