great post! RUSerious

Joker-you said "us poor saps in Janesville." and "Take your elitist mentality elsewhere."
Isn't that a far cry from when you said on a similar subject, same day:
"People are way too negative on this board and in Janesville in general. No wonder this city is in trouble."
Aren't those first 2 comments kind of at odds with the "way too negative" grievance? (Actually, the "negative" comment defines the first 2.)
Just as you counting yourself as one of Janesville's poor saps in your comment seems to contradict with your usual "My success speaks for itself." and "I have many advanced degrees" and "I will not feel guilty about being well off and successful."
Does your perspective depend on which way the wind blows?
And those tired comments, from you and a handful of others, about the whining GM workers...yet no one can ever quote any "whines" except from those who seem to begrudge any good news that befalls a GM worker.
I'm thinking you also trained dalegribble-he's just a "less refined" you.
Sorry if I may have sounded less than complimentary, but I hope you noticed I never questioned your sources.

Take your elitist mentality elsewhere.
the Joker
good post!

im so glad i moved to a sane state. incase somebody didnt tell you guys most the workers have already transfered out only bout 500 remain. so if you got nothing better to do than worry bout what those few people r getting then you need to get a life.i notice its all the same people on here bitching y not all meet in person and complain cause no body else cares what you think exspecially the government

Great post ghostface.......Also, the thousands of small business operators/owners that went under....no unempoyment, no "education", no severence....NOTHING..

It may be true that the unions control the purse strings in Wisconsin, but their control is slipping. The US auto industry is heading down the tubes and the mobs will have to take a big pay cut.

Laidoff workers who are interested in retraining need to go to the Job Center and register. They don't come to your front door and hand you a check.

Joker, the government should pay to bring GM back. It might be cheaper....

This "grant" will do nothing but further drive a wedge between GM workers and the rest of us poor saps in Janesville. Sorry UAW members, but you are not better than anyone else nor do you deserve more help than anyone else. Take your elitist mentality elsewhere.

Does this mean GM is not coming back to Janesville?

I think a couple of you are still missing the Ghostface post. The theme of his post was to pull up your boot straps and get to work helping yourself. I still see people saying where is my government money?

Absolutely, ghostface - Here's to ya!!!

Come on people those poor people havent they been throu enough,the party palace shutdown.They realy need our support,yea right.Let'em hang just like the rest of the non auto workers are.

ghostface-I am sick of hearing about the poor auto workers as well.
----nice post!----

Ghostface- awesome post!

Ghostface - awesome post!

My boyfriend was laid off after working for a company for 23 years! He NEVER called in sick, did what was expected of him and than some! So where's his help? Its not just the auto workers who are out of work. There should be help for all!

Ghostface- You hit it on the head!!

Ghostface - Bravo!

ghostface, excuse me? You w o r k e d hard to get back on your feet? You didn't stand under the magic government money tree with your hands out? Hmmmmm. That is a novel idea. It sounds like you scaled back your standard of living during this difficult stage in your life? You made sacrifices? You didn't lobby for grant money because after all, it wasn't YOUR fault you were let go from your job?

I am sick of hearing about the poor auto workers as well. Im sympathetic because its horrible to lose your job, regardless of who it was you worked for, especially if it was not your fault.

I used to work for a supplier to GM and was laid off waaaay back in 2001, and at that time the reason they stated was they were "cutting back on positions because the future outlook was not good, they could forsee poor sales and they were taking precautions early" "unfortunatly your position is being axed, with no immediate time frame of bringing it back" -- On my life that is what was said to me. BACK IN 2001!!

I can tell you this was a major concern in 2001-up and ALOT of people lost their jobs over the course of almost 7 years. 2008 job losses were just all at once which is why it was so covered. The only help i recieved was that the supplier i worked for did not fight my unemployment claim (they couldnt), I recieved nothing else, no education, NOTHING. My job loss was practically the same reason as all the other autoworkers job loss. Except my loss was little old me (and the other people around the country in the same position maybe 50?) The difference? I was not in the union. My position was salaried, skilled and without union. That was the price i paid though, to get "off the line" risk of losing your job before anyone else if things go bad. The reason they are getting so much help is because it was lost all at once, publicized, and they are the typical unskilled hard working common man. Now I hate to say it guys but assembly is unskilled, unless your a painter, welder or something that takes school or alot of experiance to get perfect (or close to it) you are unskilled.

