Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Steve Kagen, The Job Slayer

"Me lady, I shall slay those evil companies right out of Wisconsin."

From the Green Bay Press about the Northeastern Wisconsin Global Trade Conference at held in Green Bay.

"Wisconsin's exports increased by 9.2 percent to $20.6 billion in 2008, according to the state Department of Commerce."
Area is a player in global trade | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette

Looks like many jobs in the kingdom to me.
The top trading partners were Canada ($6.4 billion), Mexico ($1.7 billion) and China ($1.2 billion).

Wisconsin seems to do well with thy neighbors.
MacDonald said exports account for $260 million of Appleton Paper's $1 billion in revenue.

$1 billion, evil paper companies! Our knight from the 8th comes to the rescue.
Kagen said the United States should renegotiate trade agreement with a goal of getting balanced trade with other countries.

Page, bring me my sword and I will kill those jobs in Wisconsin
Kagen said the United States should get other countries to adapt its values in regard to such things as labor laws and environmental protection, so all are playing by the same rules.

But me lord, besides the extra tariffs from Mexico will not Canada throw us extra taxes on the 6.4 billion dollars worth of parchment Appleton Papers ships to them? Need not worry me lady, if it's a trade war they ask, I shall cut off their head and give it to you.

What happens when more jobs are lost to the parchment industry in Wisconsin.

Sir Knight Steve Kagen will say anything and vote for anything to slay jobs in Wisconsin.

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