Well looky here, Obama has stopped his jobs focus since being elected. Yet most media and the left fringe remain silent on this failure...

http://thehill.com/homenews/administrati...

You're welcome, Spedbmp25.

Poo...not that I plan on debating this with you but I think I specified that theft related offenses were turned down...please take upon yourself to assume that it has direct correlations to the job...as per the law states...trust me, we have plenty of guilty parties of crimes I would rather not be associated with but they must start over at some point...theft can not be tolerated period...and my employer follows laws...employing over 350,000 nationwide I think we have our bases covered....but thanks for all of the extra quotes....

Yes, I noticed the quote marks, Maynard. Good luck with your investments.

Someone earlier mentioned Benghazi. I watched the hearings with Secretary Clinton. The Democrats as a rule seemed to use their time to praise her work of the last 4 years. The Republicans praised her work and then asked for answers ... some more determined than others. I was okay with it overall until she got upset and , paraphrasing, said: We have 4 Americans dead. What does it matter if it was a demonstration or some people going out for a walk that decided to kill some Americans. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EARS. Upset me greatly. Neither is what happened. It was a planned terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11/01. IT MATTERS. Mistakes were made and we lost Americans but give us the truth and put things in place to make it extremely difficult for a similar event to occur. She claimed to take responsibility and then refers to people going out for a walk that then decided to kill some Americans. Unbelievable.

poobah: note I had the word Safe in quotation marks in my remark. I am well aware of the continued devaluation of the dollar and have no idea at my age where my money should be. Can not even make enough to cover inflation as low as that is. Can not afford to have the market make another dive like it did in 2008 and have time to recover. Interest rates are being kept artificially low which is great unless you are on a fixed income and not in the market to buy property. As the government continues to use more and more of the available capital to pay the interest on the ever increasing debt and if interest rates rebound causing even more of the GDP to go to paying interest on the debt .... what happens?

But you do care that he is southern? Or was that just another irrelevant reference?

RetiredAirForce said, "I dont follow any party."

Thanks for the laugh.

Again poo he has no distinction on my views or this topic. I couldn't care less even if he was the libertarian party chair since I dont follow any party or person; which I am more in line with. Just because you get a thrill up your skirt over his comments doesn't make them relevant in any fashion; nothing but another poo deflection away from her failed lack of conviction and philosophy.

Let's be clear, RetiredAirForce. You said, "The census data conflicts with your faux "claim" as the labor pool has shrunk." You then provided a link to data that had nothing to do with the size of the labor pool. And you have the audacity to question the relevance of the comments and data of other people? "Funny how the fringe pick and choose their numbers isn't it." - RetiredAirForce. It sure is...

RetiredAirForce said, "Still quoting a southern gov..." Do you have some problem(s) with southern Republican governors, RetiredAirForce, as opposed to, say, northern Republican governors? Bobby Jindal is, after all, Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. And don't forget that in 2011 ALEC awarded him the Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award for outstanding public service. As he told a meeting of Republicans yesterday, "We must stop being the stupid party."

Still quoting a southern gov like it has anything to do with the topic or has any relevance ...typical poo deflections.

The labor force participation rate has to do with the lack of jobs in the economy. The fact you cant see the connection is hardly surprising. This 8 million loss of people working coupled with record disabilty claims and record welfare use is another shameful sign of the poor economy, the same one you ignore unless it has to do with Walker; lack of consistency pooooooo.

“We must stop being the stupid party.” Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal speaking to Republican party members at the Republican National Committee’s Winter Meeting on January 24, 2013.

Are any of you listening?

To quote you, RetiredAirForce, "Funny how the fringe pick and choose their numbers isn't it."

Yes, it is funny. You've yet again picked and chosen irrelevant data to the discussion of labor market size -- a table of the "Civilian labor force participation rate." That data measures the participation RATE of those people IN the labor force, not the SIZE of the labor force. (The first hint should have been the data summary that stated, "Type of data: Percent or rate.")

Once a baby boomer retires, they are no longer a part of the labor force! But, nonetheless, the data series you have picked and chosen again has nothing to do with the effect of retiring baby boomers on the labor market.

Keep spinning poo. The census data conflicts with your faux "claim" as the labor pool has shrunk. Spin poo girl spin.

http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS113000...

