Analysis: Tax Increment Financing In Wisconsin by Bill Osmulski | Mar 30, 2019 Savvy local governments learned that TIF allows them to essentially double tax the community for development inside the TID. Read More
Tax incremental financing: Valuable tool or crony capitalism? by Badger Institute | May 10, 2018 As the rules governing TIFs relaxed, the funding mechanism has become overused, if not downright abused, critics say. Read More
Tax incremental financing is a recipe for abuse by Rick Esenberg | May 8, 2018 Tax incremental financing might seem to be a dry and technical subject. The details are real green-eyeshade stuff. But their impact on the political process teaches us a tantalizing lesson: Tax incremental financing is an occasion of sin. Read More