It's later than anywhere in the Midwest, but at least we're making a little bit of progress. Wisconsin has the 5 th latest tax freedom day in the nation, an improvement from the No. 4 rank in 1999. WMC says the state should drop out of the Tax Top 10. Minnesota and Michigan this year dropped out of the Tax Top 10. Haney says we need to control government spending at all levels.
High taxes are driven by high spending, it's just that simple.
Unless we find a way to slow the rate of growth in our state and local spending, taxes will continue to be high.