Wisconsin: 10 Days Of Early Voting, 10 Reasons To Vote Against Scott Walker (#7)

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http://wisdems.org/news/press/view/2014-10-10-days-of-early-voting-10-reasons-to-vote-against-s-4

Scott Walker keeps doubling down on his claim that he turned a $3.6 billion budget deficit into a surplus, but in the current budget Wisconsin has a deficit of $396 million. [1] Independent fact-checkers rated Scott Walker's claim that Wisconsin has a surplus heading into the next budget as "False." [2] Wisconsin faces a massive $1.8 billion deficit in the next biennium - a figure which is expected to grow even higher as agency budget requests are considered. [3]

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Immediately upon taking office, Scott Walker passed a draconian budget that drastically cut critical government services, raised taxes on working-class families, and gave huge tax breaks to big businesses and those at the very top. Walker’s fiscally irresponsible policies include a lopsided income tax cut which puts individuals making $21,760 a year in the same tax bracket as someone making $239,600.

In addition, Walker issued tax increases aimed at putting the squeeze on nearly 140,000 working class families to the tune of $69.8 million, while dishing out $610 million in tax breaks to businesses over his term.

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As other states enjoy surpluses thanks to the nationwide economic recovery that has come after the recession, Wisconsin is slated to be one of the few with a deficit headed into the next budget. [4]