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In 2001, John Gard was the author of Wisconsin's Senior Care program to
provide senior citizens relief from the rising cost of prescription
drugs. Since the program's creation, John Gard has fought efforts to
cut Senior Care and hurt senior citizens.
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Wisconsin families work hard for a living. They deserve to have more
money in their checkbook. Government needs to learn to do more with
less. John has cut income, sales and property taxes. In fact, the
overall tax burden in Wisconsin is lower because of John's efforts in
the Assembly.
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John successfully led the fight in the Wisconsin Legislature to
end the tax on Social Security benefits. Wisconsin was one of only a
few states that taxed Social Security. Because of John Gard, Wisconsin
does not tax Social Security benefits anymore, saving taxpayer over $80
million a year.
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John Gard voted to cut income taxes by $1.1 billion dollars. He voted to cut property taxes by $1.6 billion. He voted for the Property Tax Freeze. He voted to eliminate the Marriage Penalty.
The John Gard Record: Leadership with results for Northeast Wisconsin.