Taxes in Pretty Colors

by folkbum

I have often thought that if I could be a non-profit, I might would like to the Public Policy Forum. They do some very cool work.

For instance, this:

This year, for the first time, the Public Policy Forum has created a poster ranking all 147 municipalities in southeastern Wisconsin on the basis of the following information: property values, per capita property value, 5 year change in property values, gross tax levy, 5 year change in the tax levy, and net tax rate.

You can download the poster as a .pdf here. Some highlights:


(Updated to add . . . I wish the PPF would allow comments on their blog!)