Wisconsin has been a leader in Voucher schools for years and has been constantly attacked by the teachers unions, liberal politicians, and national unions and liberals to wreck the progress our choice and charter schools have been making. We brought our Woodstock Business Conference group to Milwaukee College Prep charter school in Milwaukee for an…
Dan Knodl
Avoiding DC’s Fate by Addressing Waste in Wisconsin
By Dan Knodl It was reported last week that our gross national debt (loans, social security, etc.) surpassed $15.2 trillion. This is important because it is the same as another important figure, the amount of total goods and services the US economy produces annually. What really alarms me is that some federal politicians seemed to…
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Hope for Political Representation For Small Business People
Let’s face it. Small business people have not had any true or significant representation at any level of government, at least over the course of my small business ownership career. Yes, political lip service correctly touts small business as the engine of the economy. But that’s where it stops. Income tax and healthcare policy ruthlessly…
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Management of Environmental, Safety & Health Inc.
William Gooding MS, CHMM, RSD, CSE, CHRM, LFSM, Managing Director 2630 W Fourth St Appleton, WI 54914 • 920.209.5905 • wgooding.mesh@new,rr.com MESH inc. was founded 15 years ago under that premise that companies with fewer than 250 employees needed access to professional environmental, safety and health support at a known cost-effective rate. The model provides…
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State Unemployment Rates Show Illinois, California in Bad Shape
The tax-and-destroy policies of Illinois and California, coupled with the massive public union pandering in both states got me wondering about respective unemployment rates, state by state. Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Nov. 2011 Rank State Rate 1. NORTH DAKOTA 3.4 2. NEBRASKA 4.1 3. SOUTH DAKOTA 4.3 4. NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.2…
Paul Driessen
American energy can jump-start US recovery
Tapping abundant US deposits would create jobs and restore prosperity By Paul Driessen Our nation’s economic growth may finish an anemic 2% on the year. Faced with looming taxes and regulations, few companies are expanding, hiring or buying equipment. More than 14 million Americans are unemployed, excluding the nearly 9 million who have been forced…