claim: "wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."
author: scott walker
evidence_1: jul 27, 2017 ... the incentive package includes $1.5 billion in state income tax ... good news for  president trump and republican politicians gov. ... if foxconn lives up to its  investment commitment and receives the full $3 billion tax break, ...
evidence_2: aug 24, 2011 ... gov. scott walker signed the 2011-13 state budget in june. but that didn't ... jim  doyle, are to blame for the state being bankrupt or broke. ... the 2009-11 state  budget that democrats approved left wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt. ...  democrats approved a budget that left the state $3 billion in debt.
evidence_3: that year, wisconsin received approximately $9.0 billion in federal aid, 27.8 ...  state spending in wisconsin can be further broken down by function ... state debt  refers to any debt owned by a state government. .... on september 14, members  of the state assembly voted in 64-31 favor of a $3 billion tax incentive package ...
evidence_4: feb 14, 2012 ... for a governor to balance his state's budget in these tough ... broken campaign  promises, and a predilection to sneak through the back door when ... he says he  eliminated a $3 billion budget deficit on a cash accounting basis.
evidence_5: senate passes $3 billion foxconn boondoggle, taxpayers foot the bill ... state  senator fred risser (d-madison) said that today's passage by the senate of ...  would be given special legal procedures unavailable to most wisconsin  businesses. “foxconn has a long history of broken promises, unfulfilled  investments and far ...