The Republicans have called their cuts to state spending and what workers will give up modest, but Walker has been working on an even more modest proposal to save millions of dollars in medical spending on children in the state. While Walker cannot legally strip Medicaid spending on the children, if the children did not exist, they would not need the services.
While state workers will lose 6-11% of their take-home salaries up front, further cuts in spending and no bargaining rights may result of take-home losses of 20% for educators. Still modest, just like Walker's newest proposal, outlined in the music video he had created for its unveiling: