tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post83268777546727939..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Why would Northwoods legislators hurt Northwoods tourism?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-18071171835626402092015-05-25T18:02:50.230-05:002015-05-25T18:02:50.230-05:00Bob- Those are very good points. I've gone up ...Bob- Those are very good points. I've gone up to my Uncle's cabin in Vilas County for 25 years and have had jobs where I've traveled the state, but I haven't lived there, so I don't have that perspective.<br /><br /> I agree that it can be spun as "economic development vs outsiders", which plays into the "divide and conquer" plan. But that's a short-term strategy with jobs that come and go, and with work-for-less on the books, they likely won't pay all that much these days.<br /><br /> And real sportsmen and women value the beauty and availability of their spaces , and don't want outside businesspeople making the rules for their community, and screwing up their schools. This is where the Dems should hammer hard on people like Taconite Tom Tiffany. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-29490010617676679282015-05-25T12:24:02.805-05:002015-05-25T12:24:02.805-05:00Jake, I don't know if you've spent much ti...Jake, I don't know if you've spent much time there. I've been visiting that area off and on for over 4 decades. Many of the voters in that area resent the tourists and part-year residents (hint - "FIB"). The yearlong residents are mainly older. They feel that it's "their" land (even the state land) and that they should be left alone to do with it what they want.<br /><br />And in all fairness, the tourism jobs don't pay that well. Blue-collar jobs (such as logging) do, and they're about the only good jobs in the area. The republicans have effectively played this as a Madison/Illinois interests = Democrats vs. local-interests-we-know-best, even as they strip local control. <br /><br />The Democratic Party needs to find a way to make inroads against these arguments. I'm sure that more emphasis on social media will do the job. /snarkBob Ettellofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393808313917700956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-59061034342894644602015-05-25T11:24:31.926-05:002015-05-25T11:24:31.926-05:00Crazy how republican voters support politicians th...Crazy how republican voters support politicians that pass legislation that results in damage to their own interests. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com