We want people to choose to live in Wisconsin. One way we compete for residents is to keep Wisconsin affordable.
Do our seniors have a financial incentive to become residents of states like Florida, Tennessee or Texas where there are no taxes on income? Does our tax policy encourage young entrepreneurs and inventors to relocate out-of-state? Do we have more government than we need?
These are important questions that we need to keep on the top of our policy agenda.
Everyone wants great roads, but at what cost? Our transportation spending needs to be viewed historically on a per capita basis to make sure our spending is both efficient and effective. Until we get policymakers looking at the right metric, we will not have a solution to the transportation funding question.