Treat Profits from Investments the Same as Income from Work

by Kids Forward | January 15, 2013

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For tax purposes, Wisconsin should treat profits from investments the same as income from work. Currently, Wisconsin gives preferential treatment to profits from investments, which results in tax breaks for the best off. Most other states treat profits from investment the same as income from work.

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