Friday, March 18, 2011

So Much For Scott Walker & His ReThug Minions Bullshit About How Unions Are Destroying Wisco

From the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.  & a big screw you to the ReThugs for lying & then continuing to lie about the union movement in Wisco & in America.

Business and Laobr Contributions 1999-2010

If you look real hard, you can see Labor way at the bottom, less than $10 million. 
Put another way, the ratio of business to labor union contributions for all candidates was $12 to $1.
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The ratio of business to organized labor contributions for Republican candidates was $104 to $1.

Table 3
Business And Labor Contributions
To Democratic Statewide And Legislative Candidates

Two-Year
Election Cycle
Business
Contributions
And % Of
Total Contributions
Labor
Contributions
And % Of
Total Contributions
Other Interest Group
Contributions
And % Of
Total Contributions
Business-
Labor
Contribution Ratio
2009-10*$7,456,418 (65%)$1,322,533 (12%)$2,666,985 (23%)$6 to $1
2007-08$5,747,665 (65%)$1,002,403 (12%)$2,036,995 (23%)$6 to $1
2005-06$8,443,918 (65%)$1,283,228 (10%)$3,214,059 (25%)$7 to $1
2003-04$4,598,154 (68%)$825,982 (12%)$1,338,993 (20%)$6 to $1
2001-02$7,498,631 (61%)$1,715,268 (14%)$3,140,598 (25%)$4 to $1
1999-00$2,309,205 (63%)$363,413 (10%)$969,212 (27%)$6 to $1
TOTALS$36,053,991
(64%)
$6,512,827
(12%)
$13,366,842
(24%)
$6 to $1

*Figures represent contributions through October 18, 2010 , not the entire year or campaign

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