The Education Exchange: Wisconsin’s Act 10, Ten Years On

Governor Scott Walker’s reform of pensions, collective-bargaining for public employees saved $14 billion. Dire consequences predicted by unions failed to materialize.

Photo of Brett HealyThe President of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, Brett Healy, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the effects on collective bargaining and the long-term tax savings of Wisconsin’s Act 10 budget repair bill, which was passed 10 years ago.

The MacIver Institute’s report, “Act 10 at 10: Total Taxpayer Savings Hits $13.9 Billion,” is available now.

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