WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer joined the Benjamin Yount show to discuss WMC’s latest Wisconsin Employer Survey and how Wisconsin property taxes are crushing families and businesses alike.
According to the survey, a staggering 71 percent of employers reported an increase in their property tax bill for owned or leased commercial property over the past year, while less than 1% saw a decrease.
Wisconsin is already among the highest-taxed states in the nation, with top-10 individual and property tax burdens and a top-12 corporate tax burden. Property taxes are a punishing fixed cost, owed whether a business is just starting out, expanding, or struggling. With Governor Evers’ 400-year autopilot increase, Wisconsin is on track to climb even higher.
