Jobs, Tax Cuts Top Gov. Scott Walker's Agenda in 2013
Republican governor doubles down on goal to create 250,000 jobs by 2015 in his State of the State address, but Democrats remain skeptical.
Vowing to "put more money in the hands of the hard-working taxpayers," Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday night promised to push for middle-class tax cuts and double downed on his pledge to create 250,000 jobs by 2015. Addressing the state Legislature in his annual State of the State message, Walker acknowledged that Wisconsin is still a long way off meeting the jobs goal that he campaigned on in 2010. He noted that others have pointed out "plenty of reasons" why job creation in the state has been difficult, including the slow recovery at the national level and well as ongoing concerns about the impact of the Affordable Care Act. "But in Wisconsin, we don't make excuses... We get results," the governor said. To move in that direction, Walker urged …
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Dirk Gutzmiller
12:50 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
The iron mine in the North Woods is the Republicans', i.e. Tea Party's, signature piece of legislation to create jobs. No surprise that they pulled that one out out of the 19th Century, and the lead miners picutured on the state flag.. A 21st Century approach would have been to concentrate on industries already in place and nation-leading, such as medical devices, stem cell research, the water-… more ›