The Humpty Dumpty Governor? Will partisan Republican voters quietly allow Gov. Walker to increase taxes on working families?

Governor Walker is about to raise taxes. Are those crickets I hear?

Are Republican voters for or against us?

This isn't anything new. Did you notice what happened on Friday; What should be considered an outrage, we’re not hearing conservatives whining about our Republican congressional representatives “ramming” Paul Ryan’s budget down the throats of Americans on a strictly partisan vote, without one Democratic vote of support or debate!

Turnabout is fair play. As explained by the Wisconsin State Journal:

Walker repeatedly promised during his campaign for governor not to raise taxes. 

But…

Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget would reduce tax credits for the poor (A TAX INCREASE), effectively taking money out of their pockets, while decreasing taxes overall (TAX CUTS FOR BUSINESS), according to a nonpartisan report released Friday.

How much will working families lose?

Low and middle income people would lose tax credits worth about $49.4 million over two years, the new Legislative Fiscal Bureau report said. Those affected most … would include low-income families who qualify for the earned income tax credit program, and low-income homeowners who receive tax rebates under the homestead tax credit.

A JOB KILLING TAX INCREASE?  As Sarah Palin would say, “You betcha!” That will stop consumer spending in its tracks.  

HUMPTY DUMPTYISMS!!!

So how can Republicans explain their way out breaking their no tax increase pledge to the Club for Growth and fellow conservatives? Very easily; low income families are taking money from the rich, the ones paying all the taxes. Huh? Oh, and let’s be sure to use the buzz word, “redistribution” to stir things up:

Walker called the tax credit a "redistribution program" that involves "taking money from other taxpayers and giving it to individuals who have a limited tax liability."

Humpty Dumpty Walker says: "This is reducing how much money other taxpayers have to give to those individuals."  

And all the kings men…: 

Rep. Robin Vos agreed. He said the changes basically amount to sending people a smaller government check than they expected. "I don't know how you can call that a tax increase," Vos said.

Get that? Vos thinks it would be crazy to call a smaller tax refund, to low income working families, a tax increase. Maybe we should raise the tax bracket for the wealthy, and lament their smaller refund checks too?

If conservative voters accept this word smithing con, than everything they stand for can be easily reversed, which is essentially; Humpty Dumptyism.

“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said. 

Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ” 

“But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,” Alice objected. 

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” 

“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” 

“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master      that’s all.”