14 years ago, Scott Walker and Republicans in the state legislature stood strong against weeks of stunts by Democrats and protests from liberals upset with a bill that would end up saving our state hundreds of billions of dollars.
“This is what democracy looks like,” the crowds chanted. Apparently they didn’t get the irony that what they were protesting was democracy itself: elected representatives and a newly-elected governor standing up to entrenched interests on behalf of taxpayers.
Now, Act 10 is still in the liberal crosshairs, and another growing threat is overwhelming our democracy: government bureaucracy. A bunch of anonymous government employees sitting in office buildings might seem boring. But the accumulated costs and red tape of municipal, county, and state bureaucracy is a silent killer that chokes off prosperity and opportunity.