Why Scott Walker’s Job Record Is So Embarrassing

[hue]

http://www.progressive.org/why-scott-walker-job-record-is-so-embarrassing

When he ran for governor in 2010, Scott Walker vowed to create 250,000 jobs in his first term. But he must be regretting that promise today.

Wisconsin retains a job deficit of 156,300 according to the Center on Wisconsin Strategies, a progressive think-tank at UW-Madison. That deficit includes 71,900 jobs lost since the recession plus an additional 84,400 jobs needed to keep pace with population growth.

Wisconsin ranked 44th in private-sector job growth even by the economic measure selectively used by Walker, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Wisconsin fell from 41st and 37th in the previous two quarterly reports.

While wages for US workers fell 1.1% last year, the situation in Wisconsin was even worse, with wages falling at double that rate, a loss of 2.2%. This wage decrease heightens growing inequality in Wisconsin: “Between 1996 and 2010, the bottom 40 percent of Wisconsin earners experienced an average decrease of $2,407 in their adjusted gross income, measured in 2012 dollars,” according to COWS and the Wisconsin Budget Project. “The top fifth of income tax filers saw an increase in earnings of more than $17,000 over this period.”

The picture is likely to become even grimmer: Wisconsin is projected to rank 49th in job creation in the coming year, according to projections by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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I highly doubt Walker even gives his broken promises a passing thought. He follows ALEC's agenda and really DOESN'T CARE.

[Turbineguy]

1. Well.....

he's a pretty embarrassing guy...

[mokawanis]

2. I don't think he cares

I think all he cares about is furthering his political career by pleasing his masters. He's perfectly fine with trashing the working class for the benefit of those at the upper income levels, and he'd be happy to leave Wisconsin in ruins if he could "move on up" and get nominated for VP or Pres.

[charmay]

3. Agree!

His budget reads like a GOP primary.

[midnight]

4. K&R...