2018 WI Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Scott Walker: Cut $8 billion in taxes, mostly for higher earners

Q: Increase taxes to pay for public services?

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Open to raising taxes on wealthy to pay for public services.

Scott Walker (R): No. Has cut $8 billion during two terms. Cuts skewed toward higher earners.

Source: CampusElect.org Issue Guide on 2018 Wisconsin Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Tony Evers: Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services

Q: Increase taxes to pay for public services?

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Open to raising taxes on wealthy to pay for public services.

Scott Walker (R): No. Has cut $8 billion during two terms. Cuts skewed toward higher earners.

Source: CampusElect.org Issue Guide on 2018 Wisconsin Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Phil Anderson: Lower taxes for everyone

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Higher taxes on the wealthy"?

A: I'll fight to repeal the state income tax, crony capitalism like the Foxconn deal, and lower taxes for everyone.ÿ

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Wisconsin Governor candidate May 18, 2018

Kelda Helen Roys: Support a progressive tax structure

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Higher taxes on the wealthy"?

A: Strongly Support a progressive tax structure

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Wisconsin Governor candidate May 5, 2018

Kathleen Vinehout: $1.7B in business tax breaks should shift to schools

Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout has actually put a number on the cost of all income and property tax cuts, manufacturing credits, and other tax breaks: $1.7 billion. To her, these are giveaways that may not even sway the decisions companies make about where to invest. That investment would do much more for the state's long-term economic health if it went to public schools, she argues.ÿ
Source: Christian Science Monitor on 2018 Wisconsin Governor race Nov 3, 2016

Bob Harlow: 10% increase for those making more than $1 million

Q: What are some of the things you hope to do as Congressman?

A: I would stand by a 10 percent increase in the tax of Americans making more than $1 million a year in what would result in a highest marginal tax rate of 40 percent for that bracket. In the 1950s under Eisenhower, it was 91 percent. Another thing is to raise $1 billion to send 20,000 students to public colleges and universities with free tuition, room and board.

Source: Stanford Daily on 2018 Wisconsin governor debate Apr 5, 2016

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Candidates and political leaders on Tax Reform:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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