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Author: Christa Westerberg

December: Law inhibits tax policy discussion

December 16, 2006January 24, 2018Christa Westerberg

This is the story of a bizarre state law that mocks the notion of “public information.” It’s about taxes. We need them. We hate them. We debate them. But often this debate is light on facts and heavy on spin and propaganda. One perennial question is how Wisconsin business taxes compare with those in other […]

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