In one post you are whining about a "fiscal fucking nightmare", in another you are whining about budget cuts killing jobs. You're a loser and an imbecile.
tylamonroe wrote:And now a word from WI...
But don't worry. Joe will be able to spin it and not say anything stupid.
Wisconsin company announces layoffs ahead of Biden arrival
October 25, 2012 | 6:43 pm
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OSHKOSH, Wis. - Bad news will greet Vice President Joe Biden when he arrives in Wisconsin Thursday night. Hours earlier, Oshkosh's largest employer announced that it will lay off 450 employees in January.
Oshkosh Corp., a truck manufacturer with Pentagon contracts, blamed the "difficult decisions" on looming cuts to the nation's defense budget.
"As Oshkosh and others in the defense industry have discussed on numerous occasions, domestic military vehicle production volumes will decline significantly in 2013 due to the reduction in U.S. defense budgets and the fact that military spending is returning to peacetime levels," the company said in a statement. "Unfortunately, these economic factors require Oshkosh to rebalance its defense production workforce starting in January 2013."
The company said the layoffs were not tied to the looming budget cuts set to take effect in January. And it will still have about 3,500 employees in its Oshkosh-based defense division after the job cuts.
The news came hours ahead of Biden's campaign appearance in the city on Friday morning. President Obama carried Winnebago County in 2008, but area Republicans said they believe Mitt Romney will be competitive here on Election Day.
Statewide tracking polls show that while Obama's lead has slipped, he maintains a slight advantage over Romney in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
FiveThirtyEight Projections Dem Rep Margin
Polling average 49.9 45.7 Obama +4.2
Adjusted polling average 49.4 46.0 Obama +3.4
State fundamentals 50.2 43.7 Obama +6.5
Now-cast 49.5 45.7 Obama +3.8
Projected vote share ±3.7 51.6 47.7 Obama +3.9
Chance of winning Obama 85% Romney 15%
Polls 538 WT. Date Dem Rep Margin
PPP 10/24 51.0 45.0 Obama +6.0
Angus Reid 10/20 48.0 43.0 Obama +5.0
Grove 10/18 47.0 44.0 Obama +3.0
Rasmussen 10/18 50.0 48.0 Obama +2.0
Mason-Dixon 10/17 48.0 46.0 Obama +2.0
NBC/Marist 10/17 51.0 45.0 Obama +6.0
Pulse Opinion Research 10/15 50.0 47.0 Obama +3.0
Marquette U. 10/14 49.0 48.0 Obama +1.0
YouGov 10/11 51.0 47.0 Obama +4.0
Rasmussen 10/9 51.0 49.0 Obama +2.0
The New York Times/Quinnipiac 10/9 50.0 47.0 Obama +3.0
Pulse Opinion Research 10/8 50.0 46.0 Obama +4.0
PPP 10/6 49.0 47.0 Obama +2.0
Pulse Opinion Research 10/1 51.0 44.0 Obama +7.0
Marquette U. 9/30 53.0 42.0 Obama +11.0