http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/new-report-shows-wisconsin-slips-in-new-economic-development-in-2008-another-sign-we-need-new-economic-leadership-in-madison/ Proud recipient of the 2009 Best Blogger Award of the Americans for Prosperity National Defending the American Dream Summit. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/new-report-shows-wisconsin-slips-in-new-economic-development-in-2008-another-sign-we-need-new-economic-leadership-in-madison/#comment-104 Forex Trading News » Best of the Blogosphere: From Wisconsin to Massachusetts to Obama Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:04:04 +0000 http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-104 [...] North Shore Exponent, a blog of the North Shore Strategy and Consulting Group, mentions that Wisconsin is #38 in our State Business Tax Climate Index, declaring that "with Wisconsin facing a five billon dollar budget deficet and now the prospects of higher taxes and fees, and government run health care Wisconsin cannot afford to slip no more."Dan Kennedy, Assistant Professor at the Northeastern School of Journalism and writer for the Guardian (UK), e3!>CommonWealth Magazine, and the Boston Phoenix, points out in his Media Nation blog that Massachusetts is 23rd in our State-Local Tax Burden ranking in rebutting a point made by Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham. Terry Johnson’s BizIdeas blog makes mention of a previous study on who at certain income levels pays what amount of income taxes, saying that "the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid 40% of the federal income taxes," the "top 5 percent paid 60 percent of federal income taxes," and "the bottom 33% of wage earners contributed 0% to the federal income taxes."Linen DeFiller spoke with our own Gerald Prante, Senior Economist, about Obama’s tax plan and  writes on the Million Face blog that President-Elect Obama’s economically-related cabinet appointments "may give a clue about whether the new president ‘will be more hawkish on the deficit, or whether he will be more Keynesian and focus on short-run economic stimulus.’" [...] [...] North Shore Exponent, a blog of the North Shore Strategy and Consulting Group, mentions that Wisconsin is #38 in our State Business Tax Climate Index, declaring that "with Wisconsin facing a five billon dollar budget deficet and now the prospects of higher taxes and fees, and government run health care Wisconsin cannot afford to slip no more."Dan Kennedy, Assistant Professor at the Northeastern School of Journalism and writer for the Guardian (UK), e3!>CommonWealth Magazine, and the Boston Phoenix, points out in his Media Nation blog that Massachusetts is 23rd in our State-Local Tax Burden ranking in rebutting a point made by Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham. Terry Johnson’s BizIdeas blog makes mention of a previous study on who at certain income levels pays what amount of income taxes, saying that "the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid 40% of the federal income taxes," the "top 5 percent paid 60 percent of federal income taxes," and "the bottom 33% of wage earners contributed 0% to the federal income taxes."Linen DeFiller spoke with our own Gerald Prante, Senior Economist, about Obama’s tax plan and  writes on the Million Face blog that President-Elect Obama’s economically-related cabinet appointments "may give a clue about whether the new president ‘will be more hawkish on the deficit, or whether he will be more Keynesian and focus on short-run economic stimulus.’" [...]

]]> http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/new-report-shows-wisconsin-slips-in-new-economic-development-in-2008-another-sign-we-need-new-economic-leadership-in-madison/#comment-103 Kyle Maichle Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:01:36 +0000 http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-103 Wisconsin has a strong work ethic, no doubt, but our business climate is turning away good jobs and we need to change the way our business climate is. Wisconsin has a strong work ethic, no doubt, but our business climate is turning away good jobs and we need to change the way our business climate is.

]]> http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/new-report-shows-wisconsin-slips-in-new-economic-development-in-2008-another-sign-we-need-new-economic-leadership-in-madison/#comment-102 Madison Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:56:23 +0000 http://northshoreexponent.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-102 With all the great companies we have in Milwaukee It should be a no-brainer to get large information companies in Milwaukee and rural areas. In MN and ND there are many large information companies in the rural areas. They come there for the work ethic those states have. Which I believe is also true for Wisconsin. Chicago is not even in the game. With all the great companies we have in Milwaukee It should be a no-brainer to get large information companies in Milwaukee and rural areas. In MN and ND there are many large information companies in the rural areas. They come there for the work ethic those states have. Which I believe is also true for Wisconsin. Chicago is not even in the game.

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