On June 17, Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to recommend a 2021-2023 biennial budget that includes 3.4 billion dollars in tax cuts and very little of the new spending proposed by Governor Tony Evers.  The financial bill highlights the stark contrasts in political philosophy and priorities between Republicans and Democrats.  The state got some unexpected good news earlier this year, when revenue projections came in much more strongly than anticipated, due to strong sales and corporate tax revenues, not to mention an influx of federal aid related to the COVID pandemic.  Jason Stein is the research director for Wisconsin Policy Forum, and he joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on June 21, 2021.