RetiredAirForce, when you earlier stated, "Funny how the fringe pick and choose their numbers isn't it," you probably didn't realize you were writing about the numbers you were about to pick and choose on the effects of baby boomers on the labor market. A self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts.

"Regardless of the significant impact that workers from the eras titled Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1983) and Generation Y (or Millennials, those born between 1984 and 2002) have had on the way today’s businesses are run, those combined populations are much smaller than the Baby Boomer generation, exasperating the situation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Labor, 2012 is forecasted to have the largest workforce in U.S. history, with more than 162 million workers. Unfortunately, with 165 million jobs projected to be available, our economy is projected to fall short by 3 million people. This means three million jobs will remain unfilled due to a lack of workers. That’s just in general. If we were to match people skills to job need, the situation becomes more grim, as the shortage will rise to a need of 10 million skilled workers by 2020. Experts continue to agree that businesses must prepare for the impending labor shortage." [ http://blog.trinet.com/2012/03/15/labor-... ]

There is a forward-looking study titled "Gauging the labor force effects of retiring baby-boomers" that is available from the BLS site: [ http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2000/07/art2... ]

"As the oldest baby-boomers begin retiring in the next several years, the implications for the workforce could be enormous. The current tight labor market situation could be exacerbated, hindering prospects for economic growth and putting a greater burden on those remaining in the workforce, perhaps forcing them to work longer hours.

After 2008, as more and more baby-boomers reach retirement age, the impact of their retirements will continue to grow.

The effect of baby-boomer retirements will be more dramatic in the decade following 2008. By 2018, all but the youngest baby-boomers will be of retirement age. Aggravating the situation is a much smaller pool of workers immediately following the baby-boomers. By 2008, however, the oldest babyboomers will be age 62—at or near the average retirement age for the population—and thus the 2003–08 period will include baby-boomers aged 45 to 62. On average, for all employees, replacement needs during the 2003–08 period are projected to be about 25 percent greater than during the 1993–98 period, confirming the significant impact of babyboomer retirements."

Poo while you're busy spitting you might want to think of these words you already spit out once as well, "The flood of new jobs under Walker's jobs agenda is most unspectacular". Unless you are now going to declare that was not a knock on the unemployment numbers....spin away miss poo.

I love the socialist's claim that the 8 million drop from the labor pool is from the elder generation...all those claims yet shown completely false by census data.

Census data from 2011
Age - Number in Thous -Percent
Under 5 years 21,265 6.9
5 to 9 years 20,870 6.8
10 to 14 years 20,020 6.5
15 to 19 years 20,886 6.8
20 to 24 years 21,525 7.0
25 to 29 years 21,382 7.0
30 to 34 years 20,202 6.6
35 to 39 years 19,255 6.3
40 to 44 years 20,587 6.7
45 to 49 years 21,989 7.2
50 to 54 years 21,965 7.2
55 to 59 years 19,554 6.4
60 to 64 years 17,430 5.7
65 to 69 years 12,160 4.0
70 to 74 years 9,254 3.0
75 to 79 years 7,088 2.3
80 to 84 years 5,719 1.9
85 years plus 4,957 1.6

http://www.census.gov/population/age/dat...

Clearly the younger folks entering the job market out number the aging population...yet the leftest fringe spin out false information to protect their perception of reality...so sad.

Midnight_Ride said, "As far as the price of gold. It has only gone up because Benghazi Barry has devalued our American dollar so badly."

This observation from the same person who failed to correctly read the simple line chart that he had cited. I imagine that you think the DJIA has increased so substantially during the same period of time for the same reason. You best restrict your investing to what you can fit in your piggy bank.

RetiredAirForce said, "You are so quick to complain about an unemployment rate in this state, that is better then the national average, yet you have never criticized the current US administration for weak job performance numbers or the more than 8 million that have left the job pool."

Let me take a few seconds to spit out those words you just put in my mouth. I did not "complain about an unemployment rate in this state." I DID mention Walker's continued failure to keep par with his 250,000 new jobs pledge. There's a distinct difference between the two that supporters of the "stupid party" apparently can not discern.

Regarding fewer people in the labor market. Again, supporters of the "stupid party" apparently don't grasp the concept of what is happening to our labor pool as the baby boomers retire and leave the labor pool. Many of them taking early retirement which even further speeds the decrease in the labor pool.

