The Wisconsin Grinch, the minimum markup law, holds our economy back, punishes consumers with higher prices, and makes shopping for the holidays, back-to-school, or any other time of year more expensive. Guest column from St. Sen. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield). Read More Repeal The Wisconsin Grinch
This week started with Amazon Prime Day, the online retail giant’s annual day of discounts. But those unbelievable deals are illegal in Wisconsin, thanks to the state’s antiquated Minimum Markup law, a relic of the Great Depression, when the Amazon was just a river. The law effectively outlaws low prices in the name of protecting “mom and pop” shops. In reality, it’s an anti-free market enemy of consumers that forces Wisconsinites to pay higher prices on everything from prescription drugs to gasoline. Read More MacIver News Minute: Hey Alexa, Find Me An Illegal Deal!
State Sen. Dave Craig wants Democrat Gov. Tony Evers to champion free-market values and lead the campaign to repeal Wisconsin’s competition-killing, price-inflating minimum markup law. Read More MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Sen. Dave Craig Asks Gov. Evers To Help End Minimum Markup
MacIver Communications Director Chris Rochester joins Oliver Burrows on WXCO in Wausau to talk about the antiquated minimum markup law that makes Black Friday deals illegal, MacIver President Brett Healy’s promise to perm his hair once the Legislature repeals the Depression-era law, and extraordinary session expected to convene shortly in Madison. Read More News And Views: Minimum Markup, Brett Healy’s Perm Promise, And The Extraordinary Session
MacIver President Brett Healy joins Vicki McKenna on News/Talk 1310 WIBA to talk about the Black Friday crime wave, the Depression-era law that makes deep discounts illegal, and his promise to perm his hair if the Legislature finally takes action. Read More On Vicki McKenna: Will The Legislature Repeal The Antiquated Minimum Markup Law?