Tales of a Tax Hell

First came the Milwaukee County Stadium tax which in all liklihood will be increased and extended into eternity despite assurances it would be a temporary tax.

Then came the proposed 1 cent Milwaukee County sales tax that could be put to voters in November, and would be applied only to the County of Milwaukee.

"The voters should trust us." -Larson

Pure comedy gold.

Then came Doyle's 46% vehicle registration fee increase, and his diver license fee increase.

MPS is constantly seeking to gouge the taxpayers of Milwaukee more and more with no intentions of living within a limited budget.

The City of Milwaukee penalizes business who get fed up with the poor business climate in this city, by insulting them with a final Business Death Tax.

And now 10 Milwaukee Alderman favor a $20 Dollar Wheel Tax.

Not to mention the plethora of other taxes.

Can anyone tell me why any employer would be insane enough to choose to do business here? Or why any existing business would be foolish enough not to look for a prompt escape?

Local media reports on racism where none exists

It's pretty sad when the local media reports on acts of racism when none simply took place. The night club Decibel on Milwaukee's fashionable East Side, is being accused of not allowing a patron in who was wearing pants that were too baggy.

Boo hoo.

I got news for this crybaby patron. I've gone to North Avenue with white friends who were not let into Decibel because they were wearing tennis shoes and ripped up jeans. So was Decibel being racist against whites because they didn't allow him in? Of course not.

Many night clubs have dress codes. I've had friends denied at clubs simply because they wore a hat. And guess what, they were white.

So get over yourself, get on with your life, and stop playing the poor little victim just because you can't do whatever you want.

When we can no longer trust our local media to report news that is accurate, and ignore this kind of silly nonsense instead of treating it as a news story, it may be time to leave.

http://www.wisn.com/news/16821939/detail.html?treets=mil&tid=2654056049813&tml=mil_12pm&tmi=mil_12pm_1_12000307092008&ts=H

MPS looking to gouge taxpayers again

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=769117

Public Transit System magnet for worthless thugs

Maybe it was the late closing times, the liquor served, and the lack of security that is to blame here. Oh wait...

http://www.wisn.com/video/16498234/index.html?treets=mil&tid=2654056049813&tml=mil_12pm&tmi=mil_12pm_1_12000106052008&ts=H

City Leaders avoid pointing finger at real Riversplash problem

Citing closing times, lack of security, serving liquor on the streets, and the flying spaghetti monster, all city leadership avoids pointing the finger at the actual problem: the gangs and thugs that infested the festival. This festival had gone on for 15 years without incident, with late closing times, with lack of security, with serving liquor on the streets. The only thing that has changed in tha last few years, is the unfortunate presence of these thugs. If they don't have the courage to put blame where it ought to go, they will never get ahold of the crime crisis in Milwaukee.

http://www.wisn.com/news/16463704/detail.html?treets=mil&tid=2654056049813&tml=mil_12pm&tmi=mil_12pm_1_12000306032008&ts=H

Fredd Kessler calling upon the Governer to take power away from constinuency, and give it to the state

State Representative Frederick P. Kessler (D-Milwaukee) is asking Governor Jim Doyle to include in any special sessions a vote on a constitutional ammendment that would eliminate the voting process for Justices of the Supreme Court, and hand that power of the voting public over to the Governor as an appointment authority.

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"Alcohol Abuse Experts" lobbying to increase state's Beer Tax

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Capital Area Regional Planning Commission

The non-elected planning body CARPC is seeking to limit local control, and expand central planning in Dane County.

Milwaukee turns away BuySeasons Inc.,

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Hosptial Association says Wisconsin taxpayers support .7% hospital tax

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Wisconsin Biofuels Destiny Conference to focus on driving the price of corn sky high

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COWS recommends raising taxes and spending more

The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), has released a report on Wisconsin's growing income inequality. The report can be viewed in a PDF file in its entirety.

The report states:

At the very top of the income distribution—the richest five percent of the population—the story is more extreme. Income at the very top grew by nearly 60 percent.

From the mid 1980s to the mid 2000s, the average real income of Wisconsin families in the bottom fifth of earnings grew only 7 percent.

Income at the middle of the income distribution in Wisconsin grew somewhat faster but was still rather sluggish, with income up only 14 percent ($6,583) over the 17-year period.

The report then goes on to recommend fixes for this problems and states this in it's conclusion:

Wisconsin’s growth and prosperity are not being equally shared. The rewards of prosperity have been concentrated on the richest 20 percent of families. As a state, this should be of substantial concern, not only because of the slow growth in incomes for the remaining 80 percent of families, but also because increasing disparity comes with substantial social costs.

To prevent a deepening divide between the rich and poor
in our state, Wisconsin should pursue a number of strategies:

• raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation
• building the skills and education of Wisconsin’s workers
• adequately funding the child care subsidy program for low-income working families
• promoting awareness of BadgerCare Plus and expanding it in 2009 to make
• health insurance available to low-income childless adults
• continuing to modernizing the unemployment insurance system
• reforming regressive taxes

Taking these steps would help keep Wisconsin’s economy growing, and ensure that all residents of the state would benefit from that growth.

Wisconsin's State and Local Tax Burden, 1970-2007

Wisconsin has a tax burden higher than the national average, and has been in the top 10 most taxed states for decades.

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Thanks to Free Whitewater for reporting on Leaving Wisconsin and directing us to this information.

Doyle appointee working to raise gas tax

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