analertcitizen: Thanks for the info. Yup, very irritating....just when you think you are getting ahead. :(

Lol. The left fringe is now claiming a law, proposed by obama and signed by obama, ending as designed was the other party's fault.

@scrapgirl- Your taxes went up because Congess did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring on January 1. The taxes were not raised by President Obama. Call your Congressman and urge him to urge his constituents to "settle up" and do the right thing.

To all you idiots who voted Obama into office - this is what you voted for. Obamacare is not free people. You actually have to buy your insurance or pay a penalty. Obviously there are people who cannot afford to do so & they will get vouchers to help defray the cost & others will be pushed into expanded Medicaid based on an increase in the fpl percentages. Unfortunate that idiot voters didn't inform themselves on what they were voting for.

I noticed a significant tax increase in our last paychecks, between my Husband and I it is going to be about $250/month. I thought Obama had promised not to raise taxes in the Middle Class. I'm all for helping someone who wants to help him/herself. But Medicaid expansion? I'm tired of handing out to the many who sit and wait for the handouts. Why work? The Government pretty much takes care of everything now-a-days. Housing, healthcare coverage, food, and even sometimes cellphone coverage? Our Country can't affort it. And how am I supposed to continue to teach our children the value of a family BUDGET when our COUNTRY is the WORST example of balancing a checkbook?!

This is really a no-brainer.

Thank you, Governor Walker.

DONNAW - Careful you have just defined yourself....

Raf - You are truly amazing. Your constant bloviations on this site are the the ultimate hypocrisy. If your name isn't made up, you seem to have no qualms about sucking at the public trough, while having no trouble wanting to deny the most unfortunae among us healthcare. Shame on you. By the way I liked your made up words.

Reminds me of the liberal cry when the railroad from Milw to Madison was being proposed. Lots of candy money hung out like a carrot in front of us from federal govt to build that boondoggle. But then what happens when the initial pile of money is gone and Wisconsin taxpayers are stuck to continue the ongoing costs. And the liberals cry, "Oh no! What happened to the money?" All these carrots from Washington are great ideas but stick it to the local taxpayers after the Feds go back to Washington. Liberals remind me of spoiled children. They want it all and they want it now.

FEARANDRHETORIC - Your comments are so very true. well done. Please keep in mind that RETIREhAIRFORCE is still wearing his tight George Jetson flight suit that cuts off oxygen so his thought process is disabled.

fearfulrhetoric shows the ignorance of the left fringe and their understanding of this carrot-stick pile of money from the federal gubberment. As with most things that look to good to be true this one is also. If the state took this INITIAL pile of cash to expand MORE SPENDING they would then be liable for the MAJORITY of the expanded program after the initial pile is gone. The initial pile is also only 60% of tax payer money, the remainder is BORROWED DEBT.

I am all for keeping dollars local, but ignornatly jumping in to a program without seeing the FULL COST is what got our country into the 16 trillion dollar hole it is in now, not to mention the over 80 trillion in unfunded future entitlement spending that this program ADDS TO.

But hey, expecting left wing fringe sheeple like fearfulrhetoric to grasp the whole picture was never really expected...the history of short sidedness is readily apparent in all her/his posts.

And you Libbies have a plan to pay for this boondoggle when the Feds step back? I would rather state tax money go to helping those who need health care get a job so they don't have to rely on govt help. Just MO. Give them a hand up not a hand out. But I know that's not the liberal way.

Just one more action by governor goofy as he moves us to being the state of wisissisipi. The best thing that can happen to this state is when he and his rubber stamps are gone.

Maybe the money never should have been sent to Washington in the first place.

As usual RAF makes NO sense. We open our PAYCHECKS to taxes before we ever see a dime. Hows about using our tax dollars to help lift those who need help instead 100 million dollar gifts to business owners in phony jobs programs? And you speak of hypocricy? Laughable like most of your pointless arguments. Why on Earth would anyone not take federal dollars that the Citizens of this state already sent to Washington DC back to help the people that live here?
From the poster who never really makes any sense, thanks RAF.

yada there is still time for you to open up your checkbook...that is unless you are an ULTIMATE idiot, and hypocrite, too.

I hope Walker will not prove to be the ULTIMATE idiot by not helping those in need. Only a fool would say no!