Scott Walker Defends Wisconsin Subsidies to Kohl's
Kohl's Corp. signage is seen on the facade of a store in Concord, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Kohl's Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on Feb. 26.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergWisconsin Governor Scott Walker defended his administration's use of multi-million-dollar taxpayer subsidies to assist Kohl's department stores—a retailer he mentions in almost every speech as he prepares for a seemingly certain 2016 Republican presidential bid—saying in an interview with the Des Moines Register that his Democratic predecessor offered similar incentive packages for other companies.
"You're talking about thousands of jobs," he told the Register. "It's not unlike what we do with the package the state has available for any number of employers out there. The dollar amount's only bigger because instead of a hundred jobs, you're talking about thousands and thousands of jobs."