Poobah, less people in the work force as they are not even being counted anymore give Benghazi Barry a rosier unemployment number which is a lie to the American people. As far as the price of gold. It has only gone up because Benghazi Barry has devalued our American dollar so badly. Our credit rating went from AAA to AA. Give it up.
The man is bad for America, you entire party is bad for America.

Again poo why no consistency of position from you? You are so quick to complain about an unemployment rate in this state, that is better then the national average, yet you have never criticized the current US administration for weak job performance numbers or the more than 8 million that have left the job pool.

I think a rate closer to 5%, both state and national, would be great for the economy. You know like the ~5% rate going into the 2004 election when Pelosi complained of that rate being too high; another socialist/liberal with no conviction of position, just like you.

You have a silly habit of claiming positions but never backing them, so typical of the do as I say not as I do clan of the left fringe.

Here is the rest of the story for the monthly numbers...for those not afraid to look.

"WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Even though much has changed the past four years, President Barack Obama begins his second term with one thing that hasn’t: the unemployment rate. When Obama first took office in January 2009, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. Today the unemployment rate is once again at 7.8 percent."

"The Labor Department said Friday that rates fell in 22 states in December and rose in 16. They were unchanged in 12."

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/01/2...

“We must stop being the stupid party. We must stop looking backward. We must stop insulting the intelligence of voters.” Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal speaking to Republican party members at the Republican National Committee’s Winter Meeting on January 24, 2013.

Speaking of choosing numbers, RetiredAirForce chose to use the same unemployment numbers, U3, that the left fringe chose to use. That's the U3 official measure of unemployment that satisfies his statement that, "Complaining over a ~6% rate while ignoring rates that are the same now as 4 years ago for our nation." A real pioneering political progressive!

Funny how the fringe pick and choose their numbers isn't it. The idea that unemployment is better now when the labor pool has shrunk is akin to ignoring what quantitative easing will mean to inflation as it increases drastically government borrowing of its own debt; what a scam.

http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS113000...

Maynard, I didn't credit Obama with the increase in gold prices or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. I used the data to dispel the comments by Bowlgal of such dire times and loss of confidence (that was over a year old). The performance of the DJIA over the last four years is not at all dire, having increased almost 72% and showing that people indeed have confidence in America and American corporations.

I don't share my investments or investment advice with strangers. But one thing I can suggest is that if you think treasury notes are going to be "safe" investments, particularly from dollar devaluation which is one of the greatest present investment threats, you'd better seek some investment advice from someone. To use a line from Paul Kangas, "The best of good buys."

Poobah: why would you credit Obama with the increase in the price of gold? Do you own a bunch? Gold prices go up as a hedge against the fear of the economy collapsing. Why would you credit Obama with the return of the stock market? It is a good thing for my 401K and IRA's but it is largely due to companies keeping their money and having larger profits instead of reinvesting it. More automation and staying leaner this time instead of getting fat, dumb, and happy like they used to when we had recessions every 3 to 5 years. I have no gold but my retirement is in the market (both in pension fund I do not control and in my own savings). No longer can collect squat in interest on CD's. As it nears the 14000 bubble, I am seriously debating selling what I can and put it into "safe" treasury notes before the next free fall. The Price of Gold and the return of high stock market levels have not corresponded to Jobs on main street. Both parties are taking care of Wall Street ... neither are taking care of Main Street IMO. As the government continues to borrow money to pay both debts and interest on the debts and the interest rates are no longer able to be kept artificially low with government intervention and inflation heats up ... I expect a major market correction. Not sure how to protect what I have saved for years when that happens. Any ideas, poobah?

Midnight_Ride, you should have proven the accuracy of your statement before you made it instead of asking me to disprove it. The data the article you cited uses is the Shadow Government Statistics alternate unemployment data. You can view the chart of the data you used at: [ http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_dat... ]

Take a look for yourself. There are SEVERAL months where unemployment declined under Obama using YOUR measure. Your claim, using even your preferred unemployment measure, is false.

Prove it. It is true, every single month. Less people in the work force every single month under Obama rule.

Midnight_Ride, the data used in the chart and graph I cited is the same data RetiredAirForce was using when he made the statement that, "Complaining over a ~6% rate while ignoring rates that are the same now as 4 years ago for our nation."

