"Barrett said he envisioned a regional sales tax that could be shared among the county, city and suburbs, with proceeds divided toward Milwaukee County parks; Milwaukee police, fire and public health services; and regional transit, which could include not only the Milwaukee County Transit System but also the Kenosha and Racine bus systems and a proposed extension of Chicago's Metra commuter trains from Kenosha to Racine and downtown Milwaukee."And before the ink could dry on the paper, the balloon burst. Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and shot this clean out of the sky.
As if the people of Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties all want to pay for Milwaukee County's shortcomings and mismanagement. It almost seems that Mayor Barrett knew the regional, 'cultural tax' would flop so he added his own, far-reaching ideas on top. This is an old ploy to ask for the extreme and get something less. In this case, even 'something less' is extreme. There is absolutely no case to be made why the taxpayers of the six other counties should pay for the parks and other cultural venues of Milwaukee county through a sales tax. We have our own parks and if the museums, domes, and zoo are not making money, charge more or figure out how to get more people to want to visit.
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