Scott Walker gives 218 state workers $765,000 in bonuses and raises after public workers took cuts

[hue]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/20/1085036/-Wisconsin-gives-218-state-workers-765-000-in-bonuses-and-raises-after-public-workers-took-cuts

Wisconsin's budget crisis was so severe that, according to Gov. Scott Walker, pay cuts for public workers across the state were an absolute must. Pay cuts for rank-and-file public workers, that is. For teachers and librarians and snowplow drivers and custodians. The state's managers and lawyers, though, are a different story:

An analysis of data The Associated Press obtained through an open records request showed Wisconsin agencies have handed out more than $765,000 in bonuses and merit raises this year to nearly 220 employees.

The money was awarded under a program former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle suspended but Walker reinstated last year.
That includes nearly $300,000 in raises and bonuses to staff at the Department of Justice, which had previously tried to cut its Sexual Assault Victim Services program's grants by 42.5 percent for budgetary reasons. Assistant Attorney General Maria Lazar and Deputy Attorney General Kevin St. John got raises of $3,000 and $5,000.

[rfranklin]

1. He's creating a cadre of loyal flunkies...when will Wisconsinites come to their senses about him?

From the polls I am hearing about, he may very well survive the recall. That would be a major victory for the Koch brothers and their ilk.

[global1]

2. This Guy Is Doing Everything Possible To Make Wisconsinites Hate Him And Vote Him Out Of Office.....

so how is it that he is polling well and he may maintain his seat? I just don't get it. Sure the Koch Brothers might be throwing money into the state for him. But don't people realize that? Haven't they seen and experienced just how bad this guy is for their state? How is it that they would be influenced by tv ads to keep him around? Are we that screwed up that we would prefer to continued to be battered by people like Walker? What gives?

[Sirveri]

4. They believe in an Us against Them paradigm.

Their side could be punching them in the face and raping their children, but they know that the evil THEM is so much worse, so they vote accordingly. They confuse this for strength, it's quite amusing.

[hue]

3. as long as Walker's cronies get their gov. dole...