Fiscal Responsibility Prevails in Wisconsin

After the recall election for governor of Wisconsin, Republican Gov. Scott Walker once again, prevailed.  All precincts found that the governor won by a wide margin (with approximately 54% of the votes in each precinct).  Today, Walker is still the governor of Wisconsin.

The effort for a vote recall stemmed from the labor union movement -- when Governor Walker prevented what they thought were excessive collective bargaining agreements of public-employee unions.  This was part of the effort to cut Wisconsin's approximately $3.6 billion shortfall in the state's budget.

Governor Walker's reform effort turned Wisconsin's $3.6 billion deficit to a $154 million surplus.  The main beneficiaries of this powerful change in Wisconsin's economy was Wisconsin's schools.  Now, children in Wisconsin are able to receive materials needed to learn, and teachers are receiving materials they need to teach, as well as getting paid what they deserve.

I am happy to see that there is an elected official like Governor Walker keeping the government living within its means -- this cannot be said truthfully about every politician.
It is important for elected officials to both meet the wants and needs of his or her constituents, while also being fiscally responsible.  After all, it is the money of the people that voted for the official, and their children, that will be paying any extra money out of their pockets.

This is not an issue that has to deal with which political party you belong to, or which politician most easily persuades you -- this has to deal with getting America back to the ideals it is founded on. 

Economic freedom is a huge part of political freedom.  Once indebted, especially to the government, personal and political freedom becomes extraordinarily limited.

Although we, as a country, do not often pay attention to the small Midwestern state -- the people of Wisconsin sent the message Tuesday night that they are not interested in limiting their freedom.  They chose the American ideals of liberty, responsibility, and security.  We may forget that Wisconsin exists sometimes, but we should continue to uphold the message they sent.