From: Barking@The.Moon   
      
       When I learned that Mastercraft was a member of the WMC, a Lobby in   
   Madison which is supporting legislation which would effectively ban   
   employment for all convicted felons in he state of Wisconsin, my heart was   
   truly saddened.   
      
       This is an industry which produces cabinetry and other wood products. An   
   industry which sell it's products to the general public, many of them   
   felons. Many of their own customers would be banned from working at the   
   place. Many of their own customers would be denied, categorically, an   
   opportunity to support themselves through gainful employment, many of these   
   rejected applicants returning to a life of subsistence on government or   
   others, or perhaps even returning to crime or prison.   
      
       It does seem sensible that a factory where the primary activity is   
   woodworking would be an ideal place for former offenders. After all, you   
   would'nt want htem working at the day care center, and you wouldnt want them   
   at the pharmacy. Of all the places where they might concievably fit in well,   
   this would be one of those places. But it seems that Mastercraft has shut   
   their doors to felons. It's a sad day for Rice Lake. These policies do not   
   make crime go away, and it does not make criminals go away either.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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