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Kelda Roys: “We're spending billions of dollars on private, unaccountable…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

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Republicans have basically lopped off the top part of that so that the wealthiest among us are not paying their fair share in taxes. The other thing that's happening is We're spending billions of dollars on private, unaccountable voucher schools that do not have to meet the same standards as our public schools. And the vast majority of kids outside of Milwaukee and Racine that are getting these vouchers were already in private school at their parents expense. (12:25–12:32)

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Asserts that billions are spent on private voucher schools with lower standards than public schools.

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