Welcome to "Thumbs up across Wisconsin"!

Thanks for voting! Congratulations to the winners!

I launched this site as an academic exercise voter can use as they go to the poles to elect the candidates they feel most closely represent their own moral code, business ethics, and social values. I'm convinced, the campaign tactics launched by leaders in the democrat party do not represent the majority of democrats I know and respect. All I ask is you work through this page and read the support documents I've linked to this page. I've also opened a link to my Risk Management library at www.RMLearningCenter.com for your use while this site is online.          Rich Woldt CEO The Risk Management Learning Center

I've organized this page to give voters three (3) steps to the poles.

Step #1 Please!

• Share a link to this site with friends and family, and all you've met via your social media accounts!

• Forward a link to this site www.ThumbsupacrossWisconsin.com, to everyone you know voting in Wisconsin. Don't forget your grandchildren, especially the students in our UW system. If Scott Walker isn't reelected, you can bet the democrats will lift the freeze he put on tuition, raise your taxes, and live up to their pledge to put a fork in Foxconn.
• Forward a link to all UW graduates, corporate and credit union Risk Managers, and all who are eligible to vote in Wisconsin.
• Tune into Fox News and compare what you're hearing to the fake news coming from the main-street media.

Think positive and let's keep Wisconsin and America moving forward and on the "Right" track. Pun intended! 

Note: If you've graduated from one of our Risk Management (RM) courses, you might want to page down to the I'm voting for... section   

 

What's the difference? Between Republicans and Democrats, when it comes to taxes and affordable healthcare? The difference has to do with their respective perception of taxes. Democrats, especially those who've bought into Bernie Sander's brand of European Socialism, consider taxes a necessary expense or cost of living in a government regulated society. While republicans, view taxes as an investment in our future. It's why democrats will always migrate back to a host of tax supported social welfare programs, while republicans will invest our taxes in incentives, that attract job creators into Wisconsin. FOXCONN is a good example. Governor Walker and our republican legislature, structured an agreement that ties our investment in FOXCONN to their commitment to create long-term, high paying, meaningful employment for residents of Wisconsin. It's also why republicans will freeze tuition at the UW as an investment in graduates getting ready to take on the jobs created by the companies moving into the state. This difference is precisely why I have such an anger toward Caleb Frostmen. He was, or could have been an investment Door County taxpayers made in not only leveraging the jobs created by FOXCONN, but a significant asset for Door County, focusing on leveraging our investment in our schools and NWTC. As it turned out, Frostmen turned out to be a democrat in republican' clothing. I have the same problem with Tony Evers. The Tony I know viewed FOXCONN as a great investment in high tech jobs for his students, and looked forward to the investment FOXCONN would be making in the UW system, until someone convinced him to run for Governor and then all bets were off. As you can see, he abruptly turned his back on Scott Walker and the students who placed their trust in him.  This same difference in perception, carries over to our efforts to create cost effective and affordable healthcare and insurance. The democrats are notorious for misinterpreting what republicans are trying to do. That's a nice way of saying they're lying through their teeth in their negative ads condemning Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir. Obamacare, the largest tax increase in US history, was "One Big Academic Mistake for America (OBAMA) and democrats know it. I really don't want to do this, but for the sake of my country, I'm going to link you to a text book I wrote called, "Home-rule Healthcare and Insurance." I've yet to have it published, but if you click here, you'll get excerpts from the book Paul Ryan and Ron Johnson hand carried back to Washington back in 2012. It's a "Republican-Risk Management" plan I titled "Home-rule Healthcare and Insurance, because every decision is made by the head of the household. For the last six years, Tammy Baldwin and her left wing allies have blocked every effort republicans made to bring cost effective and affordable healthcare back to Wisconsin. Note: While it's important to send the likes of Leah Vukmir and "once a Marine, always a Marine Mike Gallagher to Washington, it's equally important for voters to weed-out the candidate riding the blue wave, only to satisfy their egos or increase their pension at the end of their career.   Do me a big favor! Check out Tammy Baldwin's record of attendance against her voting record. You'll find she's always there to vote on legislation that is basically insignificant in the morning and absent when it comes to making the hard call. For the life of me, I can't understand why democrats still back her. She's more than dropped the ball at the VA, she's dropped the ball representing good people voting on the left side of the isle. Don't take my word for it, check her voting record. And while you're at it, ask yourself why Christians are putting up with her position on partial birth abortions. From every angle and every perspective, I'm sure you'll conclude that Leah Vukmir, our 5' 3" pistol packing, Orthodox Christian, mother of an Army Ranger, a little bit of Judge Judy, Judge Jeanine Perro and Annie Oakley all rolled up into one, is our best bet to drain the swamps in Washington.   Allow me to give you a summary of what we'd have if Tammy Baldwin and those holding tight to the false hope and promises of Obamacare, where not in Washington over the past six years. It's called, "Home-rule Healthcare and Insurance." Everyone would have guaranteed all risk healthcare coverage, to include pre-existing conditions, at affordable rates, from the moment of conception, until one year after natural death. That's right, until one year after we kick the bucket. A whole-life policy is built into the premium to cover all last illness expenses and pay a one year subscription to "Farmer's only dot com" for the surviving spouse. Insurance companies would be required to return 80% of earned premiums back to the insured in the form of paid claims and/or healthcare benefits, leaving 20% for product improvements and administration. The US would be divided into four quadrants using the Mississippi River and the 43 parallel so all risks underwritten within each quadrant could be placed in a common/actuarially sound pool of similar risks, affording a separate pool for pre-existing conditions and catastrophic healthcare claims. Similar to how we handle crop insurance, each pool of insurance would be reinsured, first quadrant to quadrant, north to south, and east to west, and than to the federal government to be reinsured overseas. It's called "Spreading the risk." Keep reading and you'll understand.  While Home-rule Healthcare and Insurance was designed to be a politically neutral effort to replace Obamacare and return control to the individual/head of the household, thanks to Tammy Baldwin any vote that had a chance to make the republicans look good was either not taken or sandbagged by the democrats. If you think I'm wrong, check Baldwin's voting record. Many times she was present to vote on totally innocuous legislation in the morning and absent any time a major issue had to be resolved. If I were a democrat, and I was at one time, I'd look for a much better candidate than Baldwin. She doesn't even represent her constituency. Check her voting record.

