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Dental Therapy: A proven remedy to oral care shortages in Wisconsin

1.2 million Wisconsinites live in dental care shortage areas. Children, seniors, veterans & the disabled are most likely to lack access to oral care. Here’s a successful effort to provide dental care to underserved populations without relying on taxpayers.

Milwaukee's Housing Problem

Government's unfair housing foray

Milwaukee Housing Authority competes with private developers

A Housing Authority subsidary with a social mission

Travaux Inc. has strong ties to Milwaukee city government.

Opportunity Zones stray from original intent

"Rich people shouldn't be the beneficiaries" of federal program critics say.

The perils of state-run retirement plans

But is state involvement necessary? The question warrants scrutiny because state-sponsored individual retirement accounts, or auto-IRAs, don’t actually fill a void. Traditional and Roth IRAs already proliferate in the private sector. They can be set up at local financial institutions or online, and many don’t even require a minimum contribution. From start to finish, the whole process is relatively simple.

State governments jumping into the mix could prove harmful not only to private-sector IRA providers competing in the same arena but also — and more important — to the targeted employers and employees themselves.

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