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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. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Franklin.
It's time to call your Milwaukee County Supervisor
By Kevin Fischer
Saturday, Jun 28 2008, 04:19 PM
As you know, taxes in Milwaukee County aren’t nearly as high as they should be.
They need to go up even more.
The Milwaukee County Board, the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Editorial Board and some lefty bloggers actually believe that’s true.
The Board voted 12-6 in favor of an advisory referendum to increase the county sales tax.
Here’s what they want. They want to raise the sales tax by one cent. That would be on top of the current 0.5% county sales tax. The county tax increase would also add to the state's 5% sales tax and the 0.1% stadium sales tax.
They want you, the beleaguered taxpayers to be able to go to the polls in November and say, sure, I don’t pay enough in taxes. Take some more out of my wallet. Here ya go!
Scott Walker, one of the few sane voices in the Courthouse, is going to veto the resolution calling for the referendum. That’s good news.
Then there will be a vote by the Board to try to override Walker’s veto.
The County Board needs to hear from you.
Call your Milwaukee County Supervisor next week.
Here are the 6 who voted against the referendum:
Mark Borkowski
Paul Cesarz
Joe Rice
Lynn DeBruin
Joe Sanfelippo
James "Luigi" Schmitt
If one of those six is your Supervisor, call to thank him/her for the no vote they cast and tell the Supervisor or the staff member that you want the Supervisor to sustain County Executive Walker’s veto of the sales tax referendum. It’s important that none of the six change their minds.
If your Supervisor voted for the referendum, kindly call and politely and respectfully tell the Supervisor or staff member that you oppose the referendum, you believe taxes are already too high in Milwaukee County, and you want the Supervisor to sustain Walker’s veto of the sales tax referendum.
If someone tries to argue or debate with you about the need for more money for the parks and transit for whatever reason, remind the staffer or Supervisor that you are already paying hefty taxes already for those services and Milwaukee County doesn’t need another tax increase.
