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No one ever questions the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) and with good reason. It is a non-partisan office of absolute professionals who serve as the legislature's official accountants. But they are dead wrong when they say that Gov. Evers' budget would raise taxes and fees by $2.6 billion. It's not even close. $2.6 billion is less than half of what it would actually be. The biggest omission is Evers' plan to increase hospital assessment fees by $3.3 billion to increase funding to Medicaid. Hospitals will, of course, shift those costs onto other patients who are not on Medicaid. That brings Evers' total up to at least $5.9 billion. There's even more to this story that you can apparently only get from the MacIver Institute.
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MacIver Institute content director Bill Osmulski and economist Michael Lucas tackle some tough mysteries about Wisconsin public policy in this edition of the MacIver Report. The state senate just introduced a bill this week that would give electric transmission companies a monopoly over future projects in the state. Also, Milwaukee Public Schools' audit came back exploring why the district is a constant financial basket case. And last, but definitely not least, a mom complains about the food her kids get at school while Gov. Evers demands every kid get free breakfast and lunch at school.
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Charity is on a lot of our minds this time of year, and hospitals throughout Wisconsin thought it was perfect time to brag about their supposed largess. The Hospital Association just released a report about all the charity that non-profit hospitals are doing and claimed things like that don't happen in the free market. Too bad for them, the MacIver Institute, Wisconsin's premiere free market think tank, saw that report, and decided to look into that claim. We quickly found multiple academic studies from places like Harvard and John Hopkins that show for-profit hospitals actually provide more charity care than non-profits both in Wisconsin and across the country. Also, according to the IRS, non-profits are required by law to provide that care. True charity doesn't come from government compulsion. It has to be given freely, and the only place you'll find the conditions to do that is in the free market.
Congressman Glenn Grothman, MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Congressman Derrick Van Orden, Wisconsin Right Now's Jessica McBride, Strategic Vision's David Johnson, and Pipe Hitters Foundation's Tommy Marquez
MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Author AJ Rice, Senator Ron Johnson, Honest Election's Project's Jason Snead, American Principles Project's Alfonso Aguilar, and Climate Depot's Marc Morano
Join the MacIver Institute's staff as they discuss how the election is shaping up in Wisconsin, review their previous predictions, and present a voter's guide to "strategic voting."
For the second year in a row, the MacIver Institute hosted Tucker Carlson in Wisconsin. This year with the 2024 presidential election looming, Carlson talked about what is at stake and what conservatives need to do to bring home the win.
MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Moms for Liberty's Scarlett Johnson, Palladium Pictures' Michael Pack, Spectator's Jed Babbin, Parents Defending Education's Niki Neilly, and Freedom Project Education's Dr. Duke Pesta
MacIver Institute's Annette Olson, Wisconsin Right Now's Jim Piwowarczyk, Moms for Liberty's Scarlett Johnson, Attorney Mike Pugliese, Less Government's Seton Motley, WILL's Will Flanders, and American Principles Project's Terry Schilling
Heritage Foundation's Hans Von Spakovsky, The Federalist's Joy Pullman, MacIver Institute's Michael Lucas, American Principles Project's Jon Schweppe, Strategic Vision's David Johnson, and American Energy Institute's Jason Isaac
The MacIver Institute relaunches its “MacIver Report” podcast with a list of bold, yet calculated predictions for the next three months. Join MacIver's content director Bill Osmulski and lead policy analyst Michael Lucas as they argue exactly why they believe: • The “October Surprise” will be Jimmy Carter passing away • Joe Biden will resign or die in office right after the election • Kamala Harris will be president by the end of this year whether she wins or not • The US will not be dragged into a war before the election • An armistice will be declared in the Ukraine
Matt Kittle guest hosts. J6 defendant Tim Hale, George Beebe, former Director of Russia Analysis for the CIA, Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, and Bill Osmulski from the MacIver Institute
State Representative Janel Brandtjen, Former Milwaukee Co Sheriff David Clarke, MacIver Institute's Michael Lucas, Wisconsin RNC Chairman Brian Schimming, Fredom Project Education's Dr. Duke Pesta, and Less Government's Seton Motley
MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Senator Ron Johnson, Former Milwaukee Co Sheriff David Clarke, FAIR's Ira Mehlman, and Institute for Liberty's Andrew Langer
State Senator Van Wanggaard, Author Paul Tice, MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Media Research Center's Michael Morris, and WILL's Rick Esenberg
