Dichotomy About Manufacturing Jobs: Reality vs. Donald Trump

President Donald Trump visited Milwaukee yesterday and scooped up $3 million in campaign donations and extolled the increase in manufacturing jobs resulting from his tariff war. Except…that’s not the reality. During his speech at Derco Aerospace (a division of Lockheed-Grumman that is being prosecuted for overcharging the US Navy), the…

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Wisconsin, Trump, And Manufacturing!

There was a fair amount of newsworthy commentary about the economy and Wisconsin buried in the last half of an article announcing President Trump’s impending visit to Milwaukee. But I just want to bring this statement up for the moment: A central theme of Trump’s successful campaign in Wisconsin was…

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The Next Walker Trade Mission Should Be?

To Cuba! After 50 years of isolation from US products…they would be a totally new untapped market for Wisconsin goods. Of course his friends in Washington are still holding the door shut…for absolutely no logical reason.

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