Ron Johnson was the focus at the Madison Club on Monday. The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate weighed in a variety of topics during a WisPolitics event in Madison, including the Bush tax cuts,which the Oshkosh businessman says ought to be extended. “The last thing we need to do in a weakened economy is raise taxes, on anybody,” said Johnson. Johnson, who’s looking to defeat Senator Russ Feingold in November, said taxes are only part of the problem, and spending is the other part. “In 2000, our total federal budget was about $1.7 trillion. Now it’s $3.5 trillion. It’s doubled in ten years. It’s a spending problem not a taxing problem, and the fact of the matter is if we increase taxes in this economy we’re going to get less tax revenue.”

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