Doyle’s tax plan steers away more state revenue
By Negassi Tesfamichael and Mike Clutterbuck | Feb. 24, 2009Recently, Gov. Jim Doyle made his plans public to help the ailing Wisconsin economy. His policies include raising the capital gains tax, a tax on Internet purchases (E-cards, greetings, digital downloads, etc.) and getting rid of film tax credits, among many others. More importantly, the budget proposals are just another example of the incredibly backward thinking exhibited by our government.