Commercial Taxes, Economic Growth, and Tax Reform
By Dave Swenson
It is taken as an article of faith that Iowa is a high tax state, and that its high taxes impede economic growth. The chief tax offender, it is often argued, is the commercial property tax, though the state’s personal and corporate income tax system is often maligned, too. MORE
Dave Swenson is a long-time analyst of Iowa political, social, and economic issues. He is a staff research economist at Iowa State University and a community and regional economics analyst and educator. He also teaches planners (those nefarious agents of totalitarian control) how to do economic things in their profession at both Iowa State University and The University of Iowa. |