So, whatever planet I live on, is the same planet RetiredAirForce and the other 310 million Americans, with the exception of yourself apparently, live on. This measure of unemployment, like it or not, is consistently applied over the data set and is a commonly used measure. If you want to use U3, U4, U5 or any other measure, and apply it consistently, you will find your statement that, "Unemployment under Obama has increased every month he's been in office," is patently false.

What planet does poobah live on. Unemployment under Obama has increased every month he's been in office. Only they have manipulated the system to exclude all those who have completely dropped out of it.
The real unemployment rate for December 2012 is closer to 23 percent
http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/heres-the-rea...

As far as Wisconsin, it's just a reflection of the misery Obama has thrust upon the nation.
It's up to the states now to start creating laws that end federal intrusion. Although Trumpka is out there now screaming "card check".
They couldn't get it passes during Super Majority so they will ramrod it in some other way ..watch for it.

Well to no surprise the spin master miss poo is out trying to defend her hypocrisy once again....both? hahahaha.

The employment percentage number for the nation is the same now as when he first took office. I agree many other numbers have changed, more than 8 million have been removed from the job market in the past four years as well, yet your select spin has also ignored that. Expecting a left fringe lemming to have a consistent position is insane.

So, other than screw the public employees, and end up thus far, about 220,000 jobs short of your promise, exactly what have you done Scooter?

One fact is that many businesses are not hiring and even cutting hours due to the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling and Obamacare hidden costs. Temp workers are laid off after Christmas and many people are very frugal in the winter months with increased energy costs and the coming taxes due date. Property taxes and income taxes. jmo

Saying the unemployment rate is the same now as when President Obama took office is like saying the Rock River is now at the same level it was in January of 2008, while ignoring the Spring flood of 2008.

If anyone doubts the unemployment rate situation when President Obama took office near the end of January, 2009 they should take a look at the following graph and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [ http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS140000... ]

Take a look at the surging upward slope of the unemployment rate from January of 2008 to January of 2009 (the last year of the George W. Bush presidency) -- moving from 4.9% to 7.8%. In the next 4 months (the first 4 months of the Obama presidency), unemployment continued on its upward slope to 9.4%. I don't think any reasonable person would argue that a president can significantly change the direction of unemployment in the first 4 months of their presidency. The upward slope established in the last year of the Bush presidency continued for the first 8 months of the Obama presidency and then the slope reversed -- with decreasing unemployment rates. Under the Obama presidency, the unemployment trend line in the last 3 years of his first term is clearly a downward slope. Don't take my word for it; take look at the graph and data cited above.

Typical left spin by the same fringe posters here, from the do as I say not as I do left party(s). Complaining over a ~6% rate while ignoring rates that are the same now as 4 years ago for our nation. Expecting the left to have a consistent position on anything is insane.

Spedbmp25, your employer had best reconsider any blanket policy they may have on excluding applicants based on criminal background checks.

"On April 25, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC), for the first time in 25 years, updated its guidance on how employers may use criminal background checks in the hiring process. The new guidelines reaffirm that it is illegal under the Civil Rights Act for companies to exclude people from employment based on arrest or conviction records — unless the offense is directly related to the job at hand. The need for EEOC action was dire. More than 1 in 4 Americans — 65 million people — have an arrest or conviction record, leaving a significant segment of the population largely shut out of the job market. " [ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-05... ]

With the privatization of prisons, and for-profit prison corporations, we have seen a litany of new laws and stricter sentencing guidelines that serve to increase profits by increasing the number of people incarcerated at any given time. The specter of prison slave labor returning to America is real and present. Prisoners working for pennies an hour are replacing many jobs that once paid a living wage for people supporting themselves and their families.

"Prisoners, whose ranks increasingly consist of those for whom the legitimate economy has found no use, now make up a virtual brigade within the reserve army of the unemployed whose ranks have ballooned along with the U.S. incarceration rate. The Corrections Corporation of America and G4S (formerly Wackenhut), two prison privatizers, sell inmate labor at subminimum wages to Fortune 500 corporations like Chevron, Bank of America, AT&T and IBM." [ http://www.salon.com/2012/04/19/21st_cen... ]

In large part, the recruiting tactic of choice being used by the for-profit prison corporations are increasingly lengthy sentences for drug offenses.

