Wisconsin: (Walker's own) Administration predicts Walker won't meet 250,000 jobs campaign promise

[Scuba]

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_c9af610c-fcb7-11e0-a291-001cc4c002e0.html


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An economic forecast by Gov. Scott Walker's own administration predicts that Wisconsin will fall far short of adding the 250,000 new private-sector jobs by 2015 that the governor promised as a key part of his successful election campaign.

The Department of Revenue report released Friday predicts that by 2014, the state will have added only 136,000 jobs in the private sector compared with 2010. The job growth estimate was down 43,000 from the department's previous report released in June.

Walker called a special "Back to Work Wisconsin" legislative session last month, in which he urged lawmakers to pass more than two dozen bills he said would improve the economy and get people back to work. It's the second special jobs session he's called this year.

But Democrats have lambasted Walker and Republican legislative leaders for focusing their efforts this week on bills with little or no economic connection, including measures that would restrict insurance coverage for abortions, tie teacher discipline to student standardized test performance, and cap attorney fees.

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On the plus side, Walker's investors are getting a nice return. Fuckers.

[madrchsod]

1. maybe people should start placing bets on how many he`ll lose..

it`s really amazing just how stupid this guy is.

[rurallib]

2. I think every new rethug gubernator promised 250,000 new jobs

Ours promised something like that. I think he is at +600 after nearly a year.

Of course they will have to steal them from each other using major incentives backed by {{the taxpayers!}}

[Greybnk48]

3. We're going to recall this fucker ASAP.

I hope he ends up in prison. I would bet a body part he's dirty.