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Ben Wikler: “We have a fundamental question in the state, which is…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Discussion with Ben Wickler

Published | Video Starts at 09:47

Again, a nonpartisan election, but again, people in both parties have taken positions on this. So talk to us about the importance of the state superintendent race tomorrow. Well, We have a fundamental question in the state, which is whether public taxpayer dollars should go to fund public schools or whether you should go to work, pay your taxes, you know, to fund the public schools like the ones that you went to, and then have those dollars taken away and sent to private schools instead. to, I guess, you know, turn into vouchers to support education, often for families that are already paying out of their pocket with a lot of money for private school to give them vouchers to make them even less expensive for them. (09:47–10:04)

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Asserts that there is a debate in the state about whether taxpayer dollars should fund public or private schools.

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