Not everyone voted against the Mercury proposal. There were some people with intelligence who knew better. It’s sort of like us Freepers getting screwed because an ignorant majority of people voted for zero.
I feel bad for the state of Wisconsin, my real home state. I left Wisconsin for Tennessee years ago. When I left, I never envisioned how ignorant the unions and government would become (and many of the people too). Do they not realize they have inflicted financial wounds upon themselves? Do they not understand that business is not done in a vacuum? Doyle is like Obama...he has accelerated the demise of the state.
Unfortunately, I do not see Wisconsin recovering for 20 years. They just don’t get it. And as a “native”, it’s really sad.
Well, I am originally from NY .. how bad is that ? Left 40+ years ago. There are good people there, too (hard as that may be to imagine).
But in moving to VA, I came to love and respect the local culture which is so disdained up North. I.e., “Do they wear shoes down there?” isn’t my idea of humor.
Too many transplants lately have no respect for, much less understanding of, why these more conservative states are not quite the basket cases the rust belt states have become.