Nancy Skinner on Fox News on Sunday, 2-20-11, discussing protests in Wisconsin

[SharonRB]

Run time: 09:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCVHoJxMHY4   Posted on YouTube: February 21, 2011 By YouTube Member: nancyskinnerlive Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 21, 2011 By DU Member: SharonRB Views on DU: 1447

 
Nancy goes on America's News HQ on Sunday, February 20, 2011, to discuss the protests going on in Wisconsin against Gov. Walker's budget plan that will cut benefits and pay for state employees, as well as hurt their ability to collectively bargain. During the conversation, Nancy talks about how Michigan governor Rick Snyder has put a debilitating cap on Michigan's film incentive program.

[babylonsister]

1. She's a real trooper; she must have to shower post haste after

going there.

[SharonRB]

3. She certainly feels like she has to sometimes

Wow -- look at all those hearts! Lots of someones love you.

How are you doing?

:hi:

[glowing]

2. I can't even listen... It's lies lies lies from fox

[SnakeEyes]

4. MI's film incentive program is not a net gain

That money needs to go to programs with a net gain. It should be going directly to the people in need.

[AlbertCat]

8. MI's film incentive program is not a net gain

Living in NC and having worked in film a lot, I'd say scrap it. When most films come here, they bring in everyone from LA except the grunt work. I learned quickly, if I wanted to do anything that paid well in NC, I'd have to move to LA 1st.

[SharonRB]

9. You're wrong. It is definitely a net gain.

A study was just released today that showed that every $1 the state puts into the film industry, the economy gets $6 back. We're collecting stories from people who will be affected if this goes through and have almost 2,000 now. It's unbelievable how many people these incentives are helping -- in all kinds of jobs and businesses. We need this industry badly or thousands of people will leave the state.

If you're interested, check out www.rickswrong.com and our facebook page at www.facebook.com/tellrick.

[shotten99]

5. No shit. We've lost our industrial base since 1960.

They kind of left out the obvious decline in union membership.

Fast food and convenience stores are non-union and these are the jobs that replaced manufacturing.

[Enthusiast]

6. Sort of strange that

this nation would voluntarily scrap the great advantage we had in WWII.

I guess once there are NO environmental laws, no collective bargaining agreements, low low wages and no workers rights to speak of, we will have all the manufacturing we want.

[JHB]

7. Not strange at all, once you consider how the incentives...

...have been arranged.

Highly progressive income taxation favored building wealth (at high levels) by building asset value, and worked against rapid liquidation and speculation.

Once the top income brackets were removed, it was easier to play market games than to actually build things. 20% return on investment beats 5% ROI, right?

Add to everything the cult of "the numbers", as illustrated by the ROI comparison above. If all that matters are the numbers (and not their connection to reality), then bigger is better, right?