Wisconsin Budget Crisis Solved: Sell the Green Bay
Thought people might get a kick our of this article!
But even Scott Walker says that his proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for state workers and to cut back their health and pension plans will only take $300 million off a coming $3 billion deficit. Where else can Wisconsin get money?
Walker could start by selling the Green Bay Packers. Decades after Akron and Pottsville and Kenosha dropped out of the football business, Green Bay is still, somehow, in possession of an NFL team. It makes no sense. An outdated system of socialized public ownership has enabled an obscure small city to occupy a place in pro sports that by all economic logic should go to a wealthy metropolis.
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Re: Wisconsin Budget Crisis Solved: Sell the Green Bay
I am sure Defroster will chime in on this one at some point. There will probably be a Halas reference thrown in there too. lol
Re: Wisconsin Budget Crisis Solved: Sell the Green Bay
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Originally Posted by "Vikes" #1089990
Thought people might get a kick our of this article!
But even Scott Walker says that his proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for state workers and to cut back their health and pension plans will only take $300 million off a coming $3 billion deficit. Where else can Wisconsin get money?
Walker could start by selling the Green Bay Packers. Decades after Akron and Pottsville and Kenosha dropped out of the football business, Green Bay is still, somehow, in possession of an NFL team. It makes no sense. An outdated system of socialized public ownership has enabled an obscure small city to occupy a place in pro sports that by all economic logic should go to a wealthy metropolis.
:sick:
Just hearing the name scott walker makes my skin crawl. I think more of my Charmin than I do about that asswipe.
Re: Wisconsin Budget Crisis Solved: Sell the Green Bay
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Originally Posted by "marshallvike" #1090005
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Originally Posted by "Vikes" #1089990
Thought people might get a kick our of this article!
But even Scott Walker says that his proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for state workers and to cut back their health and pension plans will only take $300 million off a coming $3 billion deficit. Where else can Wisconsin get money?
Walker could start by selling the Green Bay Packers. Decades after Akron and Pottsville and Kenosha dropped out of the football business, Green Bay is still, somehow, in possession of an NFL team. It makes no sense. An outdated system of socialized public ownership has enabled an obscure small city to occupy a place in pro sports that by all economic logic should go to a wealthy metropolis.
:sick:
Just hearing the name scott walker makes my skin crawl. I think more of my Charmin than I do about that asswipe.
Hmmmm....I feel quite the opposite.
But selling the Packers wouldn't generate enough to cover the short fall. They'd also have to sell the Brewers, the Bucks, and the Dells......
...oh, wait...if they sell the Bucks they'll owe money to the buyer....
DAMN, back in the red we go!!
Caine
Re: Wisconsin Budget Crisis Solved: Sell the Green Bay
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Originally Posted by "Purple Floyd" #1090002
I am sure Defroster will chime in on this one at some point. There will probably be a Halas reference thrown in there too. lol
I thought I'd mention that I think the Bears still owe us money. :P
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Originally Posted by "dfosterf" #1090041
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Originally Posted by "Purple Floyd" #1090002
I am sure Defroster will chime in on this one at some point. There will probably be a Halas reference thrown in there too. lol
I thought I'd mention that I think the Bears still owe us money. :P
LMAO.
Maybe they can pay the Packers and the Packers can give it to Wisconsin so they can pay Minnesota the 58 million in tax reciprocity they owe us.......
