Not Much Business Beyond Taxes at Economic Forum
State representatives and Congressman Paul Ryan participated in a Q & A with local businesses, but not much business beyond taxes was actually discussed.
The Racine County Economic Forum was supposed to have been an informative discussion between local business owners and our elected officials. Instead, the event held Oct. 10 at the Racine Marriott turned into partisan sound bites about the tax code. To be fair, it wasn't totally the fault of the panelists since not one business owner actually got up to ask a question. The person who came closest was Jackie Barkow from Racine Area Manufacturers And Commerce (RAMAC). She specifically asked about incentives to help small businesses. State Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) explained his bill for the bioscience industry, saying that by using payroll taxes to reinvest in the businesses - and expecting those companies to put up matching funds - …
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GearHead
7:19 am on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
We have two of the best with Ryan and Johnson. But every spending program has its own constituancy for sure. What I saw at the luncheon were a lot of folks who had little interest in pushing themselves away from the public money buffet line. The attitude was "keep mine coming, and let's pick this other guys pocket." Disgusting. more ›