Issue Position: Cutting Taxes

Issue Position

Putting More Money Back in Your Pocket
Since taking office in 2011, we reduced the tax burden on working families, senior citizens, small business owners, farmers and others by some $8 billion through the end of the budget cycle. In fact, Wisconsin is ranked as a Top 10 state for reducing the overall tax burden over a 5-year period.

In the decade before taking office, property taxes increased by 27 percent. Thanks to our bold conservative reforms, property taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in both 2014 and 2010. We even eliminated an entire tax as part of our pledge to keep taxpayers first.

Income taxes will also be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010. This income tax relief helps hard-working families stay ahead and small businesses thrive. We have gone further by virtually eliminating taxes on core Wisconsin industries like manufacturing and agriculture. We even eliminated the tax on health savings accounts.

We believe that you do a better job of spending your hard-earned money than the government does. Looking ahead, we will continue to hold the line on taxes because keeping more money in the hands of taxpayers will help Wisconsin win the 21st century by creating more jobs and leading to higher wages.

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