Wisconsin - Mark Miller and Peter Barka opine on Walker's bill.

[Scuba]

Miller is one of the "Wisconsin 14". Barka is the Assemblyman who tried to stop the illegal passing of the bill by pointing out (loudly) that it was, well, illegal. Nice to see their opinion piece in the Milwaukee Urinal/Sentinel.


http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/120904929.html



Walker budget hurts middle class families - by Mark Miller and Peter Barka

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It's time to set the record straight: Walker's budget, in total, raises taxes and fees. It kicks the can down the road with $2.15 billion in borrowing. And it is devastating for Wisconsin's middle class.

The highly respected, nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau's analysis shows property taxes go up both years under the governor's biennial budget. He also hikes fees by $110 million. In addition to general increases, property taxes will rise by $8 million on 247,000 homeowners and renters who are already struggling to get by with his reduction in the Homestead Tax Credit.

The budget increases taxes on working families and seniors by $50 million while cutting taxes for corporations, donors and the wealthy by $200 million in the next biennium. This is far from shared sacrifice.


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[midnight]

1. Nice to see the truth of Walker's dishonest meanings of how and who

pays the tab for his greedy crap.... Shared Sacrifice is a euphemism I have grown tired of hearing....