ANOTHER New Tax

I am now on board.  There is a recession coming (if it isn’t here already), and it doesn’t look good.  I for one, am cutting back on costs, spending less, talking with the family and deciding what we can buy and what we can’t, but is Milwaukee City/County, Racine County, Kenosha County cutting back?!?!?  Hell no!  The Taxers are going to be in power soon, so why should the small business or common taxpayer not be “more patriotic” and start paying more in taxes????  This region/state is a joke!  The Democratic party is voted in on the premise that they are “for the working family” and then they turn around and propose MORE tax increases. 

There is a group out there that was developed several years back called the Regional Transit Authority, that includes Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha representatives.  The “Authority” (interesting choice of words) is made up of one representative from the following elected officials: City of Milwaukee Mayor, Milwaukee County, County Executive, City of Racine Mayor, Racine County, County Executive, City of Kenosha Mayor, Kenosha County, County Executive and a 7th lackey that votes for any addition to the KRM proposals.  The reason I titled this post ANOTHER tax is simple.  This quasi-group of people voted themselves surveryors of the whole region as it relates to transit.  They are going to control the buses in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha  along with looking at and building the KRM (Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee railway that connects to Chicago’s METRA system) rail system – at the very least.   They also voted to increase the sales tax .5% for the three counties referenced to pay for all those systems (bus and rail).  Admittedly it’s not even close to being binding, but all the legislature has to do is say “Yes, that is a good idea” and we have an all encompassing Regional Transit Authority that can raise our taxes and give the big middle finger to all of those hard working tax payers.  This, for you Milwaukee residents, is in addition to the proposed and voted on sales tax increase for Milwaukee County, the guaranteed sick leave “tax” the city of Milwaukee businesses will have to face (many of them small businesses), and the double digit tax increase MPS has proposed. 

Sound like a lot?  Well, that’s because it is.  And since the Wisconsin, and specifically the Milwaukee, electorate decided to put people in power that do nothing but lick their chops and put their hand in your wallets, you have nobody to blame but yourselves.  Thank you, I’m rich enough, I can handle more of my hard earned money going to an entity that has proven time and again that they handle money like a 4 year old….. I’m being sarcastic by the way - I can’t handle anymore of my hard earned money being taken from me!