This Just In...
Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
Kevin, who is a legislative aide to state Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, “InterCHANGE,” on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Dear Scott Walker:
By Kevin Fischer
Thursday, Jun 26 2008, 09:41 PM
It’s time to pull out your veto pen.
Signed,
Your friend and supporter,
Kevin Fischer
Sadly, we continue to prove that we live in a tax hell.
The solution for everything to lazy politicians is to increase taxes.
Jsonline.com is reporting:
“A proposed referendum on raising the Milwaukee County sales tax by 1 cent won the endorsement of the County Board today on a 12-6 vote, but it remained uncertain whether the measure could survive a likely veto from County Executive Scott Walker.
Thirteen members of the board would be needed for a veto override.
The measure would ask voters in November whether they favor the 1 cent county sales tax increase, with proceeds to fund parks, transit, emergency medical services and property tax relief. The increase would raise about $130 million a year and come on top of the existing 0.5% county sales tax that raises about $65 million annually.
The county tax increase would also add to the state's 5% sales tax and the 0.1% stadium sales tax.”
Supporters of this tax increase are already being disingenuous, promising property tax relief.
They obviously flunked Government 101.
You do not decrease taxes by increasing another.
We already pay for the parks.
It’s called the property tax, and it’s hefty here in Milwaukee County.
Let’s not forget the sales tax increase will hit the poor the hardest.
Scott Walker needs to veto this foolish idea.
Taxpayers in Milwaukee County need to call their county supervisors and tell them we pay enough in taxes and they need to sustain Walkers’s veto.
If there are enough votes to override the veto, then let me be the first to say this to Milwaukee County voters:
THE VOTE ON THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008 IS NO!
Here are the 6 Milwaukee County Board Supervisors who made the correct vote against the sales tax referendum:
Mark Borkowski
Paul Cesarz
Joe Rice
Lynn DeBruin
Joe Sanfelippo
James "Luigi" Schmitt
