To expand on the above.
The provision of the WI law that change the recertification process, and by the very nature of recertification, the voluntary check-off process for political contributions, was not fiscal, but purely political.
The Republican Senate leader said as much:
"If we win this battle, and the money is not there under the auspices of the unions, certainly what you’re going to find is President Obama is going to have a much difficult, much more difficult time getting elected and winning the state of Wisconsin."
Yes, there is a difference between the MA and WI actions so No, I am not as outraged.