Coffman Foundation News Today

Depending on the period of time you are looking at. the coffman foundation ranks wisconsin the worst state in the country for start-ups. wisconsin has had the middle class hollowed out. more than any other state in the country, ed. and you think about the proud tradition of the middle class in wisconsin and how -- how it got built up there. wisconsin also saw a 14% decrease in average household income over that period of time. >> thats big. >> yeah. and so these are -- i mean these are -- and fo...

>> services, construction. when you look at the folks starting these businesses, theres interesting trends as well. folks 25 to 24 are more likely to be starting a business. high school dropouts who are having a real hard time finding a job overall, going it alone, construction or the service industries. immigrants, by the way, are twice as likely to become an entrepreneur or have their own start-up than others. so a lot of different things here. a lot of different things here coming together. a...

Well, we just had a conversation about creating a healthy health care system that represents our values, freedom of choice, open competition, crazy things like that. doing so would also be a big boost in our quest to create 30 million jobs, expanding coverage, lowering cost, something we all need, something we need more of. its a win/win for new business creati creation, eliminating the burden of the employer system in the interest of a few folks who pay off our politicians. and our next guest k...