The University of Wisconsin gets the shaft! 250 million taken from the University, and given to billionaire owners of a local NBA team. I don't understand why people still support this guy.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2015/08/14/scott-walker-takes-250-million-from-u-wisconsin-gives-250m-to-billionaire-sports-team-owners/
Originally posted by whodeyWhodey...Hillary was not responsible for this situation in Wisconsin, Scott Walker is. We here in Washington State faced a similar situation about 5 years ago when the new owner of the Seattle Super Sonics threatened to move the team unless he received millions from the taxpayers for a new facility. Our lawmakers and voters decided our University and our state in general was more important than a sports franchise, so Oklahoma City now has a new basketball team. I apologize for my blue state mentality, but giving away millions of taxpayer dollars to billionaire owners of sports teams seems like corporate welfare in it's purest form. I'm happy my state lawmakers decided our University was more important than subsidizing billionaire business people. (And I'm still trying to figure out what this these 2 events have to do with Hillary)
Scott Walker loves rich people?
It's a good thing we have Hillary running who shuns rich people and runs a grass roots only campaign. 😵
14 Aug 15
Originally posted by bill718While I believe that tax payers shouldn't pay a penny for sports arenas, there is a huge cost: perhaps the most exciting basketball team in the world is now in Oklahoma City and not your state.
Whodey...Hillary was not responsible for this situation in Wisconsin, Scott Walker is. We here in Washington State faced a similar situation about 5 years ago when the new owner of the Seattle Super Sonics threatened to move the team unless he received millions from the taxpayers for a new facility. Our lawmakers and voters decided our University and our sta ...[text shortened]... ss people. (And I'm still trying to figure out what this these 2 events have to do with Hillary)
14 Aug 15
Originally posted by bill718Did you learn this from his own personal e-mail or is he savy enough not to discuss such issues there?
Whodey...Hillary was not responsible for this situation in Wisconsin, Scott Walker is. We here in Washington State faced a similar situation about 5 years ago when the new owner of the Seattle Super Sonics threatened to move the team unless he received millions from the taxpayers for a new facility. Our lawmakers and voters decided our University and our sta ...[text shortened]... ss people. (And I'm still trying to figure out what this these 2 events have to do with Hillary)
16 Aug 15
Originally posted by bill718and who do you think is to blame. i am sure i can find at least a mayor that tried to cut funding for the local team only to be burned at the steak.
Whodey...Hillary was not responsible for this situation in Wisconsin, Scott Walker is. We here in Washington State faced a similar situation about 5 years ago when the new owner of the Seattle Super Sonics threatened to move the team unless he received millions from the taxpayers for a new facility. Our lawmakers and voters decided our University and our sta ...[text shortened]... ss people. (And I'm still trying to figure out what this these 2 events have to do with Hillary)
teams threaten to leave their towns all the time if they don't get what they want and the town gives it to them.
16 Aug 15
Originally posted by quackquackBFD! I live in Wisconsin. Walker has ruined the state on multiple levels.
While I believe that tax payers shouldn't pay a penny for sports arenas, there is a huge cost: perhaps the most exciting basketball team in the world is now in Oklahoma City and not your state.
17 Aug 15
Originally posted by bill718You are linking the two amounts because they conveniently are the same number. Governors don't usually have to power to just {b]'give"[/b] money to people. Appropriations are submitted and passed by the legislature.
The University of Wisconsin gets the shaft! 250 million taken from the University, and given to billionaire owners of a local NBA team. I don't understand why people still support this guy.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2015/08/14/scott-walker-takes-250-million-from-u-wisconsin-gives-250m-to-billionaire-sports-team-owners/
Most Universities are getting way too much taxpayer money (IMHO), but I also oppose taxpayer money being used to fund sports arenas. Perhaps both moves should have been done, but that was the job of the Wisconsin legislature.