I don’t think they realize that these anti-business laws, regulations, and lack of right-to-work laws cause a real, tangible impact to the success of a business enterprise. They also don’t seem to realize that the shareholders of these companies –who receive dividend income from their profits and benefit from the capital gain of their stock–happen to be AFSCME pension funds.

They also expose their lack of critical thinking. This was the one thing missing from the story. No quote from Kohl’s, etc. My guess? It’s their first foot out the door, unless some real, tangible change happens. Which is a goddamn shame, as Montgomery and Kellogg built that from a little ma and pa operation out of their Elmbrook location to an S&P Retail powerhouse. Within 10 years (unless something changes), 2,000 high-paying corporate jobs will be lost.

WAKE UP!!!

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That, my friends, is freakin’ HILARIOUS.

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Says the guy posting anonymously. That’s courageous. You’re a real internet hero.

OK, Zach, let’s accept the Kohls flack’s explanation that the facility was landlocked. To keep the jobs here, near their headquarters, would have simply required Kohls to find an adequate parcel of land and construct a larger facility, or find an existing larger facility which better served their needs.

The simple fact is this: They CHOSE not to. These jobs are not being lost, they’re simply being lost by Wisconsin. Larger facility = substantially larger property tax bill. Higher energy costs. More employees = Higher overhead, greater state regulation and compliance, etc. Wisconsin is higher on the “regulation and compliance” than any other state I know, and I do business throughout the country.

Kohls made a business decision to move these jobs out of state. As a business owner, I can tell you unequivocally that Wisconsin’s anti-business climate is well-documented by numerous sources and is no secret throughout the country; in fact, liquidation business has SURGED since the combined reporting procedures became law, and I believe we’ve only begun to scratch the surface on businesses leaving this state.

I stand by my statement. Citing combined reporting as a catalyst of the recent spike in plant closings, the FACT is that you have no one other than Wisconsin Democrats to thank for this. I would encourage you and your readers to visit the DWD’s Plant Closing and Mass Layoff listing, as I do EVERY DAY, and document first-hand the number of COMPLETE FACILITY CLOSINGS – not just layoffs, but closings – that have taken place this year.

You can do so at this link:

http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/downloads.aspx?menuselection=da&pgm=pcml

Remember, a plant CLOSING, in many cases (unless the company is ceasing to exist, not the case with Kohls, or many of the other highly-publicized plant closings that have taken place in Wisconsin in 2009) the jobs are going somewhere. They’re just not going to Wisconsin.

To argue that Kohls decision had NOTHING to do with Wisconsin’s well-documented anti-business climate would be naive and juvenile.

Remember this the next time you decide to use something I wrote in an attempt to advance your own ridiculous assertions.

Oh, and “Anon,” perhaps that “wrong person” could be YOU, but if you’re hoping to build a case, you’re going to have to start using your real name first. You’re a dork. LMAO.

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As for your mention of my last name, it’s no secret what my last name is, so I’m not exactly sure what you gain from that. I’m sure you’re hoping mentioning the situation involving my last name will bother me, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

However, the fact that you felt the need to bring it up only serves to prove how small and petty you really are, and that’s unfortunate, because I thought, based on the one conversation we had long ago, that you were a better man than that. Apparently, I was sorely mistaken, but I’ll chalk that up as a lesson learned about what kind of person you really are.

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Zach, Zach, Zach. I always liked you. I’ve always taken a “hands-off” approach where you were concerned.

What’s your REAL last name again? LOL

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You’re a real class act.

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How about arguing the substance of what I wrote?

Go refer to the talking points in your emailbox and get back to me if you’ve got something you’d like to say about what I wrote.

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