Just what revenue-deprived Wisconsin needs: a smoke-and-mirrors PR move known as a "sales tax holiday" for buyers of school supplies - - but next year - - says all-but-certain candidate for re-election Scott Walker.
As the Journal Sentinel story points out:
As the Journal Sentinel story points out:
The holidays are popular with many consumers for offering at least the promise of some relief around one of the major seasons for family spending. But the measures are also panned by policy experts for doing little to boost the economy.
The recent Tax Foundation report found that sales tax holidays do not promote jobs growth but instead merely shift the timing of consumer purchases and complicate the process of collecting taxes from stores. Some retailers may also raise prices during the holiday, reducing consumer savings, the report found.
