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riversedge

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Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:35 PM Sep 2016

Walker, GOP 'austerity' legislators trigger new local road fees




Monday, September 5, 2016

Walker, GOP 'austerity' legislators trigger new local road fees


https://thepoliticalenvironment.blogspot.com/2016/09/walker-gop-austerity-legislators.html?spref=tw

The fiscal phonies in Scott Walker's equally fake 'small government' GOP regime love to pose for holy pictures at budget signing time for purportedly saving taxpayer money, but all they are doing is playing is one of the oldest and most cynical budgeting games around - - slashing state spending on something basic, like street repairs, giving Wisconsin a horrible national pothole rating of fourth worst nationally...


thereby forcing city councils and county boards who to add local 'wheel taxes' to stem the flow of angry constituent calls by making up the intentional, state-mandated funding shortfall with new fees..

The locals have to take the wheel tax heat, while the fiscal phonies around the State Capitol party with the road-builders who are going to get fresh billions for new and wider roads in Milwaukee which Walker has lied about ....................................................
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