{"id":4049,"date":"2023-07-05T23:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T23:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2023-07-06T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T00:12:09","slug":"gov-evers-screws-over-wisconsin-taxpayers-for-next-402-years-with-deceitful-vetoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4049","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Evers Screws Over Wisconsin Taxpayers for Next 402 Years With Deceitful Vetoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/evers-tax-cuts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHomeowners will experience massive property tax increases in the coming years,\u201d said Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
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How bad are Gov. Tony Evers\u2019 deceitful partial vetoes of the Republican-passed state budget? He screwed over Wisconsin property taxpayers for the next 402 years, unless a Republican governor is elected.<\/p>\n

Evers eliminated a HYPHEN<\/strong> to allow school districts to add $325 per student every year for the next four centuries, unless a future Republican Legislature and governor undo it. He changed Republican wording referring to the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years by vetoing a hyphen and the number \u201c20\u201d to change the passage to the year 2425. That\u2019s undemocratic; it goes against both the legislative intent and the will of the voters.<\/p>\n

Evers also eliminated tax cuts on all married Wisconsinites for taxable income of between $36,840 and $405,550 per year and for single filers\u2019 earnings of more than $27,630, even while dishonestly pretending he\u2019s standing up for the middle class and the working poor. <\/strong>Unbelievably, Evers actually wrote this line in his press release, \u201cGov. Evers\u2019 vetoes ensure that tax relief in the 2023-25 budget goes to working families who need help affording rising costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Voters have already eliminated the so-called \u201cVanna White\u201d and \u201cFrankenstein\u201d vetoes, which gave governors the power to create new meaning by eliminating letters or creating new sentences by eliminating words. Evers created new meaning by eliminating a hyphen and numbers anyway; that\u2019s deceitful.<\/p>\n

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.@Tony4WI<\/a> used his veto power to increase Wisconsin homeowners property taxes for the next 4 centuries. Pass it on.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Wisconsin GOP (@WisGOP) July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBy allowing this level into the future, homeowners will experience massive property tax increases in the coming years,\u201d Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what the Governor did today is inconsistent with the opinion of four justices in Bartlett v. Evers,\u201d tweeted Rick Esenberg, of the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty. \u201cJust as importantly, it\u2019s acting in bad faith. No one thinks a law should set revenue limits for 402 years. He did this for a small advantage. He should be ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I think what the Governor did today is inconsistent with the opinion of four justices in Bartlett v. Evers. Just as importantly, it’s acting in bad faith. No one thinks a law should set revenue limits for 402 years. He did this for a small advantage. He should be ashamed. https:\/\/t.co\/SV5K5ePpS6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rick Esenberg (@RickEsenberg) July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Furthermore, ignore all of the media narratives about legislative Republicans supposedly wanting tax cuts for the wealthy as Evers positions as some crusader for the working poor and middle class.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to clarify, \u2018scales back\u2019 means cuts 95% of the tax cut ($3.3B), including those truly middle-class earners that have been hit especially hard by record-high inflation,\u201d tweeted Republican Rep. Mark Born.<\/p>\n

Insanely, state Democratic Rep. Deb Andraca claimed on Twitter that Evers\u2019 actions reflected the \u201cwill of the people.\u201d On what planet would most Wisconsinites not desire to have a significant tax cut right now?<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s how much of the $7 BILLION surplus @govevers<\/a> thinks you deserve.<\/p>\n

Not enough for a tank of gas. pic.twitter.com\/lqOSV1rNg8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Van Wanggaard (@Vanwanggaard) July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Republican state Rep. Barb Dittrich wrote, \u201cUnfortunately, Gov. Evers revealed himself to be dishonest in his negotiations with his line-item vetoes of our budget. He wasted more of Wisconsinites\u2019 hard-earned dollars by finding ways to restore funding of gender transition surgery via Medicaid and restoring 188 DEI positions in the UW System.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cHe refused tax-cuts to 69% of Wisconsinites, returning only $175 million of the $6.9 billion surplus, or .0025% of that surplus to taxpayers. Additionally, he was disingenuous on school funding, and created an environment hostile to Wisconsin homeowners by increasing property taxes, writing in a public school funding increase each year for the next 402 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Republican tax plan had compressed the four income tax brackets to three and reduced rates for all taxpayers.<\/p>\n

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Or, as @BadgerInstitute<\/a> and @TaxFoundation<\/a> put it last year, Wisconsin’s top rate is higher than any state between New York and California but for one. https:\/\/t.co\/Pz2tc0j9e4<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/FhPplI4LEI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/36AJpxK9GS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Patrick McIlheran (@PaddyMacMke) July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Where we come from, a person making more than $26,000 is not the \u201crich,\u201d although we don\u2019t support penalizing success, either. With states like Illinois and Minnesota so off the rails that Wisconsin had the chance to look competitive, Evers tanked it all because he, presumably, doesn\u2019t want to give Robin Vos a victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year Governor Evers campaigned on Republican tax cuts; now that he\u2019s been re-elected, he shows his true colors,\u201d Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, said Wednesday. \u201cThe Governor\u2019s partial veto of the legislature\u2019s tax cut hurts taxpayers, hinders Wisconsin\u2019s ability to attract new talent, and stifles our potential for growth. Evers politically motivated actions will have real life consequences for our future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evers would rather screw over almost every hard-working Wisconsinite at the very time that people are struggling with inflationary increases at the grocery store. Thanks, Tony. He did prioritize preserving positions for diversity, equity and inclusion in the UW System, though.<\/p>\n

Evers on Wednesday signed a new two-year $99 billion state budget. Evers slashed Republicans\u2019 income tax cut from $4.5 billion to $800 million.<\/p>\n

The media have deceptively informed people that Evers eliminated tax cuts for the \u201ctop two tax brackets\u201d in Wisconsin, making many people falsely think that applies only to the wealthy.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example. Ruth Conniff is a liberal journalist<\/a> with the Wisconsin Examiner, which pretends to be non-partisan. She tweeted, \u201cWisconsin Republicans are breaking Twitter with their temper tantrum over Evers\u2019 partial vetoes of their budget \u2014 especially those big tax cuts for the top earners in the state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The part she left out: The second highest tax bracket reaches way down into the working poor.<\/p>\n

The Republican plan was written to cut Wisconsin\u2019s top income tax rate of 7.65% to 6.5%, which would have meant a 15% tax break for married couples making over $405,550 a year. The same married couple making between $36,840<\/strong> and $405,550 would see their income tax rate go from 5.3% to 4.4%, which is a 17% tax cut.<\/p>\n

The governor called those tax adjustments \u201ccuts for millionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Julian Bradley, R-Franklin, tweeted: \u201cDuring a time of record inflation, Gov. Evers included tax increases in his budget proposal. Today, he vetoed BILLIONS in tax relief from the budget GOP Lawmakers passed. He believes the government can spend your money better than you can. He\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Evers did not veto the $32 million shift in the University of Wisconsin\u2019s budget aimed at defunding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the UW System. But the governor used a partial veto to protect the nearly 200 jobs that lawmakers wanted to eliminate.<\/p>\n

-Center Square contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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