Last week, a proposal to give paper manufacturer Kimberly-Clark the same tax credit package as was given to Foxconn died in the state Senate. The death of this “pay-to-stay” proposal is a victory for free market principles, and we applaud senators who stood up and refused to support it. Read More Wisconsin Free Market Groups: Senate Was Right to Reject Kimberly-Clark Bailout
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MacIver Perspective – Thanks to a last minute deal that might be snuck into the state budget, you might end up paying more for liquor in the state of Wisconsin. If this sounds familiar, that’s because Republicans tried to pull this very same stunt back in 1999. Read More Will Joint Finance Members Raise the Price of Your Brandy Old Fashioned?
The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy joined more than 50 other organizations in urging Congress to let the Export-Import Bank expire, arguing that it interferes with the free market and jeopardizes billions of dollars of taxpayer funds. Read More MacIver Joins 50 Other Organizations Urging Congress to Let Export-Import Bank Expire
Wisconsin strictly prohibits the joint ownership of funeral homes and cemeteries. The MacIver Institute, in conjunction with David E. Harrington, the Himmelright Professor of Economics at Kenyon College and Jaret Treber, an associate professor of economics at Kenyon College, has determined that this unneeded prohibition will cost families in the Badger State at least $15.5 million over the next ten years. Read More Ban on Joint Ownership of Funeral Homes and Cemeteries Will Cost Wisconsin Families $15.5 Million