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Ron Johnson: Close the SALT ‘loophole’? Not on my watch

A legitimate concern is how some professionals are using their pass-through entities to turn what should be salary or wage income into pass-through income to obtain the SALT and 20% deductions. That could easily be resolved without the new provisions in both the House and Senate bills that make other pass-throughs less competitive with C-Corps.

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Will Flanders: End minimum mark-up

Rather than fostering fair competition, minimum markup laws artificially inflate prices on everyday necessities like gasoline and groceries, burdening working families and undermining consumer choice. In a modern economy defined by efficiency, transparency, and innovation, government should not be in the business of telling retailers what they must charge.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 20

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio’s Anya van Wagtendonk and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jessie Opoien discuss state budget negotiations breaking down, the Minnesota lawmaker shootings, the state Supreme Court ruling on legislative oversight of Department of Justice settlements and more.

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