And if something costs $150 today, you're still paying the tax on the 150. So that number is going to go up and we know prices aren't coming down. Secondly, that surplus exists. Much, Much of that surplus exists because of the money that we are no longer and have not been sending to K12 and the municipalities. There is no question. The stats are very, very clear. Every K12, every municipality, their budgets are. Their funding from the state are behind by no less than 35 to 42% from where they were. (27:43–27:53)
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Asserts that the budget surplus in Wisconsin is partly due to reduced funding for K12 education and municipalities.
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