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06/27/2011

Walker Ignores Voters, Signs Radical Budget

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Yesterday afternoon among hundreds of protestors, Gov. Walker signed the most radical budget in Wisconsin history. For months, the people of Wisconsin have took to the streets, voiced their concerns at public meetings and camped outside of the Capitol to express their discontent with the budget. Yesterday, Gov. Walker silenced the voters and plowed forward with this agenda.


This budget will result in a major loss to the quality of life for the people of Wisconsin by crippling economic support systems for middle income and working class families and slashing education, health care and funds for local communities. This budget raises taxes on the working poor with children while lowering taxes for the elite and wealthy.

Budget Facts

  • Gives billions in tax breaks to wealthy corporations, while slashing critical programs middle class families rely on
  •  Increases taxes on seniors and the working poor by reducing the Homestead Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax (both traditionally bi-partisan programs that Ronald Reagan called the best tools to combat poverty)
  • Increases property taxes by $483.8 million on Wisconsin families
  • Cuts billions for Wisconsin's award winning public school system Cuts millions in support for the UW system, and local technical college system

 

 

Xx8lc “This is a backwards budget,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “It calls for tax breaks to the rich and wealthy corporations while increasing taxes on lower income Wisconsinites with children. This budget comes at a high social cost.”


In their attempt to gut education, healthcare, and funding for seniors programs, Republicans have alienated countless Wisconsin families. Now, more than ever, Wisconsinites are determined to take back the Senate to stop Scott Walker from doing further damage to our state. We will not stop until we win back our government, our state and our democracy.

 

Video from outside the budget signing.  The signing inside was closed to the taxpaying public:

John Nichols: Walker’s pay-to-play state budget

Biz Beat: Budget serves up tax break for wealthiest Wisconsinites

How Walker budget will hurt our families


Posted at 02:41 PM in Health Care, Jobs and Unemployment, State Legislative Updates, Take Action! |

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