Taxing the rich isn't just about government revenues, it's about respecting our shared humanity.
06.03.2026 23:13
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Taxing the rich isn't just about government revenues, it's about respecting our shared humanity.
There is no amount of hard work that entitles any human being to $1 billion. There is no amount of laziness that makes a person unworthy of medical care when they get sick or injured.
All people deserve to have their basic needs met. Nobody should live like a king while millions struggle to survive
It turns out giving massive tax breaks to the rich and corporations while letting our state rank in per-pupil education spending go from 1st in the Midwest to 7th over the past 20+ years is not a recipe for economic success.
Republicans have controlled the WI legislature since 2011. In that time, we have ranked in the bottom half of U.S. States in 4 major economic growth indicators: Population, Labor Force, Real GDP, and Household Income.
Class warfare is not: making millionaires and billionaires pay more in taxes so that nobody in the richest country on earth has to go hungry, everyone has affordable housing and healthcare, and our public schools have the resources needed for our kids to thrive.
What "class warfare" is: billionaires convincing the middle class that they can become millionaires if they stop poor people from becoming middle class.
He also stated that his commanding officer said “‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth’”
One NCO said that their commander “urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ”.
As bad as the entire situation in Iran is, the way it’s being communicated about to our troops is even worse.
At least 200 members of the U.S. Armed Services have filed complaints alleging that military commanders have used extremist Christian rhetoric to justify the war with Iran.
Dear Congress: checks and balances only work if each of the coequal branches of gov’t use their Constitutional authority.
You have the power to stop wars, end illegal tariffs, and impeach and remove any President who fails to live up to their oath.
If you care about America at all, do your job!
This bill would allow small businesses to offer more affordable health insurance than the private market, and would help many middle class families who have been priced out of the individual market the ability to buy into our state's Medicaid Program at a much lower cost.
Today, I was proud to join Rep. Tara Johnson and a coalition of biz owners and advocates in putting forward the BadgerCare Public Option.
Healthcare is too damn expensive, and there's very little individuals can do to make it more affordable. It's up to us as legislators to bring health costs down while ensuring everyone gets the care they need.
I’m a proud co-sponsor of legislation that would do this at the state level. We can’t build trust and keep communities safe if the people entrusted to do this work are operating under a veil of secrecy.
The Milwaukee Police Department has announced it will add language to its uniform standard operating procedure that explicitly prohibits officers from using facial coverings to conceal their identity.
This should be the standard for all law enforcement - federal, state, and local.
The reason we don't have universal healthcare in the U.S. is that the people who profit off of the status quo spend billions of dollars to maintain it. We must take the profit motive out of healthcare.
Two-thirds of Americans say the federal government has a responsibility to ensure all Americans have health care coverage, Sadly, about 8.5% remain uninsured, and millions more can't afford to use the coverage they do have.
It’s time we end the endless referendum cycle once and for all and meet our moral and constitutional obligations to our kids once again.
As the bust of Fighting Bob La Follette looked on, dozens of educators, students and advocates wrapped up #publicschoolsweek in style in the Capitol Rotunda today.
They were all here to advocate for a real solution to our state’s school funding crisis.
We need to go back to the truly progressive tax code our state pioneered 114 years ago, where the rich and corporations actually pay their fair share - because this right here is bonkers:
It's pretty simple. Our income tax has gotten much flatter, putting more of the burden of funding schools and municipal governments on property and sales taxes, which are highly regressive.
Wisconsin has seen the largest drop in taxes as a % of income of any U.S. state over the past quarter-century. So why does it feel like the opposite is true for most families?
The bad news: The Trump Admin seems to very much want to use AI to surveil Americans and empower autonomous weapons.
The good news: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced today that the company will NOT back down on its refusal to allow their AI tech to be used to surveil U.S. citizens or empower autonomous weapons.
The legislature could end this tomorrow by meeting to create a sustainable, adequate funding formula for our kids’ schools. What are we waiting for?
For 17 years, funding from the state has fallen behind inflation, leaving districts with few options and forcing a record-setting string of ballot referendums statewide (and rapidly increasing property taxes).
How bad is Wisconsin’s school funding formula? Well, this week, 5 school districts from across the state sued the legislature, citing failure of the body to meet its constitutional obligation to provide a “sound basic education to all kids.
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