Wisconsin
Milwaukee Courier: Gov. Walker plans massive sales tax hike on the working class
January 22, 2014
(Original Post) 18 JANUARY 2014 Compiled by Courier Staff It’s no secret that Wisconsin is in poor economic shape. Recent numbers indicate that the state is 38th in private sector job growth in the last two years. Despite Governor Scott Walker’s insistence that his Tea Party reforms are working, families in Milwaukee and across the […]
Marshfield News-Herald: Tax reform dominating early 2014 political discussions
January 6, 2014
Logan T. Carlson Central Wisconsin Sunday As the calendar flips to another year, there are rumblings in the State Capitol of Gov. Scott Walker considering idea of eliminating the state’s income tax in favor of shifting the state’s revenue toward a sales tax. No official proposal has been developed or released by Walker, but […]
Wisconsin Budget Project: Governor Walker’s Tax Shift Plan Would Raise Taxes for Most
January 3, 2014
Governor Walker has said he is interested in eliminating the state’s income tax and raising the sales tax to make up for lost revenue, a move that would result in a tax increase for all but the wealthiest taxpayers. To replace the revenue lost by the income tax, the state sales tax rate would […]
The Cap Times: What do states with no income tax do for revenue?
December 30, 2013
(Original Post) December 27, 2013 10:25 am • STEVEN ELBOW | The Capital Times | [email protected] Gov. Scott Walker raised a lot of eyebrows earlier this month when he broached the idea of scrapping the state income tax, joining seven other states. So what do Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming do […]
The Capital Times: Out with progressive, in with regressive state taxes
June 10, 2013
(Original Post) June 08, 2013 4:45 am • JOEL McNALLY | state columnist Remember back when Wisconsin was proud to be one of the most progressive states in the nation? Even more importantly, do you remember the states we all held in contempt for exactly the opposite distinction — being the most regressive states in […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: GOP lawmakers may hike school funding, expand vouchers
May 30, 2013
By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel May 30, 2013 3:31 p.m. Madison — Republicans who control the Legislature are working on a deal that would increase funding for public schools and extend a school voucher program statewide, but in a way that is far more limited than what GOP Gov. […]
Wisconsin Budget Project: “Middle Class Tax Cut” Will Mostly Wind up in the Pockets of the Highest Earners
May 16, 2013
Governor Walker has proposed an income tax cut that would benefit the highest earners the most, and would result in insignificant tax cuts for low-income Wisconsinites. Read the Full Report
The Badger Herald: ‘Free market fundamentalists’ wrong on minimum wage
April 22, 2013
(Original Post) By Aaron LoudenslagerThe Badger Herald Apr 22, 2013 6:00am Some debates are perpetual in nature. The never-ending debate about whether or not the minimum wage is good economic policy is one of them. Regardless, it is a debate I find intriguing and one I feel obligated to enter. Contrary to the assertions of […]
Associated Press: Walker’s income tax cut helps rich more
February 22, 2013
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed income tax cut would give more money back to the rich than it would the poor, despite his billing it as targeting the middle class. Related Content The Wisconsin State Journal reported that the tax cut would save a family of four earning less than $21,000 just $2 […]
Wisconsin State Journal: Experts see no big gain for economy, taxpayers in Scott Walker’s budget proposal
February 22, 2013
(Original Post) DEE J. HALL | Wisconsin State Journal | [email protected] | 608-252-6132 Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed income tax cut is likely too small to help individual taxpayers or the Wisconsin economy but could be large enough to harm the state’s future fiscal soundness, according to experts reacting Thursday to the governor’s 2013-15 budget. However, […]
The Badger Herald: Study shows uneven distribution of income tax
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) By WebmasterThe Badger HeraldJan 31, 2013 7:00am An independent state nonprofit that addresses tax- and budget-related issues released figures Wednesday showing taxes among lower, middle and upper class families are unequally distributed in Wisconsin. The report from the Wisconsin Budget Project referenced the findings in the Washington-based Institution on Taxation and Economic Policy’s […]
WHBY: Study compares income, taxes
February 1, 2013
A study shows people with smaller incomes spend a larger share of their money, on all taxes. Jon Peacock is with the Wisconsin Budget Project. He says for those who make less than $21,000 a year, almost 10 percent of their income goes toward sales, property, and income taxes. He says the rate is seven […]
Wisconsin Public Radio: POOR PAY MORE OF THEIR INCOME IN TAXES
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) Thursday January 31, 2013 by Shawn Johnson A new national study says poor people in Wisconsin, as in most states, devote a larger share of their incomes to taxes than do wealthier residents. The study’s author says an income tax cut being weighed by Republicans would exacerbate that trend. The study by the […]
