It raises taxes on domestic manufacturing by 111 billion. “It’s even more ironic that Governor Evers cites rising inflation in his proposal, when he continues to support the inflation-driving spending policies in Washington, D.C. Wisconsin is among the states expected to get hit the hardest by the Inflation Reduction Act. Wisconsinites know Governor Evers is a tax-and-spend politician, and won’t fall for this election year gimmick,” said Eric Bott, State Director for Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin. Even if total spending in the next biennium were flat, it would amount to an increase in per-pupil. In just the past year, enrollment declined by 3.9. “It’s ironic that Governor Evers is once again taking credit for the Legislature’s efforts to cut taxes and rein in spending, after he has proposed massive tax hikes and increases in government spending in both of his budgets. That amounts to 2,159.23 per student per year just in state aid by far a record amount since total student enrollment in Wisconsin’s K-12 schools has been steadily declining for two decades. “While we believe it is better to return money to the taxpayers instead of letting it be spent by Madison bureaucrats, this plan does not provide the lasting, meaningful tax relief that hardworking Wisconsinites deserve.” “While it is good news that state government has a surplus, the Wisconsin taxpayer needs to be weary of politicians making grandiose promises during an election year,” said Brett Healy, President of the MacIver Institute. Governor Evers’ plan includes spending $1.7 billion on a one time $150 “refund” for every Wisconsinite and yet another increase in spending on government programs. MacIver Institute for Public Policy and Americans For Prosperity Wisconsin urged caution as Governor Tony Evers put out a press release detailing his plans to spend part of the state’s recently announced $3.81 billion surplus.
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