Economics
BLACK WORKERS FORUM
Join the discussion to improve the economic status of black workers in Dane County. Includes food, discussion, and panelists.
UWS OUTSOURCING: WAS IT WORTH IT?
In the first article on University of Wisconsin-Superior outsourcing of their custodians and groundskeepers we looked at what happened to the laid-off workers and the situation for the incoming new workers. It is obvious that any “savings” for the taxpayers came from the reduced wages and benefits of workers.
In the second article, we asked if taxpayers actually save money from outsourcing. For many reasons, taxpayers often do not benefit.
This final article looks at the difficulty of finding real numbers, puts the projected savings in perspective and asks, ...
UPDATE ON PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY IN WISCONSIN
By Nancy Stencil 86th Assembly Candidate / www.stencilforassembly.com
Wisconsin Welcomes You” is the visitor friendly message on the highway signs along our borders. Five years ago an additional notice was suspended underneath: “Open for Business.” Our state (unlike before, presumably) had now instantly transformed into a place for limitless corporate opportunity-and profit! A plethora of jobs awaited just beyond the horizon, and an era of stagnation, never quite documented but loudly proclaimed, was finally over.
One business that Wisconsin has ...
A CALL FOR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY – SISTER SIMONE CAMPBELL
From climate change to global poverty, how Pope Francis' Encyclical inspires and challenges each of us to be better stewards of our planet and ourselves.
DOES OUTSOURCING SAVE TAXPAYERS’ MONEY? (A CLOSER LOOK AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR)
Did outsourcing the custodians and groundskeepers at University of Wisconsin-Superior save the university money? Are the taxpayers better off?
As discussed in a prior article, say savings most likely came from the contractor paying less in wages and benefits. Cost reduction came on the backs of the workers and the local Superior economy. Was it worth it?
Does contracting-out save money?
Critics of outsourcing government activities say often there are no actual cost savings to taxpayers. Many studies have shown that contracting-out ultimately costs more.
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WEALTH AND MONEY PART V: THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
“The Government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credits needed to satisfy the spending power of the Government and the buying power of consumers. By the adoption of these principles, the taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest. Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity.” - - Abraham Lincoln
"We have what is known as the Federal Reserve Bank System. That system is not owned by the Government. Many people think that it is because it says “Federal Reserve.” It belongs to private banks, private corporations. ...
WISCONSIN CAN HELP WORKING FAMILIES WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME
(Mandy Wright is a candidate for the 85h Assembly District of Wisconsin)
When I was a kid growing up just outside of Wausau, my parents knew how to be frugal, so we’d have enough for the future. My mom grew up on a farm and made a ham dinner that turned into sandwiches, then into ham salad, and finally, she’d boil the bone for split pea soup. Now split pea soup is my kids’ favorite dinner.
We should apply the same frugality to our hard-earned tax dollars, so our families and communities will have enough for the future. Despite all the fiscally conservative ...
WEALTH AND MONEY, PART IV: THE CREATION OF MONEY AND DEBT
The prescient fears of Jefferson and Stamp have come to fruition. In America and around the world, governments are crippled with debt. Nation upon nation is said to have overspent and now must pay the price.
GET BIG MONEY OUT OF POLITICS
The massive amounts of money spent on “buying” elections is a far bigger problem for our country than the immigration and welfare programs providing food, shelter and medical care for those without the means to cover their basic needs.
Huge campaign contributions made by fewer than 200 wealthy individuals and families have helped elect candidates supporting the passage of laws allowing:
Pharmaceutical companies to charge outrageous amounts for critical drugs.
Wall Street CEO’s to break laws and escape by paying fines which are smaller ...
WEALTH AND MONEY, PART III: PHYSICS VERSUS MONEY
Imagine yourself an intergalactic traveler visiting Earth. You land in a place called America and notice the crumbling infrastructure. You wonder, “Why would a people who had built such magnificent highways, bridges and airports allow them to fall into such disrepair?” You question:
“Does America have sufficient cement, sand and gravel to rebuild its infrastructure? Yes. Is there adequate structural steel and other needed materials? Yes. Is there construction equipment? Yes, it sits idle. Is there fuel for the equipment? Certainly, America currently ...
