Scott Walker is a Liar

All False statements involving Scott Walker

Scott Walker is a liar. This comes as no surprise because he's a Republican.

SCOTT WALKER

"We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."

One man and a domain registration does not a recall make

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Says recall organizers "started their website last November" and began work on their effort before he even took office.

He may not like the result of the latest, but the poll’s been consistent

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The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election."

Fuzzy math turns reality on its head

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"The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget  

High school grads still #1

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"The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees."

Misleading claim based on favorable assumptions

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"Under our (2011-’13) budget, the average (Wisconsin) property taxpayer will save $700."

No evidence unions embellished the impact

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Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.

Wrong by seven years and one political party

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Two years ago we had "the largest structural deficit ever in Wisconsin."

As a political argument, it may work. But as a financial one? Experts say not so much

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"We’re broke. We don’t have any more money."

In unguarded conversation, some strategies and new information emerged

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"The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things I’ve said publicly all along" about the Wisconsin budget debate.

Law enforcement in Madison doesn't see it that way

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When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin.

For a campaign built on specifics, there were none to suggest the scope of his proposal

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"I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years."

Federal law forbids changing Medicaid eligibility requirements until at least 2019

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"The alternative" to higher state worker pension and health care payments "is to look at 1,500 layoffs of state employees or close to 200,000 children who would be bumped off Medicaid-related programs."

Surveys show it was on the radar screen, but just a blip compared with other priorities

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Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.

With relief for some as low as $1, even small business group leader says it’s no job creator

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In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs.

The pulse may be weak, but the project hasn’t yet gone to the great train station in the sky

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"The Madison-Milwaukee (high-speed) train line is dead."

While there is a political and moral dispute on the issue, scientists argue research on both types should continue

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"Scientists have shown us (that) the greater possibilities, the real science movement, has been with adult stem cell research. It has not been with embryonic."

Ideological opposites don't always attract

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Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi

It's often misattributed

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Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."

Except for that speech at the border in 2011

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Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border 

Two years isn't all that "many"

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Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship.  

We haven't seen any documents, just statements

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"I unsealed my records" at Marquette University. 

On average, we're average

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The University of Wisconsin System "will be much more affordable than just about any other campus in America" because "going forward we have a cap on it tied to inflation."

She wasn't Chancellor Burke

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"My opponent supported policies that increased tuition by 18 percent."

As of now, a "structural deficit" is projected

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"The next state budget will begin with a surplus of over half a billion dollars -- $535 million to be exact."

Not any more

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"In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth."

Must be that new new math

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Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million."

Millions

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"When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage."  

More judicial rulings ahead

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Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."

Poll is nearly two years old and not exactly on point

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A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

No broken promises

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"Federal government reneging" on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-’15 state budget.

Mix of ages at low wages

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"Jobs that involve the minimum wage are overwhelmingly jobs for young people starting out in the workforce."

La Crosse police -- and others -- say otherwise

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Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were "beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle." When the car was "extricated" from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit.  

A slow recovery, but not the worst ever

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"We are experiencing the worst economic recovery America has ever had."

Turnaround began a year before his arrival

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Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."

Only if “up and running” means closed

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"Obama for President and Baldwin for Senate have kept their campaign offices up and running in Fox Valley, Eau Claire and La Crosse with their staffs preparing for the next battle."

Study's author begs to differ

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A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid.

Still need federal review

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Says new figures he released showing Wisconsin job gains for 2011 are "the final job numbers."