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How surprising is it that Koch-fueled Walker turned down big Federal bucks:
It didn't get a lot of press two Milwaukee bloggers noted it but Talgo, the Spain- and U.S.-based train manufacturer, closed its factory on Milwaukee's north side last week and moved the last of its train sets out of town. They will probably be sold to Michigan.
The irony is that here was a manufacturing company that was enticed to Wisconsin thanks to a bundle of federal dollars but was chased away by a new governor who professed his main interest was creating jobs and making Wisconsin friendly to business. Yes, go figure.
Instead, he kissed goodbye several hundred jobs that would have been created in one of Milwaukee's poorer neighborhoods and gave the federal government back $810 million that was to pay for expanding passenger rail service from Milwaukee to Madison and create roughly 4,000 construction jobs to boot.
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Scott Wanker has allowed his politics to rot his brain. I can't imagine what political advantage a move like this gives him. He's just freaking stupid.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)It's the advantage of having a compliant press.
tea and oranges
(396 posts)is that the Koch's, who own Walker, are against trains or any other mode of transportation that doesn't use oil.
Michigander_Life
(549 posts)But let this be a lesson: do not elect radical republicans; bad things will happen.
Stuart G
(38,365 posts)That asshole also turned down hundreds of millions in federal funds for a rail network. I sure hope both of them get theirs this November.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)How does the governor veto such a measure.
dhill926
(16,234 posts)are going to hammer him relentlessly over this...
tea and oranges
(396 posts)but haven't we been continually amazed by what the Dems neglect to mention?
If you read the whole article, Talgo is suing the state of Wisconsin. This will cost the state big-time & leave commuters w/o train service they really need come winter.
dhill926
(16,234 posts)ah well .
Cha
(295,927 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)tea and oranges
(396 posts)if they run a true Dem & not some corporatist swine passing as a Dem.