After Bragging About $1 Billion State Surplus, @GovWalker Governor Scott Walker Asks for Money from President Obama

"A great example of blatant hypocrisy has been displayed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his request for aid from President Obama (you know – the federal government) as a propane shortage grips his state in the midst of another winter storm.

Why is this hypocritical, you ask?

Beyond the fact that a Republican governor is asking the federal government for help when Republicans are constantly talking about how they don’t need the federal government (that is until they need help, which seems to be pretty often), Governor Walker just bragged about how his state has a $1 billion surplus.

So why is the Wisconsin governor asking for help from the federal government when his state clearly has the funds to provide its own aid?

Oh, I know, because Walker plans to “give it [the surplus] back to the people” by the way of tax cuts.

Basically what Scott Walker is saying is that his state has a $1 billion surplus, but instead of using that money to provide aid for his own state during this propane shortage – he’s going to ask the federal government to subsidize that aid so he can give people tax breaks.

Tax cuts which I can almost guarantee heavily favor the rich.  As most tax cuts seem to do."

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