Thumbs up to our democrats who've not bought into the fake news, sick humor, and bulling campaign tactics called for by the those holding the purse strings at the top of their party.

Thumbs up also to my fellow union members, who've found the courage to stand up to the union bosses, who've commandeered the power of collective bargaining and use it more for their own good, than the best interest of their members. Once freed by Act #10 it took most of our teacher' unions multiple votes to recertify their union. Once free to be judged more on performance than seniority, and once free to vote their conscience rather than the party line, most teachers will chose their freedom.     

Unfortunately, I can't give a thumbs up to Tony Evers during this campaign. I know Tony, and I know how hard he fought to help Scott Walker free union members from the corrupt union overlords. While I'm frustrated by him taking their money, and turning his back on we teachers, God willing Scott will win and Tony can go back to doing what he does best. God willing, he'll stand up someday, and condemn the political tactics now thought acceptable by voters clinging to his blue wave.

I predict a major backlash for the democrats!

Why? for the bully tactics they used, setting an awful  example for our kids.

Tony Evers!

With bullying a major problem in our schools, what are you going to tell your students when you get back to school?

We have too many God fearing, honest and proud democrats in Wisconsin to allow socialist sympathizers to take over their party.

There's going to be one heck of a backlash featuring a cross over vote for our republican candidates. At least, for that we can all pray. 

If you think they're out of control now, click here for a link to our case file on Door County democrats during the 2014 and 2012 campaign. Driven by enormous funding coming into the Baldwin, Frostmen, and Sterner campaign from the west coast, and embolden by the far left socialist wing of the democrat party, they're now cutting out the grommets so we can't reuse our 4'X8's, which this time around cost us up to $70 a sign. Again this campaign, they're calling local businesses and threatening a boycott if they dare to place any republican signs on their property. Here are some examples tactics used by supporters of our local democrat candidates. Here is just a small sample of the handy-work. Let's vote the democrats out of office.

To be posted here: Videos of democrats steeling, painting, and all in all destroying our signs. Trackers caught at our Lincoln Day Dinners and meet and greets. Videos of democrats steeling, painting and demolishing personal property. Click here for a link to what they did in 2012 and 2014. Also, names of small businesses they called threatening a boycott if they didn't remove our republican yard signs from their property.

