3 results for author: Kathleen Marsh
STATE HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL: DANGEROUS GAMBLE?
By Kathleen Marsh of POWRS
The 2017-2019 Wisconsin state budget planning is well underway. Facing a huge financial hole due to ill-advised tax policy, Governor Walker is looking for ways to balance the budget, as is required by state law. One program he is targeting is the State Health Insurance Program which covers over 260,000 public employees. Walker’s idea? Self-insurance. Critics wonder if blowing up the current system for a roll-of-the-dice on self-insurance makes sense. Let’s look at the facts:
The Governor has talked about moving to self-insurance for many months. He hired a consultant, Deloitte, to evaluate the proposal. A highly ...
POWRS IS WORKING FOR YOU
After incredible support for my Save the Wisconsin Retirement System petition, I decided to join POWRS (Protect Our Wisconsin Retirement Security), a committed group of retired activists from all across Wisconsin. We monitor proposed legislation and speak out in opposition to changes that will weaken what we believe is the finest retirement system in the U.S. We communicate via email and freeconferencecall.com in bimonthly telephone conversations on Mondays at 9:30 a.m.
We also meet occasionally in person at a centrally located site. We are currently seeking two new steering committee members and volunteers who can help out as needed. ...
ACTIVISM PAYS OFF
Four years ago, I started a petition to “Save the Wisconsin Retirement System.” Your overwhelming response spurred me to join POWRS (Protect Our Wisconsin Retirement Security), a group of activists steadily gaining clout in protecting the WRS. This message is one of two. It details my personal work on the WRS issue. The second will discuss my activities with POWRS. Please share both widely.
I have two points to make in this first email. (1): we must continue to be vigilant. I am convinced there is a deeply ingrained desire in powerful political circles to slowly privatize the WRS. This would be a disaster. (2): little actions accomplish big ...