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All Mostly True statements involving Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

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Restructuring debt, yes; but more routine than implied

To help balance the 2011-13 budget, Gov. Scott Walker used "a credit card" approach that "pushed over $500 million in debt onto our children and our grandchildren" costing state taxpayers "more than $150 million in interest."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

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Number’s on target, but other factors are also involved in declining tax base

"Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

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The missing context: These are the federally-funded jobs to run the just-opened center

"More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center.

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

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It hasn't historically been the county's role, but the office did disappear for a year

Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession."

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