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The tax breaks to attract business and build the tax base is a very small percentage of WI's budget. The funds necessary to compensate the public sector empoyees are a very large percentage of WI's budget. Even if you got rid of all of the proposed business tax breaks, WI would still be in a multi-billion dollar deficit.
The teachers are not making any budgetary demands but the tax breaks for business cost the taxpayers over $100 million over the next several years. Like I said it just represents priorities for tax breaks over education.