Governor Calls Wisconsin ‘Broke’ in Arguing for Union Bill

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appealed to the public to support his bill that would restrict collective bargaining for government workers, saying that the state’s future depended on it.

“We’re broke in this state because time and time again, politicians of both political parties ran away from the tough decisions and punted them down the road for another day,” Walker said in a 10-minute televised address yesterday. “We can no longer do that.”