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Jodi Habush Sinykin: “We just have too high of taxes in Wisconsin, especially on…”

Featuring: Jodi Habush Sinykin, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 8

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Senate District 8 Special Election

Published | Video Starts at 39:46

Yeah, I heard about it in Grafton on Saturday from a number of different folks. What people recognize is there does need to be adjustments in our tax code. No doubt people are just, We just have too high of taxes in Wisconsin, especially on people who seem to be working the hardest, working class people, middle class. It's just disproportionately high compared to many other places in the country. What folks are wondering, though is with a flat tax, how it's going to affect the state and them in terms of critical services. (39:46–39:56)

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Asserts that taxes in Wisconsin are disproportionately high for working and middle-class people.

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