Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Wineke Discusses Raising Income Tax

I can’t wait to send more money to Madison.  I mean, they have shown an incredible ability to balance the budget and spend money responsibly, right?

State Democratic Party Chairman Joe Wineke said today that Democrats who control the Capitol should consider a temporary increase in the income tax to fix the state budget, as long as they also cut some spending programs.

“Sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet,” Wineke said in an interview with a Journal Sentinel reporter on the WisconsinEye public affairs network. He said he thought voters would understand a one-time surcharge to finally fix the state’s budget, which he said has been running a deficit since the 1990s.

Wineke was the second Democratic official to call for a temporary increase in the income tax to fix the 2009-‘10 budget, which Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle has said faces a budget deficit of more than $3 billion. Former Gov. Tony Earl made a similar suggestion in an interview last week.

In 1983, Earl signed into law a 10% temporary income tax surcharge to pay for state services in the face of another national recession.

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1708 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. “Sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet,” Wineke said…

    You know, the more they squeeze, the more careful they should be with that phrase…

    Posted by Mike Gallo on November 11, 2008 at 1758 hrs


  2. Oh, right.  “Temporary.”  Uh-huh.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 11, 2008 at 1806 hrs


  3. I personally consider a crime the raise of taxes in the mids of a world crisis.

    Posted by Motorcycle Fairings on November 11, 2008 at 1812 hrs


  4. Buttstroke?  Ball-shot?

    Decisions, decisions….

    Posted by dad29 on November 11, 2008 at 2037 hrs


  5. Gotta love Wineke.  He’s been on the outs w/ DPW since this summer when Fraley first reported he was about to get sacked, and one of his last official actions is to push for a tax increase.

    That’s our Joe.

    Posted by Kevin Binversie on November 12, 2008 at 0728 hrs


  6. Again, to all you tax-loving liberals….  SEND IN YOUR MONEY NOW.  Why wait for the tax increase to take affect?  Start paying the higher taxes you advocate for all us little people now.  What, you don’t want to pay the higher tax now?  HYPOCRITE.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 12, 2008 at 0928 hrs


  7. Bite the bullet? How about starting with closing the white-elephant Governor’s Mansion? I’m sure Diamond Jim could rent an office dowwntown and commute to his other mansion he calls home.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 12, 2008 at 1121 hrs


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