Maybe it depends on how much of a student loan bill they rack up. I'm an actual E.C. graduate and I wish I would have left the state after graduation. Wisconsin just does not have much to offer outside of insurance, health care and education. Wisconsin however is kind of funny, they don't seem to care much for fresh blood. They want to hire friends and family, nepotism runs deep here, and this proposal only enforces that way of thinking. The bill even reeks of a fascist tendency, by creating an incentive to keep graduates in Wisconsin, thus limiting a natural tendency of American life - freedom.

I think Rep. Smith's bill is well-intentioned, and I agree that it's very important for Wisconsin to retain more of its young people. However, like C, I don't think it's in anyone's interest to restrict freedom. We could erect a border along the state-line to keep young people here, but this would be too expensive. ;-)

I suspect that C is onto something when he brings up nepotism. It does seem to be a problem here. The most qualified candidate is often passed over for a less-qualified person with the right connections. Yes, this happens other places, too. However, it seems more pronounced in Wisconsin, particularly northern Wisconsin. Yes? No? Maybe?

The only way any one can become rich in this state is to become a farmer. Most graduates don't want to be farmers.

Hey, those students at Moo U (UWRF) all want to become farmers! Just joking. In all seriousness, farming is a noble profession; but I don't think the vast majority of farmers in Wisconsin would consider themselves rich. But one can lead a satisfying, purposeful life without necessarily becoming wealthy, right? Wrong?