04-21-2020, 10:35 AM
We Don’t Need More Hurdles Governor Evers – We Need To Reopen
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy Board Chair Steve Fettig issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement that the Evers Administration issued Public Health Emergency Order #31, the “Badger Bounce Back” plan:
“Governor Evers’ did not announce a plan to lead Wisconsin out of this Covid-19 nightmare today like some would have you believe. Instead, Wisconsinites got more of the same from the Governor – bad data and misleading metrics driving bad decision after bad decision.
It’s clear Gov. Evers is not serious about reopening Wisconsin this year. The metrics he lays out are not realistic and are not attainable in any reasonable amount of time. We have slowed the spread of Covid-19 and stopped our hospitals from being overwhelmed here in Wisconsin. We can reopen Wisconsin’s economy, put our fellow citizens back to work and treat Covid-19 at the same time. Why are the realities that are hitting Wisconsinites hard being ignored?
Let’s be clear, a phased-in opening this fall and winter of Wisconsin’s economy will be too late. We already have over 589,000 people who have filed for unemployment (that is almost 20% of our labor force!). Farms are failing, people are falling into depression, domestic violence is on the rise, alcoholism and addiction issues are going untreated. Basic medical and therapeutic services are on hold. How many more of our friends and neighbors need to suffer before we reopen Wisconsin?
Governor Evers, if you wait, there will be no Wisconsin to reopen.”
Steve can be reached at steve@maciverinstitute.com.
Interesting comment after the article
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy Board Chair Steve Fettig issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement that the Evers Administration issued Public Health Emergency Order #31, the “Badger Bounce Back” plan:
“Governor Evers’ did not announce a plan to lead Wisconsin out of this Covid-19 nightmare today like some would have you believe. Instead, Wisconsinites got more of the same from the Governor – bad data and misleading metrics driving bad decision after bad decision.
It’s clear Gov. Evers is not serious about reopening Wisconsin this year. The metrics he lays out are not realistic and are not attainable in any reasonable amount of time. We have slowed the spread of Covid-19 and stopped our hospitals from being overwhelmed here in Wisconsin. We can reopen Wisconsin’s economy, put our fellow citizens back to work and treat Covid-19 at the same time. Why are the realities that are hitting Wisconsinites hard being ignored?
Let’s be clear, a phased-in opening this fall and winter of Wisconsin’s economy will be too late. We already have over 589,000 people who have filed for unemployment (that is almost 20% of our labor force!). Farms are failing, people are falling into depression, domestic violence is on the rise, alcoholism and addiction issues are going untreated. Basic medical and therapeutic services are on hold. How many more of our friends and neighbors need to suffer before we reopen Wisconsin?
Governor Evers, if you wait, there will be no Wisconsin to reopen.”
Steve can be reached at steve@maciverinstitute.com.
Interesting comment after the article
Quote:The problem I see is that this is NOT Gov. Evers' plan. It is the acting DHS director, Andrea Palm, who has been signing the latest documents. She is an un-elected official who has been given more power than a governor. This could have been prevented when the WI Senate Commission on HHS voted 4-1 to confirm her in August of 2019. The 2 democrats were joined by MAJORITY Chairman Senator Testin and MAJORITY Vice-chairman Kooyenga. The lone dissenter was Senator Jacque. Then, her whole Senate confirmation was never scheduled. This again could have been prevented at anytime since August of 2019. Andrea Palm came from the Obama administration as a policy advocate and also worked under Hillary Clinton. She has successfully brought and implemented her radical political views into Wisconsin politics with the help of the REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. SMH. She is a very dangerous person, while Evers is just a puppet. https://www.linkedin.com/in...
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