Thursday, February 12, 2009

Senator Miller Promises More Tax Increases

No shocker here. 

Faced with a $600 million budget hole that must be closed by June, Gov. Jim Doyle and top lawmakers Wednesday unveiled only a partial fix of tax hikes and spending cuts, signaling they would use expected federal aid to cover much of the remaining gap.

The decision provides a glimpse into how state leaders may try to solve an overall $5.7 billion deficit expected over the next 2½ years — a problem they’ll have to tackle by mid-summer.

“It’s only a first step. The rest of the solutions are going to have to come in the (later) budget bill,” said Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, co-chairman of the Legislature’s budget committee. “We’re going to use everything available to us — revenue, spending cuts and federal money. You can count on that.”

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2058 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Face it, it is in the liberal DNA to raise taxes.  It’s genetic in nature and they just can’t help themselves.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on February 12, 2009 at 2308 hrs


  2. More “lapses” and “transfers,” those kinds of “spending cuts”?

    :zzdeadhorse:

    Posted by hsgbdmama on February 12, 2009 at 2311 hrs


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