"An article just published in the journal Pediatrics shows how the arrest rate has grown — by age 23, 30 percent of Americans have been arrested, compared with 22 percent in 1967. The increase reflects in part the considerable growth in arrests for drug offenses and domestic violence." [ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/opinio... ]

Until we address the issue of for-profit prisons and privatization of prisons, and the resulting laws and sentencing guidelines used as recruiting tools for the prison slave labor market that competes with our free market capitalism, this problem of finding employees without criminal records will continue to worsen.

Blame who you want....I blame many of those seeking employment, after we hired 7 people and they passed 2 interviews and references...all 7 failed either the drug test or background on criminal behavior that specifically turns down thief related crimes. Some failed both. So if you are not working and cannot pass a drug test it is no ones fault but your own! And if you dont already have a criminal record, dont get one! Stop wasting our time and the tax payers money! We will be adding 20 jobs over the next month and I hope we are not weeding out 7 out of 10 by self inflicted stupidity...sometimes the mirror is the best answer to some problems!

Due eny uf yue reeleyes how yure commentz looze credabilty becuase yu cant evin spel ore yuze grammer propre?

Well in my opinion I have herd nothing but excuses and frankly I am tired of the excuses. i pay my taxes just like the rest of you do and I expect results and not excuses. So let me see if I got this correct. Walker and the politicians that's democrats and republicans promised 250,000 jobs so where are the jobs. Why is it every time I turn around I hear things like this every time the new job numbers come out.m I tell you politicians this watch or back you can't deliver any better than this come next election you will be voted out. Because I can't speak for anyone else but in my opinion I don't want to here any more excuses I want and demand results.

"MooShoo
Jan 23, 2013 at 7:05 p.m.
Suggest removal Look below to TCB comment to see one of the most stupid statements ever placed on this website."

I don't think anyone can argue with your comment MooShoo...

Will the people of Wisconsin be dumb enough to elect this guy again?

Governor Walker, where are the jobs?

Some of the comments posted below would be hilarious if they weren't so tedious. Every bit of bad jobs news attracts a dozen "Thanks a lot Walker" posts. The good jobs news items are met by the same folks with derision.

Those posters who, just a couple of months ago had no concern for the unemployed since they supported the candidate who didn't either, suddenly seem so concerned with "Walker's failure" on jobs. Yeah, sure you are. You'd like nothing better than for our state to suffer dearly for having the audacity of electing and then retaining Governor Walker. How childishly pathetic of these "hate Walker" types who can find no fault with the President's woeful performance on job creation. At least the Governor is trying to create jobs, unlike the President. Still, the Governor has had some success with job creation in spite of this setback, if true, even though the federal government seems intent on doing exactly the opposite which sets up formidable obstacles for Wisconsin's efforts.

Blame Obama. Hundreds of thousands of wisconsinites left the work force in the form of Union Protestors. There is nothing to protest today ergo no job.

Well, we have open positions to offer the right person. The jobs are out there. Did you ever think that the problem here is not lack of jobs, but lack of qualified candidates, thus, large unemployment rates?

Wait, where are the Walker Jobs????

Ok Scotty, where are those hundered thousandf jobs you promised? Not happening as promised. Its looking bleaker everyday your in office yet you want to give thousands of dollars to minority businesses. And we know who the minority are. Shame on you! Thank god elections will be comin soon. You need to go!

Bowlgal said, "It's sad really those who relish bad news in Wisconsin while the nation is so much worse under Obama."

No more sad than those who relish bad news on the national level while waving their Tea Party flag as Walker continues to damage Wisconsin.

What, no comments on your errant claim about unemployment being up in every county and city and your use of 433 day old polling data that is no longer accurate?

Unemployment was at 6.6%, below the national level. No apology for that, and thank you, Governor Walker.

And yet Wisconsin's unemployment rate is still below the national Obama average. And that doesn't even include those nationwide who have simple just given up.

It's sad really those who relish bad news in Wisconsin while the nation is so much worse under Obama.

Bowlgal said, "Unemployment is up in every city, county, most states/country."

Every city and county? That's not true and if you had taken the time to read the article you should know that. "All but two of the state’s 72 counties had an increase. Only Menominee and Kenosha counties saw rates drop in December."

And the article you cited to back up your claim that "People are less optimistic about the future. The lowest since 1979..." is 433 days old. It was published on November 17, 2011! Good grief...

