Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The Wisconsin Senator's Weekly Report from Washington features explanations for why he stands where he does on payroll taxes and the budgeting process.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
I do not want to see anyone’s taxes raised at this time, but I believe reducing funding for Social Security by extending the payroll tax holiday is bad policy. It has not helped boost economic growth, and it replaces Social Security revenues with more borrowing. This is the last thing we need considering that Social Security already has an unfunded liability of $18.7 trillion. I support tax relief for low and middle-income taxpayers - but not by starving Social Security revenues. Now that the Senate has voted to extend the payroll tax holiday for two months, let's use that time to craft an alternate tax relief package that targets middle-to-lower income workers. A properly-targeted package would be smaller and easier to offset with …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The freshman Republican senator outlines ideas for reducing the national deficit.
Senator Ron Johnson's Op-Ed originally ran in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Click here for the original post. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction faces a reporting deadline of Nov. 23. However, the United States will reach a dubious financial milestone before the "supercommittee" finishes its work. Within the next few days, our total federal debt will surpass $15 trillion. This amount of debt would not be a problem if our economy were $100 trillion - but it's not; it's about $15 trillion. As a result, our debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio has reached 100%, a very dangerous metric. To demonstrate why this is a problem for our economy, just think about what happens when a family goes deep into debt. How can that family grow …
Monday, July 25, 2011
Residents can stop by one of three locations on July 25 to talk with the Senator.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) has scheduled mobile office hours for Racine County on July 25. Here's where you'll find members of his staff ready to help you address almost any federal issue: 9 to 11 am - Burlington City Hall, 300 N. Pine Street; 12 to 2 pm - Union Grove Village Hall, 925 15th Avenue; and 3 to 5 pm - Lee Room, Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh Street What do you want to mention to or ask Senator Johnson?
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2:35 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Bren, are you suggesting that by having Obama doubling the total debt since he came into office, that somehow it will fix Bush's so-called mess? At some point Obama has to own the mess. And I'm not so obtuse as to get hung up on where the arbritray debt ceiling limit line gets drawn. Wherever it ends up, we deficit spend right back up to it. Not raising the limit forces accountablility. Gaithner … more ›