Other than my unemployment, do you know what I survived off of?? MY SAVINGS!!! Because I was making such good money I saved like any normal person would incase of a bad situation. I got back into school on my own dime, worked a crap job untill school was done and got another job (not nearly as high of pay though) and i am living my life. I didnt suck off the federal teet but yet I still managed to fix my situation.

"I can see where some of you can't find work , employeres are looking for people that can read and comprehend"

Be careful who you criticize because you just spelled employers wrong.

I can see where some of you can't find work , employeres are looking for people that can read and comprehend.

It upsets me that this money wasn't for all laid off workers. Segregating Rock County is not what this area needs to move forward. We're all in the same boat. I am tired of our government singling out "Certain Jobs" and giving them the steak, while the rest get the bone.

The economy hasn't "turned around". Even though you are still employed now doesn't mean you are guaranteed a job in the future. Large companies are still laying off thousands of employees at a time every week. You may be a lot closer to needing those benefits than you think.

PBRman- Are you kidding me?? bobb1951 is just feeling sorry for himself??? Do you realize Rock County had MANY people laid off before the auto workers were laid off?? I'm so sick of everyone talking about the poor auto workers. What about the poor people laid off BEFORE GM went under???? And are you kidding me that this was a surprise to anyone? We knew GM was going under years ago when they didn't get rid of the Tahoe line.

Zoom- and you really believe that! Maybe you need to learn a thing or two!

fedwr- you read my mind!

Yeah, whatever! welcome to the real world you lost your jobs your not the only ones.

I know it won't happen .But still waiting for all those in office to cut there own pay & benifit's

bobb1951 - read the article. "Now, we can target this money to the auto sector and then use our regular allocations to help those people not displaced by the auto industry,” Borremans said. “We won’t have to split up one pool of money for everyone who needs help". You are just looking to find an opportunity to feel sorry for yourself....

I am sick of hearing about the laid off auto workers. So what. They are no different and no better than anyone one else who is laid off. They act like they should be spoon fed.

National Emergency Grants are a program built in with qualifications by industry and region. The money comes to the Janesville economy and will allow other monies to be used for more people than they would have been otherwise. It was first established in 1998.
http://www.doleta.gov/NEG/

biggirl... hate to tell ya, but rupublicans will never vote for only us made.. they own all the chinese and mexican companys.. ask Paul Ryan to sign a bill to make all us govermont bodys buy usa only.. forget it, they are the ones that support him.. Republicans have no balls at all. They are all hyprocrites that want want want, dont beleive in social programs but, they are the first in line buddy.. when its time to hand out the cheese,, i know because i work with them. Have to be honest as well, I am getting tired of the what have you done for me autoworkers.. I remember days when they bragged about being paid to sit in the bar on the weekends.. now they brag becuase we are paying for them to go to school and get paid and work for cash under the table.. they make more then I do and i work 50 hours a week.. its time to take the diaper off and let them go. maybe Sheridan can help you with finding a job,,, oh.. he will probley be looking as well , shortly.

Did you folks not read the article? I know that takes extra effort, but sometimes you might learn something.

“Now, we can target this money to the auto sector and then use our regular allocations to help those people not displaced by the auto industry,” Borremans said. “We won’t have to split up one pool of money for everyone who needs help.”

I'd rather see some of the change we were promised. We haven't even yet gotten rid of the tax incentives that encourage corporations to ship their good jobs oversees. Let's do that.

As the story says, because of this additional money coming to fund retraining for workers laidoff from auto related companies, more money will be available in the non-specific funds for employees of non-auto related companies. Some of you just don't get it. This will fund more retaining for all laidoff workers.

I feel a Republican landslide coming in November as Democratic state reps, Governor,etc. phone in their retirement papers knowing they have "milked" the State of Wisconsin residents for all they had left for the special interests groups who lined their pockets over the last few years.

their, not there. Oops!

Hot damn! More government money!! Keep fertilizing the magic money tree!!

I have a dream. Where laid off workers will not be judged by there former employer or industry, but by the fact they are laid off Wisconsin residents.

Isn't it great that we live in a "Republic" where ALL taxpayers can pay for microgrants targeted at a select finite minority of laid off workers. I'm not knocking those laid off from auto industry jobs, I'm ragging on our government for cherry picking assistance. I thought we're all on the same team?

"Laid-off autoworkers get help",
what about"Laid-off non autoworkers " ? did they get help?

I see your point.