Tax cuts barely enough for movie and popcorn

What are you going to do with all that extra money? The new state budget Governor Evers signed into law contained tax cuts that will put more money in the pockets of most taxpayers. A whooping $3 more a month.  The average income tax cut for Wisconsinites works out to just $36 per year. About enough for a movie and some popcorn. The Republican plan would have provided more tax relief, an average of $573. But the majority of those tax cuts would have benefited the wealthiest Wisconsinites. Under the Republican plan, the 11 wealthiest in the state would have received tax breaks totaling $1.8 million. The average tax cut for low-income filers would have averaged $33, a few bucks less that what Evers signed into law. The tax cuts won’t do much to help Wisconsinites. That is why republicans should take up Governor Evers on his offer to revisit more meaningful tax cuts in the fall session. It is not too late. The state is still sitting on more than $4 billion in surplus even after the new budget. That is plenty of money to figure out a fair way to cut taxes, that benefits everybody, not just the ultra-wealthy.