Need Change In Madison, Reason # 124

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From MacIver Institute.

"Wisconsin's Minimum Mark Up Law Harms Consumers
By MacIver Institute on November 16, 2009 12:26 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

By James Wigderson
Special Persepective for the MacIver Institute

You may think it is too early to start thinking about Christmas, but it is not. At least one of the local radio stations has started playing Christmas music, and there are only 37 shopping days left in the Christmas season.

Unfortunately, Wisconsin makes your shopping more expensive than it has to be. In addition to the state sales tax, the additional sales taxes to support Miller Park and the Lambeau Field renovation, and other county sales taxes, Wisconsin law keeps prices artificially high with the minimum mark-up law, also known as the "Unfair Sales Act."

One of the dads in my son's Cub Scout pack ran smack into the law the other night. Chris was scouring the internet advertisements for pre-Black Friday deals when he came across a 42" LCD TV at Wal-Mart for $498. Chris thought Christmas came early, loaded the family up in the car, and went to Wal-Mart to take advantage of the "in-store" special.

Unfortunately for Chris, he did not notice that the online advertisement said, "Prices and availability may vary in AK, HI, OK and WI." "
Wisconsin's Minimum Mark Up Law Harms Consumers - MacIver Institute

You can finish reason # 124 at above link. We need to vote change in Madison to change laws like minimum mark-up law.