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Dan Kapanke on Taxes and Budget

The federal government is largely funded by a diversity of different taxes on income and commerce. The relationship between taxes and federal budget is very intimate and historically democrats and republicans have split on how to manage the relationship. This topic includes information about candidate positions on: raising, reducing, and eliminating certain taxes, a federal flat-tax system, and balancing the federal budget.

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Dan Kapanke opposes current state limits on how much money local governments and schools can tax and spend

As a former town official, he believes in electing good people and letting them make decisions about taxes. If the public doesn’t agree with those decisions, they can vote the leaders out of office.

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Dan Kapanke strongly opposes a Taxpayer Protection Amendment to the state Constitution, which could impose even further limits on local school and government revenues

Voted against the Taxpayer Protection Amendment, and was one of the few Senate Republicans to do so.

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Dan Kapanke is neutral on a single-rate income tax system in Wisconsin

Neutral, but believes there could be some simplification of the tax system.

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Dan Kapanke is neutral on shifting a greater proportion of local government funding from property taxes to sales taxes

Put together a panel of business leaders to study the issue of lessening the pressure property taxes, but wants more study. Believes the sales tax code could be simplified.

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