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Archive for July 20th, 2009

From the left, the Center on Wisconsin Strategy published its annual report in late 2008 with this unhappy summary:
“The national economy has grown more rapidly than Wisconsin’s, leaving the state’s per capita income more than $2,500 behind the national [average].”
From the center, the non-partisan Competitive Wisconsin group reached a similar conclusion in its 2008 benchmark report: “Wisconsin has moved further away from the national average in per capita income, number of new jobs created and number of new private businesses.”

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And they will still be looking to us, here in Wisconsin, to the Black Pearl for need (of encouragement). And what will they see? Frightened bilge rats floating on a derelict ship? No! they will see FREEMEN! And FREEDOM! And what the enemy will see is the thrash of our hands and the ring of our swords AND THEY WILL KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO! By the sweat of our brows and the strength of our backs and the courage of our hearts. GENTLEMEN, HOIST THE COLORS! Here in Marinette/

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