Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Taxpayers say they pay enough
By Mary Lazich
Wednesday, Aug 8 2007, 02:37 PM
Live within your means.
That’s what Americans want the federal government to do. A new MSN-Zogby poll shows and incredible 94 percent of those surveyed want the Presidential candidates to explain how they would make the government operate with more fiscal responsibility.
When it comes to balancing the federal budget, 50 percent said they refuse to vote for a Presidential candidate who would raise taxes. Only 35 percent are willing to pay higher taxes for a balanced budget.
Budget Office Director Peter Orszag told the U.S. Senate it has choices: increase revenues (raise taxes), cut spending, or both. The MSN-Zogby poll indicates cutting spending is the more favorable option with taxpaying-Americans.
If only more people in Wisconsin state government would listen to the survey, and to the respondents of a similar poll done by MSN-Zogby in March. According to that poll, those earning an annual income between $75,000 and $100,000 were most likely (45 percent) to say they pay too much in taxes, followed by those making more than $100,000 (43 percent).
Those earning less than $35,000, the poorest Americans, were the most likely group to say they’re paying their fair share (62 percent) and least likely to say they’re paying too much (30 percent).
Here is a real shocker. Only three percent of Americans feel they pay too little in taxes.
The conclusions are clear: Americans feel they are paying their share in taxes, they do not support increased taxes to balance budgets, and they consider our current tax system to be too expensive.
