The Choice is Clear
Today is tax day, and while Congressman Mark Green stormed the state calling for an end to Wisconsin’s era as a tax hell, Governor Jim Doyle was claiming victory in the war on taxes, saying Wisconsin’s ranking has gone from 12th to 15th in total state tax burden per $1,000 of personal income since he took office in 2003.
Here are a few things the Doyle press release failed to mention:
- Wisconsin’s state and local taxes are 7th highest in the nation as a percentage of income.
- Wisconsin’s state and local taxes are 10 percent above the national average.
- Wisconsin’s tax ranking lowers only when you add in federal taxes, because federal taxes are based on income and are collected evenly – for the most part --- among the states.
So do you want a Governor like Mark Green who thinks Wisconsin taxes are too high because our state and local governments spend too much money, or a Governor like Jim Doyle who vetoed a property tax freeze (three times) and thinks Wisconsin taxes are just right?
3 Comments:
Wisconsin's reputation as a high-tax state is notorious. We've had a Democrat as Governor for less than four years. Republicans have been in control of the Legislature for the better part of 12 years, and they've been sitting in the Governor's office for many more years. What did they accomplish? And I'm asking about legal stuff - not the things that are putting your friends in prison.
you forgot to add this little point from WISC-TV..."
But, the reason Wisconsin's Tax Freedom Day is nine days later than when Doyle first started in office is because the federal government has been asking for more money. The Tax Foundation report shows federal spending drove the change -- not state or local governments.
And Green voted for three of the last four federal budgets."
Mark Green = hypocrite
I'm guessing their excuse for his votes will be... "Everyone else voted for it, so it must have been ok."
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