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Posted by Zach W on March 11, 2010, at 5:29 am
Putting aside the fact that his claim that he’ll create 250,000 new jobs in Wisconsin before the end of his first term is pure fantasy, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker also seems to have a problem with the math associated with his claim. Walker’s plan for job creation centers on lowering taxes, while [...]
Posted by MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 6:32 pm
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has analyzed Paul Ryan (R,WI-o1), much ballyhooed “Roadmap for America’s future” and has found it to be a dead-end for most American’s. The winners are the wealthy (given his donors, it isn’t too surprising)with the report stating: it would result in massive transfer of resources from the broad majority of American’s to the nation’s wealthiest individuals.
Posted by MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 6:13 pm
Madison continues to be an innovator in many ways. While the politics and processes within the city can be extremely frustrating, the direction that the community continues to pursue is a positive one. Beyond new high speed rail service, there are a couple of significant initiatives that are worth your attention and interest – the city’s new cultural plan and the race to be selected as a Google fiber optic high speed broadband city.
Posted by MadCityMan on March 10, 2010, at 1:57 pm
Alan Grayson, D-FL proposes expansion of Medicare availability, where consumers could buy into the program at cost.
Posted by Zach W on March 7, 2010, at 7:00 am
Sen. Russ Feingold issued a statement on the latest jobs report issued by the Department of Labor, which showed the nation lost 36,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate remained stuck at 9.7%.
“The February jobs report shows we still have a long way to go until we see a full recovery in employment [...]
Posted by Zach W on February 25, 2010, at 5:31 am
In a recent press release, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker announced his plan to create 250,000 jobs and 10,000 new businesses in Wisconsin by 2015. That sounds positively wonderful, except for the fact that it’s simply not realistic. In making his claim that he’ll create 250,000 jobs, Walker is claiming he’ll be able [...]
Posted by MadCityMan on February 24, 2010, at 10:18 am
A new DNC ad tells the story about the GOP hypocrisy on the stimulus plan. With the CBO saying that up to 2.1 million jobs were created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the GOP needs to come up with a different argument for their political posturing.
Posted by Zach W on February 24, 2010, at 5:21 am
Here’s a bit of news that flies in the face of the conservative talking point that the $787 billion stimulus package, officially called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,didn’t create a single job. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget office, the ARRA helped blunt the impact of the recession, creating 2.1 million jobs in [...]
Posted by Zach W on February 23, 2010, at 6:05 am
Appearing yesterday on ABC’s This Week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a moderate Republican, singled out former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for arguing this past week that the stimulus bill hadn’t produced a single “net” job gain:
“I find it interesting that you have a lot of the Republicans running around, and pushing back on the stimulus [...]
Posted by Zach W on February 19, 2010, at 6:37 am
There’s a question being asked of Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker that he seems imply unable (more likely unwilling) to answer. The question is simple:
“How would you have plugged budget deficits without Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding?”
It’s a fair question, considering Walker used $130 million in stimulus funds to plug a hole in Milwaukee [...]
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