...Why would state legislators want to
undermine the bargain of Act 10 by increasing state spending on K-12?
To the citizens in districts that just decided to increase their own
taxes and spending with a referendum, state lawmakers would be layering
even more burden on them to pay for more spending in districts that did
not ask for it. For those of us citizens who live in districts that are
trying to control our district’s spending, lawmakers would be telling us
that our fiscal restraint is not appreciated by forcing us to pay for
more spending for which we did not ask.
In order to continue to allow Act
10 to work, legislators must restrain state spending on K-12 and let
local voters raise their own taxes if they so choose. If they decide to
increase state K-12 spending on top of the $804 million just approved by
the taxpayers, Wisconsin will never bring its tax burden in line with
the rest of the country.
State Republicans have earned
increasing majorities thanks to their steadfast advancement of
conservative policies. Now is not the time to go wobbly.
That phrase, "local control" comes to mind. Do the (R) Poobahs really think that Madison-centric rule is some sort of Golden Rule? If so, then just turn over the education budget to Tony Evers. May as well go all the way!
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