The former governor reflects and responds to his critics 

By JOHNNY KAMPIS | Fall 2021 

This is the 10th anniversary year of Act 10, the bill that will forever define Scott Walker. And his opponents. The impact of the legislation 10 years later is enormous when measured in savings to taxpayers alone: $13 billion saved by state and local governments, according to the MacIver Institute.  

Brett Healy, MacIver president, calls Act 10 “the most successful public policy proposal in the state’s history.”  

Check out the full Fall 2021 edition of Diggings online today by clicking here.

-American Enterprise Institute: Build Back Better is just Obama stimulus on steroids

-Libertas Institute: California's gig work saga is a cautionary tale, not a guidebook

-Washington Examiner: Tax hikes will drive entrepreneurs out of America

-The Economist: Why America is releasing emergency petroleum stockpiles

Our work in advancing free markets, opportunity and prosperity in the Badger State is only made possible by generous donations from our supporters. We never have, and never will, accept government funding. Donate online or email Angela Smith, Director of Development. The Badger Institute is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

Free markets, limited government, and individual liberty – you know these principles, now hear the stories of the men and women who embody them and the policies that advance them. Listen as the team from Wisconsin’s Badger Institute come together to demystify, explore and discover ways to make communities in our state freer and more prosperous, one episode at a time.