Comments on: Gov. Doyle at UWM 12pm Today http://dancody.org/archives/gov-doyle-at-uwm-12pm-today.html Progressive commentary & Wisconsin politics by Dan Cody of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dan http://dancody.org/archives/gov-doyle-at-uwm-12pm-today.html#comment-2016 Dan Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:53:40 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=706#comment-2016 Wierd, that story has a date of today but talks about the budget proposal as if it hadn't yet passed (it has). The $9 million figure you cite though was from the assembly budget proposal, not the actual budget bill passed after the Senate had it's say and they hammered out their differences. I'm looking for the actual numbers now... Wierd, that story has a date of today but talks about the budget proposal as if it hadn’t yet passed (it has). The $9 million figure you cite though was from the assembly budget proposal, not the actual budget bill passed after the Senate had it’s say and they hammered out their differences.

I’m looking for the actual numbers now…

]]> By: Yeah Boy http://dancody.org/archives/gov-doyle-at-uwm-12pm-today.html#comment-2015 Yeah Boy Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:30:20 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=706#comment-2015 <a href="http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=45493" rel="nofollow">As passed by the Assembly, the budget would give the UW System about $1 billion in each of the next two years, or about $9 million more than the state currently provides.</a> As passed by the Assembly, the budget would give the UW System about $1 billion in each of the next two years, or about $9 million more than the state currently provides.

]]> By: Dan http://dancody.org/archives/gov-doyle-at-uwm-12pm-today.html#comment-2014 Dan Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:15:47 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=706#comment-2014 I can't seem to find the $9 million number in any of the stuff I've read, and can't pinpoint that down in the 200+ pages of the actual budget that was passed by the legislature, care to provide a link? That said, even if they did procure a $9 million dollar increase in spending, thats three tenths of one percent of an increase, which doesn't keep close to the rate of inflation. And the legislature are well aware of how important it is to keep up with the costs of the times, they just approved a 4% raise for themselves yesterday. If they can't expect themselves to make due with 3/10ths of 1% more than they took home last year, how can they expect the UW system do to the same? I can’t seem to find the $9 million number in any of the stuff I’ve read, and can’t pinpoint that down in the 200+ pages of the actual budget that was passed by the legislature, care to provide a link?

That said, even if they did procure a $9 million dollar increase in spending, thats three tenths of one percent of an increase, which doesn’t keep close to the rate of inflation. And the legislature are well aware of how important it is to keep up with the costs of the times, they just approved a 4% raise for themselves yesterday.

If they can’t expect themselves to make due with 3/10ths of 1% more than they took home last year, how can they expect the UW system do to the same?

]]> By: Yeah Boy http://dancody.org/archives/gov-doyle-at-uwm-12pm-today.html#comment-2013 Yeah Boy Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:11:15 +0000 http://dancody.org/wordpress/?p=706#comment-2013 Actually the budget for UW Systems <b><i>increased</i></b> by 9 million per year. Dems have been trying to spin this topic for a while now, but the Doyle and the Senate did, in fact, increase spending for the UW system. But it IS funny that <a href="http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030219c.htm" rel="nofollow">Doyle</a> would be the one talking to this topic. Since he actually <b>DID</b> cut the UW budget by $250 million in 2003. Anywho .. the State Senate increased spending to UW System by 9 million dollars I believe over the next two years, but didn't agree to increase spending to 40 million. That's where Dems spin the argument. So ... there were no cuts, they just increased spending less. By your argument Doyle "cut" the UW System budget from the $240 million requested to $60 this year too. Actually the budget for UW Systems increased by 9 million per year. Dems have been trying to spin this topic for a while now, but the Doyle and the Senate did, in fact, increase spending for the UW system.

But it IS funny that Doyle would be the one talking to this topic. Since he actually DID cut the UW budget by $250 million in 2003.

Anywho .. the State Senate increased spending to UW System by 9 million dollars I believe over the next two years, but didn’t agree to increase spending to 40 million. That’s where Dems spin the argument. So … there were no cuts, they just increased spending less.

By your argument Doyle “cut” the UW System budget from the $240 million requested to $60 this year too.

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