br---> They are looking at what will cost them the least, I'm pretty sure they do not care who has the highest unemployment.
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TheJoker---> Well you will have that from time to time in a small community. LOL.

Horselovr, I don't know why people are upset at me. I am just telling the truth and bringing logic and wisdom to this board. Most people are just jealous. I am glad we can entertain you at work!

did joker say he would leave hannah alone then follow that with his NEXT line asking her a question. lose the r on the name an yer dead on;)

Noggi--> I was thinking the same thing.

Shoot, I caught my own grammar. I meant to say "as it GIVES me" not "as it GIVE me". Whoops.
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TheJoker--> I sense that some are rather upset with you. What could you have possibly done to turn people against you? ;)

LOL. The responses to this article are hilarious. There are always a few "bad apples" in the bunch that ruin it for others. It only takes one person to ruin a reputation, and in this case, it would be the lazy,spine-less, pathetic, very few workers of GM. There are/were plenty of hard working people down there, and if they do decide to bring the small vehicle here, I know that most will be beyond greatful.
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Quit your bickering over things that you cannot change! Or keep doing it, as it give me my daily entertainment while at work.

Where is the sex in this ongoing saga?

...company...

Hey Red, owning 60% of a campany that has less than 20% market share is not socialism (controlling the means of production). It's a waste of taxpayer money, but it isn't socialism.

Joker wrote - Justaguy, I am somebody and do know quite a bit. I think I have proven this over and over on this blog. I also think my personal and professional success shows how much I know. My college degrees and bank accounts also speak for themselves. I will just have to add you to the jealous list.
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Then the joker wrote - So stick to the topic at hand or go away!
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The above doesn't mention the topic at hand joker so go away

I just love how everyone goes on the attack mode against me. I guess being right does not always make you popular. Please stick to the topic at hand or go away.

joker: wakeup please and then go back to bed ... as you see no one really cares what you have to say and knows everything you have to say just comes out your a@@ anyways.Your so full of yourself i think you even go for the cr@p you speak.

Hannah - forget about the jokester, he is just a legend in his own mind.
As far as shutting down for a Packer game, with the factory running with so little extra people, it only took a small percentage to shut the line down. People make it seem like everyone stayed home. It was only a couple of hundred out of over 2 thousand that caused the problem. The majority of people DID come to work. Another result of a few making us all look bad.

Joker you may want to use spell check yourself

Let's think positive and hope that GM comes back to Janesville which will help the greater Janesville economy and atmosphere! It sure would be nice to get good news!

Hannah, well, looks like someone slept through Spelling and Grammar class! Spell Check is a wonderful thing. I suggest you try it or at least ask someone to proofread your posts. Puncuation in sentences also helps the reader understand what you are trying to say. Or maybe you don't even know what you are saying? Ok, now I get it. Confusion is a scary thing.

Look, I have run circles around you before so rather than put you in your place, I will simply leave you alone.

Hannah, what do you think of our chances of getting GM back to Janesville?

+1 Skiddz I think it's absolutely insane that a failed corporation and failed business model, after being bailed out by protesting taxpayers are now in the position to hold those same taxpayers hostage by demanding millions of dollars in tax breaks and concessions before they reinvest our money in our communities. It's a joke and the company has been a joke for decades.It's no wonder why when one walks out into the parking lot of the company I work for and see half the cars are foreign.......That money should have gone to fresh upstarts that have drive, innovation and ambition--not a management and union structure that has been a miserable failure for decades. Saving GM in no way redefines America nor symbolizes the "change" that everyone was hoping for..... embarrassing would be the best way to describe it.......

Until we here a final announcement either way, this is all here say and regurgitation of old news. There is no downside to GM choosing Janesville. Our tax money has gone to help bail them out and we might as well benefit directly from it. I don't see a plan B on the table anywhere and the local job market continues to deteriorate. At this point a 14 dollar an hour job with lousy benefits would be a huge step above the current local offerings. One would have to be a buffoon not to welcome GM back to Janesville.

Hey heres is a idea.... Lets not give bail out money to GM when the American public already decided they don't want the company, by not buying their products. And why don't we take ALLL that money we have used to bail out all the autocompanys and spend it on retooling the GM plant to make highspeed trains, the tracks, solar panels, wind turbines, any green energy production. I bet then all that money we spent would ACTUALLY go to the working man and not the company that jsut let him go. Then jo shmo on Wright Rd. or Ruger can still have his job, we will keep our industrial infistructure, and be producing green products to make it so our country produces alot more free engergy which in the long run will save us money and keep our jobs... But there I go again thinking for myself, I have to remeber in a socialist nation you are not allowed to think for youself, you are supposed to let the gov. think for you..

Justaguy, I am somebody and do know quite a bit. I think I have proven this over and over on this blog. I also think my personal and professional success shows how much I know. My college degrees and bank accounts also speak for themselves. I will just have to add you to the jealous list.

