Milwaukee’s loss can be county’s gain

My column for the West Bend Daily News is online.  It’s called, “Milwaukee’s loss can be county’s gain.”  Basically, I advocate a cross-border rain on Milwaukee’s businesses. 

The government entities in Washington County should also aggressively recruit businesses to move out of Milwaukee County. There are countless lawyers, accountants, insurance agents and other businesses that can service Milwaukee city residents without having to be subject to Milwaukee’s burdensome regulations and mandates. There’s no reason why they can’t operate out of Washington County, service the same customer base, and protect their right to run their businesses as they see fit and protect their revenues. That would bring good jobs and higher wages to Washington County.

   As with anything, the choices of the Milwaukee electorate present an opportunity for those willing to take it. I exhort the elected leaders of Washington County to take positive and aggressive action to recruit Milwaukee businesses to move to Washington County. If Milwaukee County is willing to push them away, there’s no reason why Washington County can’t reach out to welcome businesses into a friendlier fold.