Urban Milwaukee: Robin Hood in Reverse
January 17, 2013
(Original Post) By Bruce Murphy – Jan 11th, 2013 10:54 am Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos lives in the tiny village of Rochester, WI, population 3,682, whose website boasts of a “unique small town charm that mixes urban, farming and country life styles.” It’s located just 23 miles from downtown Racine, but might as well […]
Wisconsin Budget Project: Taxation of Capital Gains Income
January 14, 2013
Wisconsin is one of nine states that provide a broad tax break for capital gains. That tax exclusion has become a key budget issue after the state Senate voted on June 17 to eliminate the tax break for such income, in lieu of creating a new oil company tax. The Governor and Assembly recommended smaller […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin’s tax burden gets lighter but not for all
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Dave Umhoefer of the Journal SentinelPosted: April 12, 2010 | At the end of last year, one Midwestern state emerged carrying its lightest total tax burden since the early 1960s. Only six states nationwide saw a bigger drop in the percentage of taxpayer income taken for government spending over an […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tax reform should aim for greater tax fairness
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Jon PeacockOct. 2, 2010 The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew wider than ever last year, according to new data from the Census Bureau. That finding strengthens our conviction that the state and federal tax systems should not be tilted in favor of the wealthiest Americans. At […]
Wisconsin Budget Project: Will Recent Changes to Capital Gains Tax Be Rolled Back?
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Tuesday, January 11, 2011 As policymakers contemplate how to create jobs in Wisconsin and how to finance state services and local aid, they might want to take a look at A Capital Idea: Repealing State Tax Breaks for Capital Gains Would Ease Budget Woes and Improve Tax Fairness, a new report […]
Labor Notes: New Voice in Wisconsin Protests: No Concessions, No Cuts
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Colette Brown| March 2, 2011 With the largest protests in Wisconsin history unfolding, labor activists are drawing on a new sense of power to reject both their union leaders’ concessions and the massive service cuts the governor proposes. A day after 100,000 people demonstrated in Madison—one of the largest protests in […]
American Prospect: Ryan Visits Racine
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan visits one of the most economically depressed towns in Wisconsin, and residents there let him know what they think of his budget plan. Roger Bybee | April 30, 2011 | House Budget Chair Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, who earlier this month introduced a budget plan that would […]
Joy Cardin Radio Show on WPR: Cyber Monday and Internet Sales Taxes
December 19, 2012
Joy Cardin Show on Wisconsin Public Radio – Big Question Segment Program Page November 30, 2011 After a busy Cyber Monday, a plan to collect sales tax on internet sales goes before a Congressional committee today. After seven, Joy Cardin asks her guests this week’s Big Question: do you support the idea of an Internet […]
The Cap Times: State firms named in tax avoidance report
December 19, 2012
(Original Post) MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | [email protected] | @BizBeatIvey | Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 12:30 pm A new report is out showing — once again — that the largest and most profitable U.S. corporations manage to skirt paying state and local income taxes. The Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy […]
The Cap Times: Another report shows corporate taxes shrinking
December 19, 2012
(Original Post) DAVE ZWEIFEL | Cap Times editor emeritus | [email protected] | Posted: Friday, December 9, 2011 5:30 am You probably saw the story a few weeks ago that despite the official 35 percent U.S. corporate tax rate, many of the nation’s most profitable corporations wind up paying little in federal taxes. Now there’s yet […]
Wisconsin Public Radio: Lawmakers Hear Calls for Reviewing Tax Breaks
December 17, 2012
(Original Post) 6:23 pmThu September 6, 2012 By Shawn Johnson Several tax experts told a special legislative panel today that any income tax reform in Wisconsin should consider eliminating the state’s many tax breaks. Among those who testified was Matt Gardner of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The Institute favors a progressive income […]
Pierce County Herald: Lawmakers lectured on taxes
December 17, 2012
Published September 11, 2012, 04:34 PM By: Sen. Kathleen Vinehout , Pierce County Herald “We’ve really got a mess,” Todd Berry told the group. Lawmakers are “mucking up the tax code with a lot of stuff nobody uses.” Mr. Berry is the president of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. He was among four experts who testified […]
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