June 27, 2011
Top Ten Worst Items in Scott Walker's Radical Budget
Scott Walker's radical budget and its underlying priorities do not reflect our shared Wisconsin values. Below are ten of his worst attacks on Wisconsinites.
- Gives $2.3 billion in tax breaks to the wealthy and elite while leaving nothing for working Wisconsin families
- Increases taxes on seniors and working families by $70 million by reducing the Homestead Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax
- Increases property taxes by $483.8 million on Wisconsin families
- Cuts $1.6 billion for Wisconsin's public schoolchildren
- Raids $411 million in funds and increase fees by $111 million
- Kicks the can down the road by pushing $338 million in spending into the future, plus $89.9 million in interest
- Rolls back child labor laws
- Grants unilateral authority to un-elected bureaucrats for changes to health care programs such as Wisconsin Shares
- Defunds Planned Parenthood and makes significant reductions in access to the Medicaid family planning program
- Cuts $250 million in support for the UW system, and 30% reduction in investments in the technical college system
