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tea and oranges

(396 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 02:42 PM Jun 2014

In Under Reported News - Scott Walker Scuttles Train Deal

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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In Under Reported News - Scott Walker Scuttles Train Deal (Original Post) tea and oranges Jun 2014 OP
That's just stupid. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #1
If it doesn't get any press, it doesn't hurt him... Wounded Bear Jun 2014 #3
All I can imagine tea and oranges Jun 2014 #9
I feel bad for my Wisconsonite brothers Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #2
The Florida Governor did the same thing.. Stuart G Jun 2014 #4
Didn't Florida voters pass a referendum to build that? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #6
please tell me the Democrats…. dhill926 Jun 2014 #5
Wish I Could tea and oranges Jun 2014 #7
you would think the ads would write themselves... dhill926 Jun 2014 #8
yeah, he's a stupid kochroach. Cha Jun 2014 #10
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #11
Tell me the Dems are going to beat him this election. nt IronLionZion Jun 2014 #12
They might tea and oranges Jun 2014 #13

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
1. That's just stupid.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 02:53 PM
Jun 2014

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.

tea and oranges

(396 posts)
9. All I can imagine
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 11:06 PM
Jun 2014

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)
2. I feel bad for my Wisconsonite brothers
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 02:56 PM
Jun 2014

But let this be a lesson: do not elect radical republicans; bad things will happen.

Stuart G

(38,365 posts)
4. The Florida Governor did the same thing..
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 02:58 PM
Jun 2014

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.

tea and oranges

(396 posts)
7. Wish I Could
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 03:11 PM
Jun 2014

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.

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