Completing the U.S. race to the bottom, states are attacking each other states now, claiming they're even more open for business than everyone else. Illinois recently raise their corporate income tax from an artificially low rate that, after all is said and done, is still less than the rate here in Wisconsin.
The big mistake here is Gov. Walker's choice of letting Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch speak in public. Is she talking to us like a baby?
WKOW-- It's been Scott Walker's mantra: "Wisconsin is open for business." A half-page ad lists reasons why Illinois is "better" than Wisconsin. Reasons include a better tax environment for business, a higher quality workforce, and a stronger economy.
"That's cute," said Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She points to Illinois's recent 47-percent increase in corporate income tax. "I don't know about you but that doesn't exactly represent what they're saying here…lower taxes and a better quality of life," said Kleefisch. " I think for a better quality of life and lower taxes you escape to Wisconsin."
The Tax Foundation … ranked Wisconsin 40 for its state business tax climate. Illinois comes in at 23.
"Wisconsin has no tax on manufacturing energy like in Illinois," she said.
Of course, Walker made sure of that by proposing job killing restrictions to wind energy and biofuels.
In a comment you would have never heard from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance during the Democratically controlled legislature:
The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance says it's tough to compare corporate income taxes between the states. A higher tax rate doesn't necessarily mean businesses are paying more in taxes because of differences in tax credits and deductions.
But remember when Republican claimed we were a high business tax state, and you said nothing? No?
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