"Tea Party Patriot Working to Streamline Government" heads Kurt Schuller's campaign website. And Schuller's most significant plan on streamlining government? Abolish the government office he's running for.
"I want to get myself fired," said Schuller.
To get rid of State Treasurer, state legislatures and Wisconsin voters would have to pass a constitutional amendment. This might seem like a tall order, but Schuller isn't alone in this. Tom Barrett has shown support. State Rep. Scott Suder has already written an amendment to end Wisconsin's Secretary of State and State Treasurer.
Why? Money. The only duty of the Treasurer expressed in the constitution is to be a member on the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. When Suder first proposed the amendment, 2.1 million dollars went to the State Treasury budget. However, 12 million taxpayer dollars now go to the State Treasurer budget.
As State Treasurer, Schuller hopes to save Wisconsin money. He hopes to do this by being the last Wisconsin State Treasurer.
Sam-I found this very interesting, that a candidate would want to get hired in a position, solely to have the position removed from the government. To be honest, I did not know that such a large sum of money was being given to the State Treasurer and I fully support getting rid of the position as well, if it saves money for taxpayers, or puts the money back into communities. If Schuller does get elected, I am interested to see if he is able to have the position removed, and if not, whether he will stay as the Treasurer!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ashley. It is very interesting that Shuller wants to get elected only to get rid of the position! This post also highlights the idea that money is very powerful and will get people to di things that they would not do otherwise. Thank you for this post.
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