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Written by admin
May 19, 2011
The news that state revenues are $636 million higher than originally projected is a gift from the Democratic majority from the last budget. Our responsible budgeting that raised revenue from the most wealthy, closed corporate tax loopholes and held the line on taxes for the poor and middle-class has paid off.
Now, it is up to Republicans to be as responsible as Democrats were two years ago. Republicans have an opportunity to roll back Walker’s Draconian gutting of SeniorCare, replace some of Walker’s devastating cuts to public education and roll back Walker’s job-killing $250 million in cuts to the UW System.
With the new revenue, they can address all these areas without raising taxes on anyone.
I hope my Republican colleagues see this as an opportunity to fix Gov. Walker’s devastating cuts and still treat all taxpayers fairly.
