claim: "during my tenure as governor, wisconsin’s overall tax burden went down."
author: tommy thompson
evidence_1: sep 1, 2011 ... former governor of wis. slammed in ad for supporting obamacare, increases in  taxes and ... the truth is that the total state/local burden on wisconsin taxpayers  went down during his tenure, according to the tax foundation.
evidence_2: politifact wisconsin on sunday, august 26th, 2012. mostly true ... "during my  tenure as governor, wisconsin's overall tax burden went down." — politifact ...
evidence_3: nov 2, 2012 ... but we still found more than a kernel of truth in the key claims made by ... my  tenure as governor, wisconsin's overall tax burden went down.
evidence_4: feb 10, 2012 ... says that as wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes. ... that wisconsin's  overall tax burden went down while he served as governor from 1987 to 2001. ...  3 of the 8 cents -- were raised by budgets adopted during his tenure.
evidence_5: wisconsin's governor says pro-business reforms have paid off handsomely for  the state. ... in a recent interview with the wisconsin economic development  guide, walker ... businesses from surrounding states like illinois have moved into  our state ... lowering the tax burden and easing the regulatory climate, investing  into ...