Mary Burke, the probable Democratic challenger to Scott Walker this fall, is a millionaire, one who has been quite generous with her money over the years, especially in giving to nonprofits and programs that specialize in helping disadvantaged kids.
And the company that was founded by her father Richard, Trek Bicycle, is an example of true entrepreneurship — starting from scratch and ending up employing 1,000 Wisconsinites to build bicycles that are considered some of the finest in the world.
It’s the sort of entrepreneurship that Walker, going back to his 2010 campaign for governor, told us he would encourage with “smart” tax breaks and targeted financial help to grow 250,000 Wisconsin jobs in his first term in office. Wisconsin’s open for business, he chirped
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Via Scott Walker should be thankful for Trek @ CT Plain Talk Blog.