Posted on 08/21/2015 3:53:06 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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Scott Walker - 44
Hillary Clinton - 41
Not Sure - 15
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Scott Walker - 50
Donald Trump - 43
Not Sure - 6
Does it really surprise you that North Carolina would go for the Republican over the Democrat?
This will change once they really start campaigning in some of these states.
I’ve never lived in a state with an efficient government. I thought the idea was to reduce the role of government, not simply redirect it to the states. Redirecting programs through the states doesn’t really reduce the money flowing from taxpayers through the feds, the massive redistribution, or the ability of the feds to control the states through controlling their purse strings—it actually increases that.
But that seems to be what all GOP governors advocate.
So Walker would increase regulation of how companies compensate their employees, but do it in a way that actually could be more intrusive than having to channel some of their pay through any overtime worked.
Under the Walker plan government would be dictating that businesses have to allow employees more time off of their jobs. That really could affect staffing, leading to having to train and hire more people for certain positions, etc.
Break federal employee unions like he did Wisconsin ones.
Since you don't know the plan, you'll be more informed when the details come out.
Oh, but did you forget to post?
Trump of course leads in North Carolinians’ choice for president at 24%. Walker is in a three-way tie for sixth, with Fiorina and Huck, at 6%.
It doesn’t take a “plan” for employers to give employees comp time voluntarily—they are already free to do that.
It only takes a government plan if you’re going to mandate it—which is exactly what I responded to. The details (e.g., easing or exempting the requirement for a certain size of smaller business) doesn’t really make a difference (other than being unfair, giving businesses an incentive not to grow, and imposing the burden on somewhat fewer employers.)
What's your plan?
What is your candidate's plan?
WALKER: “...... But I’d rather go in the other direction, the direction of greater flexibility, to allow “comp time” instead of overtime — if the employee wants it......
That’s the only thing it could mean. Comp time in compensation for those employees working overtime, if part of a government plan or initiative or whatever is mandated. At best, it could be a choice of the Obama pay requirement or Walker’s comp time—buy that’s still more government intrusion in free market hiring in business.
Well, when there is more information we’ll discuss it further.
Who’s your candidate? Cruz? Trump? Carson?
Depending on how things develop, Trump/Cruz is my ticket.
My order in the field right now goes about like this:
Trump
Cruz
Jindal
Carson
Walker
—move to newly conservative Canada.
Okay. Thanks.
Are you a lost Hillary! supporter? I only ask, because you’re using Democratic Party talking points.
If you want to be informed and not be a useful tool for the Left, educate yourself.
April 23, 2015 [Forbes] As The Fed Prepares To Tighten, Which States Have Already Reached Full Employment? ~~Wisconsin among the first states to reach full-employment in the Midwest along with energy-focused states~~
“....The Midwestern economy can generally be divided into states with a significant energy presence that have benefitted from the innovation of horizontal drilling and those that have not and are more focused on manufacturing.
States that have benefitted from the technological advance have arguably seen their natural rates of unemployment fall. For example, the unemployment rates during March of South Dakota (3.5%), North Dakota (3.1%), and Minnesota (3.7%) are well below the national average of 5.5%.
The manufacturing focused states in the Midwest however tell a very different story of a mixed economic recovery. For instance, the unemployment rates of Illinois (6.0%), Indiana (5.8%) and Michigan (5.6%) remain above the national average of 5.5%. Arguably these states have a fair amount of slack in their respective labor markets, especially when considering the decline in their respective labor force participation rates since the Great Recession.
One outlier in the manufacturing branch of the Midwestern economy is Wisconsin that has not only an unemployment of 4.6% (well below the national unemployment rate of 5.5%), but also a labor force participation rate of 68.4% well above the national rate of 62.7%.
An important analytical caveat is when a states like Wisconsin approach or attain full-employment, job growth will likely slow to be more in line with population growth. It’s important to note that the U.S. economy needs to add 80,000 jobs per month according to a paper by Chicago Fed economists Dan Aaronson and Scott Brave simply to keep up with population growth and maintain the same employment rate as the previous month. Some reports have confused this principle in attempting to misuse data to direct political attacks toward Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, using 12-month job growth as the only metric in measuring the state’s economy, ignoring the unemployment gap (relative to full-employment) and labor force participation, two of the most popular metrics preferred by economists when assessing the state of the labor market.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-closer-look-at-scott-walkers-record-on-jobs-1430688558
May 3, 2015 [WSJ] A Closer Look at Scott Walker’s Record on Jobs “Wisconsin ranks 40th in the nation for job growth, or so says a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Many in the media and political circles pounced on the release as evidence that the policies of Republican Gov. Scott Walker, a potential presidential candidate, have left the Badger State trailing much of the nation.
But the report failed to give sufficient context to Wisconsin’s job growth. The BLS, along with other reports touting similar results, ranked states based on how much private employment increased over a year.
Why might Wisconsin’s employment increase seem modest? One reason could be that more Wisconsinites than people in many other states already had jobs, which they did. Another wrinkle comes from factors like the energy boom in the upper plains states. In states like Wisconsin not so blessed with shale, job growth can seem comparatively slow.
Let’s look at Wisconsin’s employment growth since Mr. Walker took office. Since February 2011, Wisconsin’s employable population has grown by about 100,000 people, but the number of people employed increased by about 135,000. That means employment outpaced population growth significantly..........
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