Tax policies in Wisconsin are often the subject of long and frequently acrimonious debates. People disagree as to how high taxes are, who pays them, and what effect they have on economic development in the state.
The authors’ goal in this paper is to answer these questions, and more, with an objective and factual review of the evidence. We do not attempt to review all possible measures of tax burden or recite all of the reasons for Wisconsin’s current tax system. Rather, we present as succinctly as possible the facts, theories, and explanations we believe to be the most valid and meaningful.
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Joseph Bast is a Senior Fellow at The Heartland Institute. He cofounded Heartland in 1984, serving as executive director then as president & CEO until January 2018. His research and writing focuses on climate change and energy policy.
