Well we know why there are anti-trust laws in this country. Why was Dean moving toward a monopoly in the first place? But I absolutely agree with you that the sale to an investment firm and the subsequent death of the company was predictable. I understand the order to sell the dairy came in September 2011. I need to learn more about the situation, including the sale timeline.

I'm not a fan of Scott Walker as you know. He's not a connect-the-dots kind of guy. But it is difficult to believe, with more than 100 jobs on the line, that the state would have allowed a "sell now or else" directive to Deans without time for a thoughtful process. Seriously. There has to be more to the story.

As per my comment below, the correct date of the order was March 2011.

If there is then feel free to dig it up, rather then just insisting there must be. In a nutshell, that's what happened. Rather than wonder why Dean was moving towards someone else's definition of a monopoly, why not ask why the deal was allowed to proceed to the point where they owned GG in the first place? Purchases of that nature generally don't just happen overnight without regulating agencies being aware of them.

Finally, I don't think you're going to be able to hang this one on Walker, which no doubt will come as a gigantic disappointment to you.

Bren says that Walker isn't a "connect the dots" sort of guy, but he/she cannot even comprehend that Obama-type government hastened that company's closing.

Those Obama voters are viewable in the third picture posted. Notice the GG trucks in the background. Priceless. Glad I took that picture when I was cheering R&R.

Nice. Obama voters sure hate America.

Try again

Golden Guernsey Dairy is owned by an investment company in California. Less than two years ago, the previous owners, Dean Foods, were forced to sell after Wisconsin’s Attorney General feared the company had a monopoly on Wisconsin’s milk market. The state of Wisconsin, the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Illinois and Michigan sued in federal court.

It is a lawsuit workers believe let an unreliable company purchase the plant and shut it down.

Thank you Eric Holder!!! Way to stick it to the those evil rich business owners!!

Obama is the one that makes all the rules, so you can pin this on Obama! Gov. Walker is the best thing that's happen to Wisconsin in a long, long time. Way to go
Gov. Walker.

Herb Kohl's only interest now is getting his hands on some of that Stadium Sales tax so his Bucks can receive taxpayer funded welfare.

The Stadium Tax will NEVER end, and it will only expand to provide welfare for millionaire Baseball Players, millionaire Basketball Players, and the Millionaire Owners of those teams.

WHAT A RIP-OFF!

Chris Abele supports extending .1% Miller Park sales tax to pay for new Bucks arena

http://bloggingblue.com/2012/12/03/chris-abele-supports-extending-1-miller-park-sales-tax-to-pay-for-new-bucks-arena/

Wisconsin's very own Dairy Queen is only interested in Taxpayer Bucks for his Bucks!

You just completely refuse to look at the facts here. Are we surprised coming from an Obama voter?, unfortunately no.

http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2010/254435.htm
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/118889899.html

Fred, You are a complete idiot.
1) Governor Walker's term is not over, he could not have broken his promise.
2) Governor Walker was not involved with the Kwanzaa issue.

What does any of this have to do with the issue being discussed? Nothing!

Fred the sore loser routine is really getting old and has absolutely nothing to do with this topic. Get over it. You'll have your chance at him again in less than two years.

The suit was filed by the U.S. DOJ, and the respective States IL, MI and WI, joined the filing for political reasons. This entire suit was nothing but politics from the very beginig to the bitter end.

The new owners had to be approved by DOJ, a judge, and had to present a long-term plan for the facility in order to be approved as new owner. Under Deans, this plant had a strong future. Now that Obama's DOJ has caused this mess the future is anyone's guess as well as the many people who are now unemployed because of this.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/82458787.html

"The long term consequence is that Dean Foods has been thwarted in its efforts to control the pricing and distribution of milk in the region."

This is not true. By GG closing, it can no longer "compete" with Deans. What is stopping schools from purchasing their milk from Deans now. The fact is that Deans will get much of this business while 100 people lose their jobs. Government intrusion has made this situation worse.

My point is that there would have been other diaries and co-ops either squeezed out or forced to sell to Dean if Dean Foods had achieved a monopoly in Wisconsin. As far as the schools are concerned...there's nothing stopping schools from buying from Dean and there's nothing stopping them from buying from Kemp or any other distributor. If they were buying from Golden Guernsey previously, then they were buying from Dean anyway. The fact that Dean now has a smaller share of dairies in the state doesn't mean that that they'll get more business. It means that they'll have more competition from other dairies.

How many small dairies went out of business during the approximately 2 years Dean owned GG? If any, can any such be attributed to not being able to compete against Dean owned brands? How was milk pricing effected by the forced sale of GG to another party, OpenGate, from the time of the sale until its demise on Saturday?

A judicial ruling and subsequent action based on presumed assumptions about market share may or may not reflect what actually happens in the market itself. Based on the information we have, we know that 100 people abruptly lost their jobs on Saturday. Any other conclusion, sans answers for the considerations I mention above for, is purely speculative.

This would be sweet justice. And at a lower price than what they sold it at. The equipment is still in place, someone will but it and hopefully fix this big government mistake.

The feds buy millions of gallons of milk and then pour it down the sewer to regulate prices and then calls it subsidizing.