Posted in Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Income Taxes, Marinette, Peshtigo, Public Concerns, Recall Doyle, Recession / Depression, Republic, Revolution, State Government, State of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin, economy, pork barrel, rights, taxation on Jul 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Wisconsin is in a competition with 49 other states for job creation and retention. Based on the performance of our leadership this year we are losing that competition. There are jobs moving and being created during this recession in the United States. They are just in other states like Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Alabama. Unfortunately, some of those jobs moved and were lost from right here in Wisconsin.
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Posted in Democratic Party, Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Income Taxes, Marinette, Peshtigo, Public Concerns, Public Schools, Recall Doyle, Recession / Depression, Republic, Revolution, State Government, State of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin, economy, pork barrel, rights, taxation on Jul 20th, 2009 No Comments »
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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Posted in Democratic Party, Economic Collapse, Financial Crisis, Freedom, Income Taxes, Inflation, Lobbyists / Special Interests, Marinette, Peshtigo, Public Concerns, Recall Doyle, Recession / Depression, Republic, State Government, State of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin, economy, pork barrel, taxation on Jul 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
He has tested, serviced and sold products made by Mercury Marine, the boat-engine maker that has called this city home for decades. He worked 24 years for the company and for the last 21 years has operated the Mr. Marine boat dealership.
So, Lloyd took notice when news began to surface this month that Mercury Marine might be looking to consolidate operations, either in Wisconsin or in Stillwater, Okla.
“It would be a devastating blow here; they’re the No. 1 employer in town,” Lloyd said, calculating the potential impact of Mercury choosing Oklahoma over Wisconsin.
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Posted in Democratic Party, Economic Collapse, Election, Financial Crisis, Freedom, Government Corruption, Homeschooling, Income Taxes, Inflation, Lobbyists / Special Interests, Marinette, Menominee, Peshtigo, Public Concerns, Public Schools, Recall Doyle, Recession / Depression, Republic, Revolution, State Government, State of Wisconsin, WI, Wisconsin, economy, pork barrel, rights, taxation on Jun 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Today Senator Grothman (R-West Bend) asked Senate Democrats to delay the vote on their budget compromise, which was unveiled at 8:30 pm on Thursday night. Even Senate Democrats not in the privileged secret negotiating room, had no idea what these provisions were. A quick perusal indicates a complete turnover of the mediation arbitration provision to the teachers’ union position.
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