The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel acted as a megaphone for a conglomerate of groups moaning that the poor economy and high oil prices are squeezing seasoned citizens. They run through the usual bogeymen of health care, mortgages, rent, food, and transportation, but miss the fat 15,000-pound elephant in the room – TAXES. Gee, I wonder why.
Polls
What should NBC do with the NFL opener pre-game and the Obama jobs speech?
Up to 1 answer(s) was/were allowed
- Bin the speech, tell the White House that they're just one network of many and that their cable news channel MSNBC is covering it anyway. (63%, 38 Vote(s))
- Offer both to the local affiliates, let all of them choose what to air on what channel. (33%, 20 Vote(s))
- Bin the pre-game and tell the NFL that they're just not that important. (3%, 2 Vote(s))
- Offer both to the local affiliates, let the affiliates in the Packers and Saints markets choose what to air on what channel, force the rest to air the speech on the main channel. (1%, 0 Vote(s))
Total Voters: 60
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Another hint: they did not compare Wisconsin with other States’ retirement-income needs.
If they had, it would have been flat out embarassing.
If folks are unhappy with what is happening with their household costs, wait until they see what is happening with their next property tax bills. The combination of reduced property values and increased operating costs due to energy, will make for some eye popping changes.