Money sent to the government in the form of taxes is taken out of the economy and cannot be used to create wealth, jobs and growth. For example, the Oshkosh Area Chamber of Commerce estimates that every dollar spent locally rolls over seven times. That's the fuel that keeps the local economy running. If that dollar is sent to the federal government in the form of taxes, it is gone from the local economy without creating any additional economic benefit. Sure, the federal government spends money, even some in Wisconsin, but never in amounts equal to what we send.
Taxes are a leak in the pool of money that is the local economy.
With the current economic slowdown, there certainly is a need to keep as many dollars in the local economy as we can.