McGee/Jackson Banking Tax Dollars While In Jail

This is ridiculous. 

By the time Ald. Michael McGee’s term ends Monday, city taxpayers will have paid him more than $67,000 while he has been sitting in jail, city records show.

That includes a car allowance of more than $3,000 - even though McGee hasn’t been able to drive in jail and couldn’t legally drive before his arrest.

And when he turns 60, McGee also will be eligible for a small city pension, based on his elected service and a previous job with the Milwaukee Public Schools.

This is the kind of thing that makes me so obstinate about raising taxes.  If they can’t even bring themselves to rescind his car allowance when he’s in jail, then there is obviously a lack of accountability and common sense in the city government.  I’ll bet that $3,000 could have filled a few potholes.