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    Name:Aaron
    Location:West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
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    Thursday, January 05, 2006

    Will the Last Person Out Turn Off the Lights?

    From Charlie Sykes:

    A new study says that Wisconsin has lost $4.72 billion in household net worth over a five-year period due to residents leaving the state.


    Charlie's blog doesn't allow comments, but I just had to say this:

    The last one out had better turn off the lights, or they're going to get a humongous bill from We Energies.

    5 Amendments:

    steveegg said...

    I'm surprised neither Charlie nor WISTAX did more digging to add in the tax burden, or pointed out that this was in the heart of what lefties called "The Best Damn Economy Ever".

    1/05/2006 11:25:15 PM  
    Aaron said...

    Makes you wonder how much better it could be if we had some more of our money to spend, doesn't it?

    1/05/2006 11:30:42 PM  
    steveegg said...

    $4,000,504,000 (the tax increases plus the income decreases) would go a long way.

    Speaking of which, without peeking at my blog, did the personal income tax take in Wisconsin between 1995 and 2000 go (a) down, (b) up less than $1 billion, (c) up between $1 billion and $2 billion, or (d) up more than $2 billion?

    1/06/2006 12:55:40 AM  
    Aaron said...

    Let me guess: (d).

    Nice work, Steve.

    1/06/2006 12:28:04 PM  
    steveegg said...

    You got it. Wisconsin's personal income tax take went up $2,030,363,000 between 1995 and 2000 according to the Census Bureau.

    1/06/2006 01:18:42 PM  

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