This is a little writing or perhaps I should say ranting I did this last Saturday (02/04/2012).
I've got today's Wisconsin State Journal in hand. Time for a whole bunch of gripes.
Gripe #1
$4 million bribe to Spectrum Brands apparently the best they can get
About
a week to two weeks ago we learned that Spectrum Brands has decided to
move their headquarters from Madison to Middleton and that they would
get $4 million from the State to do so. Today Chris Rickert tells us
that Spectrum wanted $15 to $20 million (for a company barely out of
bankruptcy and with losses the last two years) to stay in Wisconsin. To
me these are the words you should take from
the Rickert column, "Modern corporate site searches strike me as
something of a cross between mafia -like extortion - give us money or
you get hurt (economically) - and a CIA covert operation complete with
code names - "Project Infared," in Spectrum's case." And you fine
citizens of this State and Country think that this is ok? You don't
think that is slimy and dirty?
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