Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Chaos is the point

If you think this is just a phase and that Trump will settle down once he’s made the changes he wants, I wouldn’t count on that. Trump’s chaos is not part of a process — it’s the whole point.

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Tax reform: simplify

The current system breeds contempt and the perception — if not the reality — of unfairness, simply because it’s so opaque. Simplicity has rewards that far outweigh any benefit from any tax loophole designed to engineer some sort of social or economic behavior.

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Chaos is the point

If you think this is just a phase and that Trump will settle down once he’s made the changes he wants, I wouldn’t count on that. Trump’s chaos is not part of a process — it’s the whole point.

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State Affairs Wisconsin Feature: Van Orden raises $1.1M over 3 months, challenger Cooke $1M over 3 weeks

State Affairs Wisconsin features are available to WisPolitics subscribers on the State Affairs Wisconsin platform. To read, visit here and log in with your WisPolitics subscription email address…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which

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NFIB urging Congress to make small business tax deduction permanent

NFIB Wisconsin State Director Bill Smith warns that letting a 20% tax deduction for small businesses expire would be “devastating” for the economy.  The National Federation of Independent Business yesterday issued a report highlighting the impact of the small business tax deduction, established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Tax reform: simplify

The current system breeds contempt and the perception — if not the reality — of unfairness, simply because it’s so opaque. Simplicity has rewards that far outweigh any benefit from any tax loophole designed to engineer some sort of social or economic behavior.

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