Wisconsin: Republicans Celebrate Governor Doyle's Job Numbers

[Scuba]

http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/2013/05/republicans-celebrate-governor-doyles.html

On Thursday, Scott Walker and the Republicans and the corporate media were celebrating the job numbers that came out:

Wisconsin gained 62,072 private-sector jobs between December 2010 and December 2012, the state Department of Workforce Development said Thursday. The count, based on a set of employment data considered to be the most reliable, had Republicans applauding the performance of Gov. Scott Walker.

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To understand what I am getting at, look at the first half of the first sentence I cited above: "Wisconsin gained 62,072 private-sector jobs between December 2010 and December 2012..." Walker wasn't even sworn into office until January 2011, so already they are using a month of data from the Doyle era.

Secondly, look at the actual job numbers for all of 2011:



As the gentle reader can plainly see, job growth was indeed growing at a healthy clip during the first six months of Walker's term. But this was all before Walker's policies and budget were in place or had a chance to take effect. The job growth during the time that Doyle's budget and policies were still in effect is around 30,000 jobs - about half of the total Walker is claiming to have created.

[madrchsod]

1. just read that article on facebook....

no matter how hard he tries ,cotty still can`t hide the bitter truth..he`s incompetent.

[Half-Century Man]

2. Oh He's special

Scott Walker's plan for the poor, sick, and elderly in Wisconsin, make life so miserable they become refugees to other states.


Jobs huh. Okay answer this,
Number of jobs at full time w/benefits.
Number of Jobs sorted by pay ranges.
Number of public sector jobs transfered to private sector which stayed in Wisconsin (social services outsourced out of state with high unemployment...go Wisconsin).
Number of permanent jobs.
Number of jobs per county.

[Scuba]

3. And number of jobs given to political cronies (include repeats at WEDC).

[Half-Century Man]

4. More suggestions to the list?

This sort of information should accompany all employment data

[Jimbo S]

5. Excellent graphic

It's too easy to forget his first budget took affect six months after inauguration.

[47of74]

6. Our local paper never misses a chance to kiss teabag hinder

I live in Dubuque and our local paper never misses a chance to kiss teabag hinder - such as that of Walker. Along with our own illustrious Governor Branstad - who would have Koch/Walkerized Iowa if the Iowa Senate was in GOP hands. They're going about the same 62,000 job number that has the GOP all excited in Wisconsin.

[Scuba]

7. So one question then ...

Is Rings still serving those great onion rings?

I spent most of 1969 chasing Clarke co-eds.

[47of74]

8. Unfortunately Rings is long gone

Rings was torn down in the early 90s along with all of the other homes and businesses along Dodge Street from the river to Grandview. This was so Highway 20 could be widened and the grade reduced on the road to make it safer and eliminate a bunch of at grade intersections and traffic lights.