Step #2 Review Basic Risk Management (RM) Principles and Practices Two (2) "types" of risks (Pure and Speculative): We all face only two types of risks, "Pure risks" and "Speculative" risks:  Pure risks, when they occur only result in losses. For example, natural disasters, a terrorist attack, an active shooter in our schools, or having someone suck the brain out of your head, before you have a chance to breath are all "Pure" risks. Going to the polls to vote, is a "Speculate" risks. You hope to choose the right candidate, but if you don't, God only knows how high your taxes might rise, how long the unemployment lines will grow, or how much freedom we'll loose before the next election. When we vote, we're taking a "speculative" risk. We hope the  candidate we choose will be mission ready to save our butts the next time a tornado goes through town, we're confronted by an active shooter, or an abortionists reaches in to, well you get the picture. We measure risk' Frequency and Severity: Risks are measured by their "frequency", or how often they occur, and "severity" or the extent of the losses when they occur. We vote for the candidate who's best qualified to reduce the frequency and severity of our losses. Risk Managers us a three step method to first "Identify" than "Measure", and finally "Control all the pure and speculative risks created living in a free market, capitalist, faith based community/country. Our goal, going to the polls, is to elect the candidates most familiar with the lifestyle we choose to lead, the cultural values we choose to pursue, not to mention the corporate ethics and moral code we hope to pass on to the next generation. The Risk Management Method: (Identify - Measure - Control): Once all the risks you've created living in a free, independent, capitalist' America have been identified, you're goal is to measure each so as to establish your priorities and focus on controlling the risks most important to you and your family.  Note! No one, nor political party has all the right answers, so we'd be well advised to stop bickering, mend our fences, shake hands and go to the poles ready to drain the swamps and elect those most mission ready to move Wisconsin forward. Five (5) Risk Control Tools (Avoid, Reduce, Spread, Assume, Transfer):  AVOID:  If we're smart, we'll choose candidates with a proven track record like Scott Walker, Brad Schimel, Mike Gallagher, Leah Vukmir, Andre Jacque, Pat McCarty,  and Joel Kitchens. If not, we'll go with those who've already dropped the ball at the VA, skipped out on former employer, or spent her career behind a desk marching time until retirement. REDUCE: If risks can't be avoided, their frequency and/or severity can often be reduced. For example, getting rid of sanctuary cities, applying Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, defendable zones, and bailout routes at our schools, will reduce both the frequency and severity of terrorist attacks and active shooter' incidents. SPREAD:  Reinsuring pre-existing conditions, as well as catastrophic losses across the country and around the world, spreads the risk and will drive down the cost of healthcare, health insurance, drugs, and medication to a cost effective and affordable level. (Refer to the Home-rule Healthcare and Insurance proposal hand carried to Washington by Paul Ryan in 2012. An actuarially sound, market driven, private sector health insurance program that's been blocked every foot of the way by the democrats. ASSUME: Risks you can't avoid, reduce, or spread any thinner can be assumed, but only up to a point you can afford. For example, you take a deductible on your automobile insurance, knowing you can afford a fender bender, but than transfer the rest of the risk into a pool of insurance, that's actuarially sound enough to indemnify you (put you back in the like position you were in before the accident). TRANSFER: At some point, risks most likely need to be transferred into an actuarially sound pool of insurance. The problem with Obamacare, or for that matter, most single pay health insurance programs, is all risks are transferred into a government pool, with no incentive for the insured to avoid, reduce, spread, or assume any of the risk. That's why candidates fighting the repeal of Obamacare, are in effect shooting us all in the foot. Refer to the draft of Home-rule Healthcare and Insurance for a detailed path to private sector, cost effective and affordable healthcare and insurance.

57, and you’ll be lucky to find 60% of Tammy Baldwin 4X4’s, let alone the Frostman’ blue yard signs in compliance with #12.04. But that the way they rumble.

• What difference will your vote make?

Ronald Reagan said: The difference between democrats and republicans is, when we're buried in a tunnel of debt, republicans will dig toward daylight, while democrats will dig a deeper tunnel. He should have gone on to say, "The difference between republicans and democrats is, democrats view taxes as an expense we must pay to live in a government regulated society, while republicans view taxes as an investment in our future. So, do we want to go left to a U-turn back to growing an ever over reaching government, or right and fight for our right to carry, right to work, right to worship, and right to secure our borders, and defend our homeland as we see fit.

• A case in point: Thanks to Scott Walker, Joel Kitchens, and Andre Jacque, in Wisconsin, our debts are coming down, unfunded pension liabilities left over from the Doyle administration are now a distant memory, unemployment lines have disappeared, our taxes keep going down, and our stock market keeps hitting record highs. So, why would anyone want the blue-fog democrats back in office? The democrats will never be able to match the republicans growth of our economy at over 4.2%.

