Outgoing Chancellor John D. Wiley writes a scathing criticism of Wisconsin’s political system, with particular venom directed at the Wisconsin Manufacturer’s Committee (WMC), the group perhaps best known for its notoriously low-brow attack ads (video here) against former Wisconsing Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler. Wiley takes aim at WMC’s anti-tax rhetoric, citing the correlation between per-capita tax revenues and per-capita income. Most irritating to Wisconsinites might be his assertion that “Minnesota, our demographic twin, is knocking our socks off economically.” WMC released a response to Wiley’s piece, calling several of the chancellor’s assertions false. Frankly, I found the response unconvincing, and more focused on semantics than facts. You all should really read the article, it’s a comprehensive and well written account of Wisconsin politics from a man who had to remain apolitical for many years because of his position.
Chancellor Wiley leaves on bleak note
August 21, 2008
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