The Capital Times: Dems’ bill promotes an economy that works for everyone

Over the last three decades, the average incomes for Wisconsin’s top 1 percent have increased by 120 percent, yet the incomes of the remaining 99 percent grew by just 4 percent (“Pulling Apart 2016,” by the Wisconsin Budget Project and COWS). Not only are middle-income people paying the largest percentage of their income of any group in state and local taxes (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy), but the number of Wisconsin middle-income families is declining faster in Wisconsin than any state in the nation (Pew Charitable Trust). Read more