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Related: About this forumForbes contributor says Scott Walker 'should know better' than to hold secret tax talks
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/forbes-contributor-says-scott-walker-should-know-better-than-to/article_ee82ca31-1d26-586f-8c31-beacabbabf9b.htmlAfter Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, with Revenue Secretary Rick Chandler, launched a series of rountable discussions on tax reform, Gov. Scott Walker, who asked them to conduct the discussions, suggested that maybe the state income tax should be eliminated.
Why was that a surprise? Well, because the discussions were between Republican officials and business leaders. The public and press were not invited. Kleefisch explained to the Beloit Daily News that, "people arent as candid when there are cameras and reporters in the room.
A number of in-state folks have been appalled by the exclusion of the public from discussion on a subject that could profoundly affect their pocketbooks.
For instance, on Dec. 15 the LaCrosse Tribune editorialized: "Closed meetings are simply poor public policy ... while we may not all contribute to political candidates or align ourselves with political parties, we all pay taxes."
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Forbes contributor says Scott Walker 'should know better' than to hold secret tax talks (Original Post)
hue
Dec 2013
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. If they talked about their plans openly there'd be a public revolt.
unionthug777
(740 posts)2. the worm should know better !!!
he should !!! but he is too stupid to realize how stupid he is !!! hope he goes to prison soon !!!!!
championofreason
(17 posts)3. the prank phone call from David Koch
I cannot believe that he still has a political career after that reported impersonated David Koch and Scott Walker talked about crushing the labor unions with unsavory tactics