But speaking about things that are up, let's look at the Dow Jones Industrial Index and the price of gold under the Obama administration.

The Dow Jones Industrial Index has gone from 7,949 to 13,650 from the day Obama was first inaugurated on January 20, 2009 until his second inauguration on January 21, 2013. That's an increase of 71.7% in four years.

Gold has gone from $863 per ounce to $1,688 per ounce from the day Obama was first inaugurated on January 20, 2009 until his second inauguration on January 21, 2013. That's an increase of 97.9% in four years.

Walker must still believe as the loser Karl Rove....

"The source of the term is a quotation in an October 17, 2004, The New York Times Magazine article by writer Ron Suskind, quoting an unnamed aide to George W. Bush (later attributed to Karl Rove):

The aide said that guys like me were "in what we call the reality-based community," which he defined as people who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality." ... "That's not the way the world really works anymore," he continued. "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors…and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality-bas...

Unemployment is up in every city, county, most states/country.

People are less optimistic about the future. The lowest since 1979 and yet we are still to believe Barack Obama was elected without corruption. It's too weird for words.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/201...

that cant be true govenor walker claims there are plenty of jobs he has bought to wisconsin

Great article that you cited, fordfan. Thanks! I think Walker should focus his attention on developing a plan to add 250,000 new jobs and 10,000 new businesses instead of a new method of measuring unemployment. We already have many ways of measuring unemployment and it seems Walker takes his pick of them based on which one produces the best numbers for any given time period.

Can anyone describe the details of Walker's plan to add 250,000 new jobs and 10,000 new businesses? What are the salient points of that plan?

Haven't you guys learned anything from WL?
When unemployment goes up, it's Obama's fault.
When unemployment goes down, it's to Walker's credit.

yada - you may well be right....

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/187...

"Unemployment Rates Increase In 70 WI Counties"

http://www.channel3000.com/news/Unemploy...

Scott Walker is the man to Blame - No Jobs - Just an ALEC agenda and taking away the rights of hard working union people. Where are the jobs Scott Walker? Time for Walker to FAKE more statistics so he can continue on as the worst Gov. ever in WI history.

Wislady this is for you. Statewide unemployment in December was 6.6 percent. The data is based on monthly unemployment insurance claims and a survey of about 1,450 households. Now what about those not on UE and not included in (low household count)survey without jobs? Hmmmm

poobah: The flood of jobs in the entire country except a couple of hotspots including North Dakota is most unimpressive. 8+ million less jobs than 4 years ago. Automation, outsourcing (including service jobs that can be done overseas via internet), companies getting lean and staying that way where in the past they would go back to being fat, dumb, and happy until the next recession when we had them every 3-5 years. Lots of reasons and lots of blame to go around to all sides at both the state and national level. Our Mainstream Media certainly helped over the last decades by bad mouthing American companies and products (one example was CBS rigging Chevy truck gas tank to catch on fire) and now suddenly are preaching Buy American but the manufacturing jobs are gone and not coming back. Wish I was younger but glad I am not competing in today's job market even with a Master's degree. Sadly my children are and grandchildren will be. Fortunately all the children have jobs but only the one with a welding degree from MATC could readily move across the country and find good paying work. The ones with bachelor degrees would be harder put to find replacement jobs.

Thanks Scott for all the employment opportunities you have in created in Wisconsin. I applaud you, in keeping your word on these 250,000 jobs.

So Mr. Governor and to are elected politicians. Where are these 250,000 jobs at that you guys promised to create. you politicians cant deliver any better than that then come next election will elect someone that will create jobs and enforce our laws but I for one have had enough of the excuses because that's all I have herd nothing but excuses and I am tired of it.

This must be part of Scooter's 250K jobs reduction plan.

"Your assumptions are the windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile or the light won't come in." - Alan Alda

The flood of new jobs under Walker's jobs agenda is most unspectacular.

I assume I can raise a family on all employers hourly/ salery wage. Glad to hear your hiring saxcat.

While the posters are sure to jump all over this, I have a story to share....I usually post my job ads as "send resume only". These posts always receive nearly a hundred responses in the first week. Recently I posted an ad as "apply in person only". I had about 12 people come in and apply. Make your own assumptions....