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2025 TAX POLICY SURVEY

This survey is to determine WPT member views on various topics and issues facing Wisconsin.

Understanding member sentiment on these topics is critical for the organization to accurately register its positions on tax and budgetary proposals in the next state budget and ongoing legislative sessions.
1.Reduce property taxes.
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2.Reduce income taxes.
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3.Reduce property taxes in conjunction with a modest increase in sales tax.
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4.Continue with the current spending limits applicable to public schools and local governments.
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5.Strengthen property tax levy limits by placing the levy limits in the state constitution.
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6.Defend against any attempt to repeal the Manufacturing and Agriculture tax credit.
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7.Oppose any attempt to change property tax assessment laws to shift or increase property taxes onto business taxpayers.
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8.Prohibit local governments from imposing fees or assessments to supplement general property taxes without explicit or constitutional authority for such a tax charge.
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9.Provide tax incentives for employers who provide childcare benefits for employees.
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10.Promote consumer-driven healthcare decisions by making provider costs transparent and accessible.
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11.Require individuals who are able-bodied to be working, actively searching for work or participating in work training programs to receive food stamp benefits.
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12.Enact a medical cost containment policy in the Workers Compensation program by implementing a fee schedule for treatment of workplace injuries.
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13.Should the 4.6 billion dollar surplus be given back to taxpayers?
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14.Please let us know if you have any other comments, thoughts or ideas you would like to have considered in WPT's legislative agenda.