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Article: WISCONSIN COMPANIES LEFT OUT OF SWEET DEAL.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- April 16, 2006
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Byline: DAVE RICHARDSON JR.
In medicine, it's often said that the first rule is "do no harm," which means that sometimes it's better to do nothing at all. That creed is also true in government.
The state's largest land deal, announced by Gov. Jim Doyle last month, is a case in point. Had the governor done nothing, we all would have been better off.
The land would still be open for public recreation, and any one of Wisconsin's premier forest management companies would continue to pay property taxes and provide a long-term sustainable supply of fiber to our important forest products industry.
Now, however, taxpayers are on the hook for ...