Quoted: â??Use crisis to test peopleâ??s desire to pay money if they can see a clear plan that will reduce their cost of living,â? said Joel Rogers, a speaker at the event and a professor of law, political science and sociology at the University of Wisconsin who runs the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a policy center. â??Of course, it may destroy you politically,â? he said, drawing guffaws from attendees, and for good reason.