The famous words of Sen. Taconite Tommy Tiffany, Walker's point man on the mining bill: "It was the Legislature's intent to allow adverse [environmental] impacts." "That way a judge can't find fault if the environment is impacted."...........Yes our wonderful governor signed into law a bill designed to harm our environment and his Chamber of Commerce modeled Dept. of Natural Resources is to oversee and monitor the destruction!!!! KEEP ON WISCONSIN....Keep on keeping on as Walker has declared Wisconsin:"OPEN FOR BUSINESS!"
What a bunch of BS. The livelihood of the tribe is being threatened by the mine and they have a tradition of making decisions based on looking forward seven generations???????? Wow! This is real knee slapping hilarious!!!! This guy must be another one of those comedy “journalists”
It's beautifully written, right up to the headline: A Battle for Wisconsin's Soul. I was so proud to be from Wisconsin . . . until 2010. Now I barely recognize our state.
to Betsey: Agreed! This state used to be known for its squeeky clean government. Now it's oily and greasy. It has become a place that I am not proud to call home. So sad.
The Times has done well by describing this sad story. I suppose being a part of the "liberal media" is due to telling more than the corporate-friendly view. Clearly the mining company sees lots of profit (regardless of environmental impact), though all you hear about it as being a job creator. 700 is not very much. Thank you NYT for doing what the MJS didn't have the guts to do.
Yes, 700 is not very much. And 700 is likely an inflated number to begin with. Then subtract--from 700 or whatever--the number of those jobs given to out-of-state Cline administrative employees, the number of out-of-state, highly skilled mine equipment operators, and the number of out-of-state experienced mine workers, and you end up with very few Wisconsin jobs indeed. As I've said here before, if people think GTac is going to pull the regulars off the barstools in Mellen and stick them behind the wheel of a 4-story piece of mining equipment, they should think again. Wisconsin people will get the latrine cleaner jobs at minimum wage. Or the service industry trickle-down jobs. In other words, you'll still be a waitress or a convenience store employee--just a busier one.
The famous words of Sen. Taconite Tommy Tiffany, Walker's point man on the mining bill: "It was the Legislature's intent to allow adverse [environmental] impacts." "That way a judge can't find fault if the environment is impacted."...........Yes our wonderful governor signed into law a bill designed to harm our environment and his Chamber of Commerce modeled Dept. of Natural Resources is to oversee and monitor the destruction!!!! KEEP ON WISCONSIN....Keep on keeping on as Walker has declared Wisconsin:"OPEN FOR BUSINESS!"
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of BS. The livelihood of the tribe is being threatened by the mine and they have a tradition of making decisions based on looking forward seven generations????????
ReplyDeleteWow! This is real knee slapping hilarious!!!! This guy must be another one of those comedy “journalists”
Your racism is exceeded only by your complete ignorance.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautifully written, right up to the headline: A Battle for Wisconsin's Soul. I was so proud to be from Wisconsin . . . until 2010. Now I barely recognize our state.
ReplyDeleteto Betsey: Agreed! This state used to be known for its squeeky clean government. Now it's oily and greasy. It has become a place that I am not proud to call home. So sad.
ReplyDeleteThe Times has done well by describing this sad story. I suppose being a part of the "liberal media" is due to telling more than the corporate-friendly view.
ReplyDeleteClearly the mining company sees lots of profit (regardless of environmental impact), though all you hear about it as being a job creator. 700 is not very much.
Thank you NYT for doing what the MJS didn't have the guts to do.
Yes, 700 is not very much. And 700 is likely an inflated number to begin with. Then subtract--from 700 or whatever--the number of those jobs given to out-of-state Cline administrative employees, the number of out-of-state, highly skilled mine equipment operators, and the number of out-of-state experienced mine workers, and you end up with very few Wisconsin jobs indeed. As I've said here before, if people think GTac is going to pull the regulars off the barstools in Mellen and stick them behind the wheel of a 4-story piece of mining equipment, they should think again. Wisconsin people will get the latrine cleaner jobs at minimum wage. Or the service industry trickle-down jobs. In other words, you'll still be a waitress or a convenience store employee--just a busier one.
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