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Surplus Deal Had 80% Approval Rating
This may change some minds at the Wisconsin Capitol.
The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows a lot of Wisconsin voters wanted the tax deal that would have meant rebate checks of up to $600.
The poll, which was released Tuesday, asked 454 adults what they thought of the deal and showed 80% of all voters wanted to see the deal pass at the Capitol last week.
That includes 77% of Republicans, 81% of independents, and 82% of Democrats.
In addition to offering rebates, the tax deal would have ended taxes on overtime and tips in the state, and provided $600 million for local schools. Half of that was earmarked to “buy down” local property taxes, while the other half was set to go to special education.
The plan failed because three Senate Republicans and every single Senate Democrat voted against it.
Marquette Pollsters said 16% of Republican voters said the tax deal should fail. So did 8% of independents, and 10% of Democrats in Wisconsin.
The poll does not say why those voters wanted the plan killed.
Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, said on UpFront over the weekend that he voted against the plan because it would have spent one-time dollars on recurring expenses for schools. He said that’s how Wisconsin would have “gotten in trouble financially.”
Kapenga also said there is “zero chance” that lawmakers will vote again on the plan.
That means the winner of November’s elections will decide the future of Wisconsin’s nearly $2.5 billion surplus.
Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany has said he wants to give the surplus back to taxpayers. Democrats, on the other hand, have said they would like to spend the surplus on schools and other “priorities.”
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