Wis. Gov Walker on economic development: 'No excuses, we get results'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he is recommitting to a $75 million economic development loan fund in his next budget, thought details of a highly anticipated investment capital plan remain under wraps.
Walker unveiled some parts of his agenda at an economic development conference, such as attracting international tourism and bolstering entrepreneurs in Wisconsin. But work on the biggest piece of his economic development agenda — the size and scope of a venture capital fund — remains a work in progress.
Walker reiterated his commitment to his 2010 campaign promise to create 250,000 private sector jobs by 2015, vowing not to back away from fulfilling it even in the midst of economic uncertainty that he says was created by protests over his collective bargaining proposal, his recall election and others, and the threat of going over the so-called fiscal cliff.
“In Wisconsin, we don’t make excuses, we get results,” Walker told state and local economic development officials meeting at a convention center near the Capitol.
Wisconsin ranked 42nd in private-sector job creation, based on the latest government data released last month and covering the 12-month period from June 2011 to June 2012.
Feb 7, 2013 at 11:07 p.m.
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We are definitely getting results.
Poor results.
Feb 7, 2013 at 9:48 p.m.
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ReasonableIntellectual, your observation is spot on. Walker barely got the excuses out of his mouth before saying we don't make excuses.
Feb 7, 2013 at 9:47 p.m.
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Not a good story for the Governor, he should really stop talking and start doing. He gets conservatives happy because he is aunion buster, that's it, he has done really nothing else.
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:43 p.m.
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"Wisconsin ranked 42nd in private-sector job creation, based on the latest government data released last month and covering the 12-month period from June 2011 to June 2012."
Stellar results Scott. Hmm, maybe, just maybe, it's like people said just those few years ago when Walker and his clan were going to roll in and "fix" everything, that the problems to be "fixed" were bigger than the geographical boundaries of the state. The midwest has been in a slump since manufacturing left, and it will stay that way.
The future of manufacturing in America is going to be centered around robotics, not assembly line workers. On a large scale, those jobs are never coming back, even with the rising cost of doing business in China. Walker can't fix that.
Feb 7, 2013 at 8:06 p.m.
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WHERE ARE THE JOBS?
It's not working.
Feb 7, 2013 at 6:43 p.m.
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Hysterical!!
Feb 7, 2013 at 6:28 p.m.
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a n d . . . . . Scott Walker --> The FBI John Doe Investigation continues!
His Legal Defense Fund-->I wonder how many Governors need a criminal defense fund while in office.
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/18931...
http://www.walkerinvestigation.com/
"13th Person Granted Immunity In John Doe Investigation"
http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime...
Feb 7, 2013 at 6:19 p.m.
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Excuses and distorted info are ALL part of the Walker game plan. He should remember that once you tell a lie than you have to remember all the details of that fabricated story for future stories.
"Scott Walker = No Jobs"
http://www.unitedwisconsin.com/scott-wal...
"Under Scott Walker - Wisconsin Now Leads The Nation In Job Loses"
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/under...
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/...
Feb 7, 2013 at 6:06 p.m.
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What results is he seeing? Come on Gubnor Walker. Running the same tired play over and over is not working. Shoveling even more of my tax payer money and tax breaks to entitlements for business and corporate welfare isn't going to magically work this time either. DO SOMETHING.
Feb 7, 2013 at 6:02 p.m.
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"...even in the midst of economic uncertainty that he says was created by protests over his collective bargaining proposal, his recall election and others, and the threat of going over the so-called fiscal cliff."
"In Wisconsin, we don’t make excuses, we get results"
Sounds a lot like excuses to me. The numbers don't lie - he's dragged Wisconsin down to the bottom of the nation, so he's clearly not getting results. Better focus on more excuses...
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