After all the horse trading that is going on behind the scenes, this is what will ultimately happen to 1000 Industrial Avenue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4eABh6af...

GM doesn't need to sell their products to generate a profit. They just close plants then demand millions and millions of dollars from the government to reopen them. When other organizations engage is coercive behavior it is called extortion and racketeering. When GM and our government do it is called socialism. If Janesville reopens the comrades will be working for socialist party wages and socialist benefits. Maybe Russia will go capitalist.

Which state has more electoral votes and which state may tilt the other direction in 2012 if it doesn't recover economically?

That state will get the plant--the UAW and the party currently in power in DC will see to that.

Let's just suppose GM decides to make those small cars right here in The Burg. OK, fine. What if they don't sell?

Well, Joker, no one can accuse you of modesty, can they?

Here's the joker acting like he's somebody again and knows it all .... while knowing nothing. I wonder why he calls himself the joker hmmmmm

Diplomat, I don't spread rumors and gossip on this site. I spread incredible insight, logic and the truth. I have great sources and I also am a key figure in this community. Most important, my information is correct. Don't compare me to LostCity.

janesville will get it. the fix is in. obama stopped here on his campaign trip and as we all know, wisconsin is a suburb of chicago. the fix is in. but, don't quit school or your part time job in retail just yet.

Thekid, don't be ridiculous. He's obviously pulling our leg. We all know if they were going to put an ocean in Janesville it would be on the East side or North side, since the West side never gets anything in this town.

Chad: follow the advice you gave me a while back....stop talking all logical and stuff! Lol!

hey miltonalum hit me up when you list that property. i love the ocean but would rather not relocate right now. thank you;)

TheJoker,

"LostCity, I just heard that you do not know what you are talking about. Quit spreading rumors and lies. I also suggest you quit drinking. No wonder you are lost."

I think he learned it from you.

Well at least GM isn't drawing this thing out too bad. Getting a decision by June is good so people can decide if they need to move or not.

So, after giving (yes, giving) GM billions of tax dollars so they can continue to play car company, now we are forced to beg them for jobs. Well, that sucks...

If it could happen, here has a better chance than anywhere else. Janesville. This community can build the highest quality vehicles more efficiently than anyone. Good Luck Team!

LostCity, I just heard that you do not know what you are talking about. Quit spreading rumors and lies. I also suggest you quit drinking. No wonder you are lost.

"General Motors’ Orion, Michigan plant could be the frontrunner to build the automaker’s forthcoming U.S.-made small car as Orion Township has pledged $44 million towards the effort.

In addition to the $44 million offer, Orion Township is also offering GM a 100 percent tax break on all new equipment and machinery for 12 years. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority will likely sweeten the pot with grant money."
http://www.leftlanenews.com/orion-offers...

I also just purchased 300' of oceanfront property on the west side of janesville, It will be for sale soon.

I just heard that GM has picked Janesville. The state will help offset the costs of building a stamping plant and new paint department. Other factors were the labor agreement and GM wanted to keep the history of this plant going. There will be a news release soon.

OMG people- stop whining about GM!! Like someone wrote earlier- some of you people are not happy either way!!! I hope GM chooses Janesville!

Kind of sucks if the guy working at Burger King making meager wages has to subsidize wages for GM workers. I know this has alway's gone on to some extent. Really wonder if it's better for our community not to get the GM factory going again?

Ummmm.. Bart? With all the people laid off that would return if there were jobs, that sounded even more retarded than usual.

Here goes our taxes

Wow - people complain when GM doesn't make a profit. Then they complain when they try and be profitable. Isn't that what a company is supposed to do?
Then Bredesen is positioning himself for them not getting the work, but it isn't because of the money. Pure politics, he didn't have any qualms about dishing out cash to the other car companies. Maybe he should get Henderson all liquored up, take some compromising photos, and blackmail him like in the good ol' days.

I wonder how much cash, if any, was offered to GM? I have little faith in this task force and if they are hanging their hat on the assumption that GM will save all kinds of money by using Janesville's work force, then we are doomed. This claim of $100M in savings if Janesville is picked is utter nonsense and is pure speculation. The other 2 plants can make the same arguments.

GM is a business and they only care about profit! Money, money, money!! How to make it and how to make it quick. They do not want false promises from Doyle or any other governor. They want cash up front and a clear path to making a profit.

its only news because GM is dangling bringing the production back to Janesville so that other plants will step up and offer something close to what janesville has for labor agreements and tax incentives. We are just a pawn in a larger game. There is no way they are coming back. No stamping plant and it is way to far from other plants for stamping parts. Sorry to dash everyone's hope. But...IT'S OVER!

Is this REALLY news? This same story has essentially been in the media/Gazette for about 2 weeks now. There is absolutely no new information in this article. I think I sense a little pot stirring here.....