E-mail to Gevernor Doyle

Below is a copy of the e-mail I sent to Governor Doyle earlier today. If I get a response, other than the bland auto reply platitude that thanks me for my interest, I will post it. ************************************************************ Governor Doyle, in your proposed budget you stated that “big oil” company profits would be taxed. I will use “big oil” in my example below, but it would equally apply to any other type of business large or small.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION.

BUSINESSES DO NOT PAY TAXES!

This is a basic economic absolute. If you didn't know this you should, and if you do know this, you shouldn't lie to the people of Wisconsin. If you think you can keep "big oil" from passing the tax along to the consumer, you are quite naive. To even try to do this is would be a very socialistic action. Increased taxes to “big oil” are simply a cost of goods sold. Any business bases the retail price of the goods they are selling on the all costs to bring their goods to market. Taxes are simply another cost. Any time you do something that takes money from my pocket and it ends up in the state’s coffers, it is a tax on my income. What makes this situation worse is that we are paying this increased cost (read tax) with income on which we have already paid taxes. ************************************************************ Datadiver08