Comments on: A local look at the Wisconsin recall elections

By: Regina

Regina — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:51:36 +0000

My husband is state worker and we too, pay a monthly premuim. Although our coverage may be better than the average he has also gave up $2000 – $3000/ year raise over the last 5 years and hasn’t seen a raise in that long to keep our coverage good. Although I support or pro-life politicians, I do feel that there were other ways to overcome our budget issues such as looking into the FREE healthcare our inmates are given and the FREE (or next to with the $1 – $3 co-pay) overuse/fraud that is occuring in our Welfare and Medicaid systems. However, I do agree that it is a very sad day that people would sacrafice a pro-life representative to make a few extra dollars.

By: BadgerCatholic

BadgerCatholic — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:14:14 +0000

Correction, not all members have unlimited health care benefits. Would love to crunch the numbers more with more time.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:30:35 +0000

I’m sorry, Mr. Korger, but your, “In the Badger State any public employees in the state have health care coverage that covers 100% of basically anything, with the worker contributing $0; no premium,” is wrong. My family is headed by a state employee and we indeed pay a premium…deducted out of every paycheck. Also, there were several years when ‘dental’ was not covered. Every state worker is not a “teacher.” Most non-teacher state employees have been seeing take home pay dropping for several years already. Time to quit painting pictures with such a wide brush.

By: Steve Charles

Steve Charles — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:59:44 +0000

You say Jim Doyle is a “Pro-Abortion Catholic”. That can’t be. You can be Catholic or pro-abortion. It’s impossible to be both.