The fiscal phonies in Scott Walker's equally fake 'small government' regime love to pose for holy pictures at budget signing time for purportedly saving taxpayer money, but all they are 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...
thereby forcing city councils and county boards who get the calls first from angry constituents to add local 'wheel taxes' to make up the intentional, state-mandated funding shortfall.
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 because they are unwanted by the people with the most land, clean air and peace of mind to lose.
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 because they are unwanted by the people with the most land, clean air and peace of mind to lose.