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Milwaukee Area Continues to Lose Jobs

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The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that the four-county Milwaukee area had 10,300 fewer jobs than in September 2007 — a 1.2% slide and the biggest year-to-year drop since 2003.

September marked the 11th month in a row that the Milwaukee area had lost jobs from the year before, the longest downward streak since a slide of 38 consecutive months that started in April 2001.

Posted by Owen at 0708 hrs
Economy + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

1. Just wait until they pass that sick day proposal. This will look like a trickle.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 0754 hrs
   
   
   

2. Good point about the sick day proposal - I guess if there isn’t a job to go to, that kind of solves the issue of staying home to care of your sick child that day.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 0818 hrs
   
   
   

3. Oh. joy. Now they will have to raise taxes, because they need to cover that lost by the people no longer working. Therefore, more people will lose their jobs and taxes will have to be raised again. Therefore…...

   Now do you understand why cutting taxes actually raises revenue?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 0906 hrs
   
   
   

4. Now do you understand why cutting taxes actually raises revenue?

   Har.  Don’t kid yourself.  Remember, only the “rich” pay taxes.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1013 hrs
   
   
   

5. The real rich pay almost no taxes.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1058 hrs
   
   
   

6. Really?

   http://perotcharts.com/category/taxation-charts/page/8/

   Posted by Owen on October 23, 2008 at 1110 hrs
   
   
   

7. Can anyone say Fair Tax?

   Completely consumption - not income - based.  That way the “rich” pay more because they buy more.  No more loopholes.  That way Warren Buffett can say he pays more than his secretary…..

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1139 hrs
   
   
   

8. Bill,

   You are a fool

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1143 hrs
   
   
   

9. That is a great link to follow!  I highly recommend it to anyone looking for facts - all 9 charts are very informative.  I’ve seen some of the charts here & there, but this is the first time I have found them all at one place.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1144 hrs
   
   
   

10. You don’t have to have income to be rich.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1302 hrs
    
    
    

11. Here’s something interesting about sick leave referendum, from Mayor Barrett:

    http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date;=10/23/2008&id;=47940

    THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2008, 2:02 p.m.
    By Georgia Pabst

    Barrett opposes sick leave referendum

    “I am concerned that this ordinance, passed only in the city of Milwaukee, would put us at a competitive disadvantage and counter our efforts to attract new investment and expansion of Milwaukee business,” he said.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 23, 2008 at 1420 hrs
    
    
    

12. That is so sad. Is it just Milwaukee or is it happening in many places?

    Posted by che of teak furniture on October 24, 2008 at 0439 hrs
    
    
    

13. Is it just Milwaukee or is it happening in many places?

    Below is some data from our government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Don’t call me a google monkey.

    http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm

    Between August and September 2008, 10 states and the District of Columbia
    registered statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were
    decreases.  The statistically significant job losses occurred in Michigan
    (-28,300), Georgia (-22,300), Louisiana (-17,500), South Carolina (-14,800),
    Arizona and Kentucky (-13,200 each), Washington (-12,900), Wisconsin (-12,400),
    the District of Columbia (-8,500), Oregon (-7,300), and Idaho (-4,900).

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on October 24, 2008 at 1246 hrs
    
    
    

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