Wisconsin Builders Association Supports Budget Adjustment Proposal

[a kennedy]

The housing industry knows hard times. From its peak in 2005, the number of new homes being built in Wisconsin plummeted by 85%. Construction on new land development in Wisconsin has nearly ceased. One in four Wisconsin carpenters, equipment operators and other construction industry workers have lost their jobs. Wisconsin factories, which supply the nation with windows, doors, plumbing fixtures and more, have laid off thousands of workers. The housing industry has been especially hard-hit by the recession.
These laid off workers, and their struggling employers, are living with hard choices every day. Experts say the economic recovery has begun, but it will still be two years or more before construction employment in Wisconsin has returned to normal. In the meantime, we must continue to make hard choices.
With this as background, the Wisconsin housing industry applauds Governor Walker for his courage in making hard budget choices. Rather than add state employees to Wisconsin’s high unemployment rolls, the governor has made the difficult decision to ask workers to share the cost of their benefits. It’s a difficult choice, but mild compared to the choices being made by construction employers, workers, and their families.

http://wispolitics.com/1006/110214_WBA_statement.pdf

I guess they WOULD agree with this POS governor. :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Lifelong Protester]

1. Just think of how many more builders will not have jobs when

there is 10% less money for folks to spend on 'home improvements'. My whole raise last year went right to one builder to do some remodeling work. I guess not this year, eh?