 

Let's make sure the candidates we choose are focused on our needs! Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" Abraham Maslow, a Psychology Professor at the University of Wisconsin in the 1940’s, wrote about the priority of our needs, when we're under stress. According to his “Hierarchy of Needs” theory, we all need to first focus on our physiological needs; finding a meaningful, long-term, high paying job, putting food on the table, and a roof over our heads. Only after our physiological needs are met, do we search for a place to belong, and a path to a promising future. So what's wrong with all those distracting negative ads, asking us to blindly climb on a "Blue-wave" heading off into the fog? Just about everything. They not only give us a distorted view of reality, they lead us to making fool-hearty decisions at the ballot box. Unfortunately, they do nothing but take our eye off the ball long enough to elect the least qualified candidate.    So I ask you, now that Scott Walker's governing style has stopped the corporate' exodus out of Wisconsin, and he's attracting world-class employers, the creators of high paying jobs into Wisconsin, while Donald Trump is focused on bringing our automobile industry back to the Midwest, who in their right mind wouldn't want both back in office, for as long as they're willing to serve? Why would anyone want to turn left with the democrats to a U-turn back to debt-financing railroads no one will ride, leading to unfunded pension liabilities, higher taxes and deeper debts we'll have to kick down the road for future generations. Why would any union member want to go back to being told where, when and how hard to work, let alone for whom to vote, no matter how much freedom and independence they have to forgo to ride the "Blue-wave" into the blue-fog heading to the unemployment lines. Unemployment lines, bye the way, that don't exist anymore in Wisconsin thanks to Scott Walker.
Let's make sure the candidates we choose are mission ready to serve! The Incident Command System (ICS) The Incident Command System (ICS) has been around since the early 1900's. It was used to assemble resources in the southwestern corner of the US, and build the Hoover Dam project, turning out southwest desert into fertile farmland, and became law enforcement's command structure of choice after WWII, when it became obvious agencies from far and wide, would be needed when responding to a large scale crisis. I bring this to your attention, because voters in Door County, have a choice between Chief Deputy Patrick McCardy, with 25 years experience on the frontlines, 5 years commanding Door County's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, which tested his knowledge of the Incident Command System under fire; is being challenged by Deputy Tammy Sterner, whose had a commendable record over seeing Door County's jailhouse, but little or no frontline law enforcement experience, and consequently no viable knowledge of the Incident Command System. In my opinion, it would be fool hearty for the residents of Door County to vote her into office.  In the race for Sheriff, back in 2014,Sterner, came in a distant third to the deputy who shot his own desk. When asked what she might do to be ready to run again. I recommended she be cross-trained within the department, and gain frontline, real world exposure to the Incident Command System. While throughout her 25 year career, she has worked under the watchful eye of three highly respected Door County Sheriffs (Bran, Vogel, and Delarwell) not one saw fit to put her behind the wheel of a squad car. If Door County voters are concerned about our response to an active shooter in our schools, drug lords on our streets, or terrorists coming into the county, their safest bet is to vote for the candidate who's been field tested under fire. Their best bet is to vote for the "Duke" Chief Deputy Patrick McCardy to be our next sheriff. Is Caleb Frostmen suffering from the "Peter Principle"? We've all suffered from the "Peter Principle." After a long six months selling insurance, three companies asked me to go work for their competition. The "Peter Principle" says that at some point we all reach the level of our own incompetence. Meaning, even the best welder might not be the best carpenter, or the best electrician might not make the best brain surgeon. It also stands to reason, why the guy at running a wheel barrel may not be the best candidate for public office.  So what about Caleb Frostmen? We first, the taxpayers of Door County that is, invested  money in our Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) in hope they'd hire someone capable of pulling together training resources at NWTC, our high schools, as well as training resources at our industrial park, and come up with a program that would make sure our graduates are ready for the high tech, high paying, jobs being created by FOXCONN coming into Wisconsin. While Caleb Frostmen was not their first choice, he lasted less than two years on the job, before he was asked to take a hike and pursue another line of work. Now there's an unwritten rule in corporate America, when it comes to hiring mid level and upper management. It basically says, the new hires will be allowed at least three to five years to reengineer a project, and implement their new ideas. We don't have to know the details, to realize, Caleb Frostmen reached his "Peter Principle" faster then the DCEDC expected. Our best advice for Caleb might be to hold on to his job pouring concrete.