The "ALEC Economic Competitiveness Index" or, How Morals are Bad for Business
http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/alec-greedy-state-moral-state
ALEC's finger prints continue to be all over Wisconsin's Republican Bills. Walker and his team continue to carry water for ALEC and will do so no matter how much it harms the citizens of Wisconsin. All of the economic legislation in this and the past Republican controlled legislature are implementing the goals outlined in ALEC's Rich State Poor State annual document. We can review the ALEC Economic Competitiveness Index to see the tune our Republicans are marching to. This index is based upon 15 variables, as follows;
The highest marginal personal tax rate. There is no concern for the tax rates at the bottom or in the middle, only at the top. This is because the few at the top have successfully purchased our politicians.
The highest marginal corporate tax rate. Again, this is what the corporations have purchased and use ALEC to deliver.
Personal Income tax progressivity. This is the difference between the average tax liability per $1,000 at $50,000 and at $150,000. These rich folks who have purchased our Republican state legislators don't want their effective tax rate to be any more than the poor and middle class. They have no problem with their effective payroll tax being less than those making $50,000.
Only the first nine (of 15) indicators refer to lower taxes. There's also stuff along the lines of ...
Public Employees per 100,000. According to ALEC if your state has fewer teachers, firefighters, police officers, university professors, conservation wardens, health and safety inspectors, it is better for your economic competitiveness.
Rember, ALEC is a tax-exempt, "social welfare" organization.
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