tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post8723044591285964151..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Local Wisconsin roads continue to fall apart, will Madison help them at all?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-91403608874433393002017-04-14T06:36:12.228-05:002017-04-14T06:36:12.228-05:00Oh, I was right there with you. Just pointing out ...Oh, I was right there with you. Just pointing out the fallacy that wage-suppression is going to help solve this problem...or any other one in this stateJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-80088594129762358582017-04-13T21:51:32.470-05:002017-04-13T21:51:32.470-05:00"We need to do it of course to help reduce ou..."We need to do it of course to help reduce our transportation deficit."<br /><br />I sometimes forget that sarcasm doesn't come across so great in this medium.<br />Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427829158996224733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-42633424495768842072017-04-13T20:54:06.620-05:002017-04-13T20:54:06.620-05:00Yeah, not seeing how wage-suppression is going to ...Yeah, not seeing how wage-suppression is going to save the $450 million a year that they need to make something up. But the fact that Koch-funded Icki McKenna was trying to prop this should tell you something. Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-73402049345465855722017-04-12T13:25:17.105-05:002017-04-12T13:25:17.105-05:00I see the Leg is going to try again to kill the re...I see the Leg is going to try again to kill the remainder of the prevailing wage law. That feels like the other shoe dropping.<br /><br />We need to do it of course to help reduce our transportation deficit. I heard Vicki McKenna carping on this last night while driving home. There was something in there about veterans too, but the connection seemed very murky.<br /><br />Pretty consistent theme among conservatives here - people just cost too much. Between safety, the environment, health care and the minimum wage - how will the likes of John Menard and Diane Hendricks possibly manage?<br /><br />Maybe another 40 years of stagnant wages will wake people up.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427829158996224733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-70176867403287357642017-04-11T12:55:59.408-05:002017-04-11T12:55:59.408-05:00Thanks for adding that in. And with all the rain a...Thanks for adding that in. And with all the rain and temperature changes, I cant see this getting any better in the next few months.<br /><br /> By the way, <a href="http://www.wpr.org/transportation-shakeup-leaves-local-governments-wondering-whats-next" rel="nofollow"> Shawn Johnson at WPR has a similar story today </a> about how local govts are up in the air about funding after the JFC's moveJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-58057532956546403732017-04-11T09:17:15.401-05:002017-04-11T09:17:15.401-05:00Just checked out the American Society of Civil En...Just checked out the American Society of Civil Engineer's latest infrastructure report card, which says driving on roads in need of repair costs each Wisconsin driver $637 annually (national average is $533 a year) for additional vehicle maintenance--27% of our 80,338 miles of public roads are rated in poor condition. Also, 1,232 of 14,230 of our bridges are structurally deficient.<br /><br />This certainly can't be helping our economy grow, or serving the needs of its citizens. The Fitzwalkerstan crew will soon pay the price for their negligence.<br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-30194320418573483442017-04-11T08:31:44.780-05:002017-04-11T08:31:44.780-05:00There must be a political cost for this level of f...There must be a political cost for this level of failure. This isn't even what you'd call a progressive agenda - heck, this used to be a core Republican point.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427829158996224733noreply@blogger.com