The Legislative Fiscal Bureau runs the numbers and finds that Governor Doyle's budget calls for increasing taxes and fees by $1.7 billion over the next two years. That's on top of the $1.2 billion in taxes and fees in the so-called "stimulus" bill. Bottomline: Doyle wants to extra an additional $2.9 billion from state taxpayers in the midst of a recession. Says Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald: "Pulling nearly $3 billion out of the economy and sending it Madison will not create jobs. Democrats control all of state government and are increasing taxes to solve a state budget, not help the family budget or put people back to work.”
Speaking of taxes and debt, this blog has it in perspective....
