From your post:
"...Taxes pay for services that businesses and families need..."
"...Any economic benefit of cutting taxes is offset by reduced spending by the state, which slows the economy..."
I am not saying you are or are not a conservative, because I believe there are some conservatives who do believe in aspects of Keynesian theories (I happen to believe that if you adhere to those principles, you are not conservative, but some may disagree with me) but they have been shown over and over again over time, spanning decades, not to work. The end result is always the same: a major economic basket case.
Most conservatives are not against spending tax money on services that the state should render to citizens (law enforcement, various infrastructures, etc) but where conservatives draw the line is where that tax money goes overall, and that currently ranges from "midnight basketball" to grants to study some obscure insect somewhere.
Cutting taxes forces the state to make decisions, and if they decide to cut teachers salaries and keep funding studies on the spotted salamander, well, the voters should be able to see the fruits of those decisions and vote accordingly, including the citizens of Wisconsin, including places like Madison.
I’m more of a Milton Friedman fan. I don’t believe that conservative economic positions are what is being followed in Wisconsin.
There is a lot of discussion going on in the economic field about what is happening in Wisconsin. It is going to be front and center in this campaign. I think that what is being discussed needs to be looked at and weighed. I don’t care whether people agree with my position or not. I just think the information needs to be looked at.
Speaking of which, in an unprecedented move, Walker added a provision in the budget deal that would have blocked open records law in Wisconsin. Public outrage and the objections of his own GOP legislators made him pull back from that when the legislators refused to sign off on the budget deal unless it was removed. Why would Walker not want open records in Wisconsin?