Editorial: Plenty of blame to share for state budget mess

The state Legislature has passed another bill to address Wisconsin’s chronic budget deficit, so expect an avalanche of criticism from pundits and editorial writers about irresponsible politicians who once again solved today’s fiscal problems by creating bigger ones in the future. Yes, the budget repair bill passed last week by both houses of the state Legislature represents nothing more than lawmakers trying to survive the next election cycle, and provisions like delaying $125 million in school aid payments to the next fiscal year do absolutely nothing to address the long-term structural deficit.