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State spends millions for 202 new jobs (Wisconsin)
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^ | 02/11/2012 | Kathleen Gallagher/Mark Johnson

Posted on 02/13/2012 9:40:30 AM PST by JRios1968

A state-subsidized investment program yielded huge returns for three out-of-state financial firms and their partners while netting just 202 new jobs for Wisconsin, at a cost of more than $247,000 per job, a Journal Sentinel analysis has found.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: investment; jobs
The important point, which the J-S tries to hide as they attempt to smear Governor Scott Walker, is that this was a program sponsored and approved by...DemocRATS.
1 posted on 02/13/2012 9:40:37 AM PST by JRios1968
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Wisconsin list PING!!!


2 posted on 02/13/2012 9:42:34 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: JRios1968

Hopefully Walker will move to end this program.


3 posted on 02/13/2012 10:00:17 AM PST by Terabitten (I'd rather have one Walker than fourteen runners.)
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To: JRios1968; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; TaMoDee; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; ...

Wisconsin Jobs Ping

If you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list, please FReep Mail me.


4 posted on 02/13/2012 10:09:49 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: JRios1968

Change you can believe in!


5 posted on 02/13/2012 10:18:51 AM PST by Darteaus94025
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To: JRios1968

Heck, that’s nothing. Connecticut is ponying up $300 Million for a bioscience center at UCONN that’s projected to create 300 jobs within 10 years. That’s a million bucks a job baby!


6 posted on 02/13/2012 10:25:18 AM PST by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: Jack of all Trades
That’s a million bucks a job baby!

I'll take one.

7 posted on 02/13/2012 10:38:57 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorists savages.)
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