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Doyle and the Legislature Have Much To Agree Upon When It Comes To The Economy

Online Stock Market Trading By Tom Still • 09/22/03 MADISON Remember this summers property tax freeze budget proposal? Legislative Republicans voted for it because they thought it was great politics; many of them were less convinced the freeze was good policy and secretly hoped Doyle would veto it.

"They are looking for strategic deals and they are not interested in hearing how bad it is on Wall Street, " Moelis said. Chuck Ward, chairman of Lazard Asset Management Group, and Peter Weinberg, a partner with "boutique" investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners, agreed that the U.S. economic downturn would likely be a short one. "We are just starting to see the slide in the economy and I think that will play out over six months, " Ward said.

Stock Investing Course Thats how it may be with Democrats and Gov. Jim Doyles proposal to raise the state minimum wage, which is currently $5.15 per hour. Theyll cheerfully vote for such a populist bill if it reaches the floor of the Senate or the Assembly, but they recognize its not a way to create high-paying jobs. In fact, its not even a good way to create low-paying jobs. Very few workers in Wisconsin earn the minimum wage. Those who do should worry that a state law forcing their employer to give them a raise might cost them their meager paycheck if the boss decides their position isnt worth the hassle.

The U.S. economy may be in a funk, but that's nothing compared with the pall hanging over Wall Street. Some of the biggest U.S. investors said on Tuesday they expected the nation's economy to get worse, but then work its way toward recovery later this year. On Wall Street, however, the road back to health will take much longer. "It is the Great Depression on Wall Street. It sure isn't on Main Street, " Ken Griffin, chief executive of hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, said during a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.

Stock Market Game The minimum wage may be the only major proposal in Doyles Grow Wisconsin plan that is likely to partisan opposition. Otherwise, the 45-page package has much to recommend it to Republicans and Democrats alike.

Though the Fed move was expected, the accompanying statement left Wall Street puzzled about where the central bank goes from here. Wall Street had been hoping that this could well wrap up the Fed's rate cuts unless the economy falls into a worse slump than currently expected. And some viewed the statement as signaling a pause.

Stock Investing Game Grow Wisconsin as well as the plan unveiled by Senate Republicans show there is bipartisan agreement on the need to create new jobs and businesses in Wisconsin. Lay these plans side-by-side and theres an encouraging amount of overlap. Wisconsin citizens should expect that bipartisan action, not partisan gridlock, will follow.

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Journal Prime Rate Street Wall The plan put forward by Doyle called for a competitive business climate, investment in Wisconsin businesses, investment in the states human capital its people and regulation reform. The Senate Republican plan also urged for more investment in Wisconsin, building an infrastructure driven by reliable energy and high-tech communications, and regulation reform.

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Stock Market News A comparison of capital formation ideas contained in the governors plan and in the Senate Republican package best illustrates the point that state policymakers are standing on common ground.

Stock Investing Basics The plan submitted by the governor would deploy $300 million in seed and venture capital over 10 years through a new state authority that would invest in capital funds managed by experienced investment professionals. The focus of this fund would be start-up or early stage companies, most of which are technology-based. The authority would be funded annually with $10 million in state general-purpose revenues, $10 million from the Patients Compensation Fund, and $10 million from the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.

Stock Investing Software The Senate Republican plan called for expanding the Certified Capital Company program to $300 million over 10 years. Wisconsins CAPCO program, which is aimed at encouraging venture investments by insurance companies, is the smallest among the eight states that have such a program, but it has thus far invested $20.7 million in 15 high-growth companies in biotechnology, medical devices, semiconductors and communications.

Stock Market Trading In short, the governor and Senate Republicans agree theres a capital gap of $300 million to be filled over 10 years, and that high-growth, early-stage companies are the target. If they can agree on that much, it should be possible to agree upon an investment mechanism that works best for Wisconsin.

Stock Investing For Dummy The governors plan also called for the accelerated investment of other venture and research funds, such as venture capital being managed by private firms on behalf of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. Doyle also urged the creation of a Technology Commercialization program that may help Wisconsin attract more federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. Doyle asked to update Wisconsin laws regulating financial institutions and investors, and to refocus programs such as the Technology Zone tax credits so the money better leverages small tech companies.

Stock Market Crash The Senate Republican plan would allow state employees to voluntarily contribute up to 10 percent of their retirement portfolios to a venture capital trust through the Wisconsin Retirement System. There would be no cost to the state.

Stock Investing Tip Senate Republicans would also seek tax credits and deferrals for private investors in seed funds. Investors in Wisconsin start-up companies would get a deferral of the gain that would otherwise be recognized upon the sale of an investment in a start-up, if that investment is rolled over into an investment into another seed-level investment.
Creating a more vibrant, knowledge-based economy in Wisconsin is a job that will require bipartisan cooperation. The economic growth plans unveiled by the governor and the Legislature give reason to believe cooperation is not only possible, but likely.

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Still is president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and the former associate editor of the Wisconsin State Journal. He is a member of the Governors Economic Growth Council.

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