Walker: Public Employee Benefits ‘LIke A Virus That Eats Up More And More of The Budget’ Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) appeared on Fox News Sunday, advocating his budget package — which in addition to requiring greater contributions from public employees to their benefits packages, would also strip public employees of most collective bargaining rights. “If we’re going to be in this together, (cut) our $3.6 billion budget deficit, it’s going to take a whole lot more than just employee contributions when it comes to pensions and health care,” Walker said. “But it’s got to be a piece of the puzzle because as I saw at the local level, it’s like a virus that eats up more and more of the budget if you don’t get it under control.”
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