State Representative Barb Dittrich, Former Milwaukee Co Sheriff David Clarke, Heritage Foundation's Sarah Perry in studio, MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Moms for Liberty's Scarlett Johnson, and Crime Research Center's John Lott
WILL's Lucas Vebber, US Dealer Licensing's Erin Voelkel, American Spectator's Jed Babbin, FAIR's Ira Mehlman, Dane County Board Supervisor Jeff Wiegand, and MacIver Institute's Annette Olson
MacIver News Minute: New District Maps Could Change How Lawmakers Represent Wisconsin Residents by The MacIver Institute
MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Rep. Glenn Grothman on Ranked Choice Voting by The MacIver Institute
MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Sen. Duey Stroebel and Ranked Choice Voting by The MacIver Institute
MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Sen. Ron Johnson and Ranked Choice Voting by The MacIver Institute
Wisconsin Right Now's Jessica McBride, The Federalist's John Daniel Davidson, NumbersUSA's Eric Ruark, Congressman Glenn Grothman, Media Research Center's Curtis Houck, and MacIver Institute's Brett Healy
Senator Ron Johnson, MacIver Institute's Brett Healy, Discovery Institute's Wesley Smith, Strategic Vision's David Johnson, and MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski
Matt Kittle guest hosts. Tom Kamenick, president of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, Tim Graham, Executive Editor of NewsBusters, and MacIver Institute's Brett Healy, plus more on Joe Gow's dismissal as UWL Chancellor
Former Milwaukee Co Sheriff David Clarke, State Senator Duey Stroebel, The Federalist's Matt Kittle, Climate Depot's Marc Morano, FAIR's Ira Mehlman, and MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski
MacIver Institute's Brett Healy, Wisconsin Right Now's Jim Piwowarczyk, The Stream's John Zmirak, Pioneer Institute's Chris Sinacola, American Principles Project's Terry Schilling, and Moms for Liberty's Scarlett Johnson
WILL's Lucas Vebber, State Representative Janel Brandtjen, Freedom Project Media's Dr. Duke Pesta, MacIver Institute's Brett Healy, Heritage Foundation's EJ Antoni, and Gun Owners of America's Antonia Okafor-Cover
Wisconsin Right Now's Jim Piwowarcyzk, MacIver Institute's Brett Healy, The Federalist's Jon Davidson, The American Spectator's Jed Babbin, Steamboat Institute's Carrie Sheffield, and FAIR's Ira Mehlman
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel, MacIver Institute's Heather Smith, WILL's Will Flanders, Numbers USA's Eric Ruark, and David Harsanyi
Dan discusses a failed resolution to condemn Hamas terrorism in Wauwatosa and an incredible speech by Tucker Carlson at a MacIver Institute event in Brookfield.
Eric Hovde, Foundation for Government Accountability's Brian Sikma, MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, National Center's Stefan Padfield, and Freedom Project Media's Dr. Duke Pesta
Senator Ron Johnson, WILL's Dan Lennington, MacIver Insittute's Brett Healy, Washington Times' Jed Babbin, and MacIver Institute's Heather Smith
Congressman Tom Tiffany, National Review's Wesley J Smith, MacIver Institute's Bill Osmulski, State Senator Steve Nass, The Federalist's Evita Duffy, and National Center's Bonner Cohen
Election Watch's Peter Bernegger, MacIver Institute's Brett Healy, Independent Womens Forum's May Mailman, Numbers USA's Jeremy Beck, and Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming in studio
Matt Kittle guest hosts. Congressman Glenn Grothman of the Fighting Sixth Congressional District, The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky, and Heather Smith of the MacIver Institute
'Police State' Director Dinesh D'Souza, Congressman Tom Tiffany, WILL's Rick Esenberg, MacIver Institute's Heather Smith, and MacIver Institute's Brett Healy
The Senate and Governor Evers are celebrating passage of a massive shared revenue and education funding bill. Should taxpayers be nervous? Probably. Brett Healy, president of the MacIver Institute and the “Third Thompson” Twin joins us to break down the bill and what it means to you / U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald — On Trump indictment, House investigation into Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and the failed vote to censure colossal D-bag Adam Schiff.
Tax increment financing. TIF. As in TIF districts. Just the sound of it is enough to put any taxpayer to sleep, and local officials like it that way. They tell you TIF is basically free money. We take out a loan, use the money to lure in new developments, and then we tax those new developments to pay back the loans. Brilliant – right? What they don't tell you, is that new development increases the local tax levy… and new developments in TIF districts don't pay into that tax levy – and so everyone else in town not in the TIF district has to make up the difference… that means higher property tax rates all around. The MacIver Institute has been warning you about this scam for years – but now Wisconsin's legislative council has released a memo providing independent, non-partisan confirmation of this reality… That TIF districts raise property tax rates… by a lot. Now that's a wake up call. Want to know how much TIF districts have jacked up your property taxes? Read MacIver's report here: https://www.maciverinstitute.com/2023/04/your-property-tax-bill-is-higher-because-of-tif-districts-legislative-council-confirms/