tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post9106416048379148030..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Walker Balked At Peanuts For Amtrak, But Would Offer Billions To Boeing?James Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-84393165838778788102013-12-09T17:12:36.769-06:002013-12-09T17:12:36.769-06:00I predict that early in the next Legislative sessi...I predict that early in the next Legislative session, someone will introduce a right-to-work bill with the justification that "We need right-to-work to compete for Boeing." There's no chance that we get Boeing, so why bother with a proposal? As justification for something else...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-36531566776046114862013-12-08T15:41:16.644-06:002013-12-08T15:41:16.644-06:00http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/trainma...http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/trainmaker-talgo-sues-gov-walker-wisconsin-cg7gu7j-177369571.html<br /><br /><br />"Talgo's chief executive officer, Antonio Perez, said in a statement that Wisconsin has "used every conceivable excuse, whether fair or not and whether lawful or not, to ensure that Talgo did not receive what it bargained for, including by refusing to pay for the trains that Talgo completed."<br /><br />"I don't see how any company would in the future choose to do business with the State of Wisconsin when the state has shown that it cannot be trusted to honor contracts that it signed," Perez's statement said."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-77983804227304204072013-12-08T10:22:40.742-06:002013-12-08T10:22:40.742-06:00So who would you vote for Hillary or Scott?
So th...So who would you vote for Hillary or Scott?<br /><br />So that is what passes for logical quandaries in rightwing cloudcuckooland.<br /><br />Since he would need to quit being governor to run for President (assuming a primary win, which is doubtful) there isn't much point to the question. He won't be Gov any longer even when the Democratic candidate beats him silly. <br /><br />The real question is how much of the Republican base will stay home when the RINO Christie is nominated?zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-70678726498882574822013-12-08T08:28:54.146-06:002013-12-08T08:28:54.146-06:00The state of Washington is offering Boeing somethi...The state of Washington is offering Boeing something like $9B in incentives and Missouri is starting with a bid of $1.9B. Both of those states have a trained workforce of aviation engineers and machinists and crucial infrastructure already built, such as very long runways for testing aircraft and flying in massive parts to be assembled. Wisconsin on the other hand is turning into a low wage service economy featuring niche manufacturing, cheap resource extraction and the systematic destruction of our educational system.<br /><br />Wisconsin doesn't stand a chance in this bidding war and WEDC is merely posing as big-time player to permit Walker to look like he is doing something other than running his mouth and running for President.<br /><br />I wouldn't vote for Walker as President under any circumstances, save an accidental LSD trip, as I don't want to inflict this sociopath on America. I love my country and would not want to see it raped by a droopy-eyed sadist.Garethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-39335118319619738372013-12-08T06:02:58.231-06:002013-12-08T06:02:58.231-06:00Yah noh hey,
If Scott Walker became President, he ...Yah noh hey,<br />If Scott Walker became President, he would no longer be Governor. So who would you vote for Hillary or Scott?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-88918261978197657102013-12-07T13:43:30.563-06:002013-12-07T13:43:30.563-06:00Along those lines, the Commonwealth Fund study on ... Along those lines, the Commonwealth Fund study on passing up Medicaid funding noted <a href="http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Issue%20Brief/2013/Dec/1718_Glied_how_states_stand_gain_lose_Medicaid_expansion_ib_v2.pdf" rel="nofollow"> that Wisconsin plans to spend $1.9 billion by 2022 in businesses "incentives" and other giveaways to lure businesses like Boeing. </a> But it doesn't want to spend $56 million in taxpayer funds to grab $1.75 billion in federal Medicaid funds. <br /><br /> And by the way, the added stability and lower uncertainty that comes from covering more Wisconsinites with Medicaid is much better for the economy than this "beggar thy neighbor" mentality of giving the farm away to corporations in exchange for a small amount of jobs.<br /><br /> Priorities, I guess.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-90300558143482470832013-12-07T12:57:12.777-06:002013-12-07T12:57:12.777-06:00"Even with the federal government picking up ..."Even with the federal government picking up the line's full construction cost, Walker has said he doesn't want state taxpayers to pay operating costs, projected at $7.5 million a year, starting in 2013. A state transportation official has said state taxpayers' share could be as little as $750,000 a year, if federal aid covers 90% of operating costs, as it does for Amtrak's existing Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha line." <br /><br /><br /><br />Read more from Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/106705698.html?ipad=y#ixzz2moi2AmyB <br />Follow us: @JournalSentinel on TwitterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-42415273887642135942013-12-07T12:52:38.462-06:002013-12-07T12:52:38.462-06:0060k monthly - really? I wonder how much roads in W...60k monthly - really? I wonder how much roads in Wi cost monthly. Then again - it probably cost that much and more for Walker's securely services - one of which is to have a state patrol car idling 24 hours a day in his driveway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com