Old vet... Not any more!

"But not to worry, the large raise his dept got helps counterbalance it so we're good:)"

Perfect example of what is wrong.

nicksmom

Welcome to the real world.

Road builders are already failing miserably... how can a tax cut make any difference? Every highway around Rock county is in ruins. I travel on 14 and 51 daily. 51 from Beloit to Janesville is in ruins. 14 through Janesville has been in ruins for at least a decade. Why dont they fix this?????????? Im good with the income tax cut because my money I have been paying isnt doing anything anyways.

@wislady: And what do you think the point of taking the addtl money out of the checks was? Der! My husband had $8k in additional deductions on his income this year because of your dear Scottie. But not to worry, the large raise his dept got helps counterbalance it so we're good:)Guess Scottie's administration isn't quite doing what you think they are.

Do I support a state income tax cut?
Is the Pope Catholic?

stellar woody, just plain stellar.

"more class warfare that works for the rich people"
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Exactly!!!

wislady state workers now send 150,000,000 more (I say more because they pay all the same taxes you do) to the general fund. Those moneys should have paid for their insurance and pension. This was never tax money, this money is taken from the pension system of the employes and given to the taxpayers of Wisconsin. You need to give them a big thank you.
Go here http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lab/reports/s... click on annul report the info is on page 22.

Pastafarian

However you want to play with the words, the statement made in the article is NOT true.

"Republicans leaned on public-employee unions to help balance the last biennial budget"

woody, why do people harp on others tax situations? I could care less what Obama, Romney, Al Gore, George Bush etc do with their taxes or their money, if they do something illegal then by all means hammer them, but if they are using loopholes that have been set up by the very government that then demonizes said loopholes it is a bit disingenuous to support the growing of government that encouraged the situation they are pointing out as wrong. Just more class warfare that works for the people that are too lazy to see through the smokescreen.

Wisconsin needs tax fairness not cuts. Farmers ought to pay their fir share.

Has anyone found Rmoney's tax returns yet??? I thought so...

wislady
Feb 11, 2013 at 5:06 p.m.
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"Republicans leaned on public-employee unions to help balance the last biennial budget"

The money deducted from their paychecks is for "their share" of their health care premiums, and for their own pensions. It is not money taken away from them to "balance" the budget.

Not quite true.
The money to pay the states share of insurance and pension came from a fund, set aside, within the pension fund it's self.
The sole purpose of this fund was to insure that general purpose tax dollars would not be needed to fund the states portion.
The Governor is now taking the $150,000,000 from this fund that used to go to insurance and pension benefits,and putting that into the general fund.

woody

Why do you believe the successful (who already have paid their "fair share") should be punished? Just because someone has more than you, does not mean that you have the right to it.

Secretary Treasurer, Paulson, disclosed 21 Cayman investments, in 2006 when he was nominated for the job. Where do you suppose John Kerry has his money?

A tax CUT is better than a tax hike. Nothing wrong with cutting more expenses, that's what the typical household has to do.

woody, would you then support a flat tax that closes all the loopholes that the politicians have put in place to benefit themselves?

If you examine the results of prior tax cuts you will observe that government revenue increases. Wouldn't you really want to spend the money on things you want instead of letting the government decide what is fair ?

"The reality is all pay way too much in taxes"
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Except the super rich with their loopholes, swiss bank accounts, and Cayman Isles businesses.

We are the 5th highest taxed state in the country and our wages are no where near the top so there is a real issue there, I would support a complete elimination of the income tax at the state level and federal, that puts fear into many that want more and more government, but lets make the lawmakers earn their money and get creative in generating revenue, stealing I mean taking I mean deducting it from people that have no choice in the matter apparently doesn't work, because they run with the concept that they have an endless supply of capital. there are states without income tax, they make it work, no reason we can't either. I lived in one of those states, my property taxes were much lower than Wisconsins as well.

The reality is all pay way too much in taxes. There are countless examples of fraud, waste, and abuse when it comes to govt spending, continued "feeding" of the animal will only ensure more of it continues. Until tax payers DEMAND full accountability for all dollars spent nothing much will change. There are many examples of wasteful spending in this state. Recently the healthcare spending at UW, the waste found in the foster system, and the problems found in the collection of loan payments to the state are just a few drops in the bucket.

I am against income tax altogether. As free citizens, we should not pay the state to work as if we were paying some type of debt bondage. Eliminate income tax altogether and double or triple the sales tax. That way, the more you consume the more you are taxed.

FYI the budget is nowhere near balanced, its an illuson to fool the tea partiers......success.
Its called robbing Peter to pay Paul.

I paid income tax from a very early age. [ And of course all of the other forms of taxation. ] Now I still pay income tax ( re-taxed! ) on my pension, which was taxed during all the working years.
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Same with my wife. Now we are actively exploring options for moving to one of the states which do not do so. Perhaps a "tax cut" to consider is to quit taxing income of all of us who have given our lives to The Badger State. We will still pay all the other fees and taxes, and the untaxed portion of our income would stay in Wisconsin communities where we dine out, seek recreation, and help preserve the jobs of those who also live and work in the area by patronizing their companies.

Give today take back tomorrow.

We still have a $3 billion structural deficit. How does the Governor expect to run the state on less revenue?

I can't believe anyone would not support a tax cut. Someday you will be retired also.i

I don't give a rat's butt what party or individual you support.
I have one comment to make which I believe to be correct:
"The original Income Tax was to be a TEMPORARY TAX"
Nuff said.

I see the kettle is boiling yet again...Tea is served!

"Republicans leaned on public-employee unions to help balance the last biennial budget"

The money deducted from their paychecks is for "their share" of their health care premiums, and for their own pensions. It is not money taken away from them to "balance" the budget.

I don't feel like I have enough information about this to say whether I would support it or not. What I will say is although we've been taxed at some of the highest rates in the nation, we've also maintained a very solid standard of living in this state. Anyone that has lived other places can attest to how much worse things can be when the state doesn't have money to pay for things and doesn't place importance on maintaining the quality of life in the state. As an example, there are a lot of places that still don't pave roads. I'd rather the state maintain the income tax levels use that supposed surplus to reinvest in the things in this state that are lacking. They tell us they can't fund the DOT and want to raise the motor fuel tax, but then turn around and tell us that there is an income tax surplus justifying a cut? It doesn't make sense. I'm already used to paying the amount I pay in state income tax. So, how about they keep the tax cut and don't raise the motor fuel tax? A rise in the motor fuel tax is going to hurt the average family a lot more than an income tax cut is going to help. The reason I say that is that the motor fuel tax gets passed along to consumers in every product they buy. So for the average family, they'll pay the increase on the miles they drive, but they'll also pay for it in their groceries, clothes, household goods, etc.

If it is for those elected to office ONLY
Then it would be OK