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NO! Because Too Much Money Would Go To Milwaukee
After recent announcements out of Milwaukee County government and the Mayor of Milwaukee’s office complaining that Milwaukee sends more money to Madison than is sent back…we get this:
Republican legislative leaders are raising concerns about a plan in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers budget that calls for borrowing $40 million to replace lead pipes around the state — in part because they fear too much of the money would go to Milwaukee.
When children are being quite literally poisoned and we are all aware of the prevalence of lead pipes in older parts of the city…and there hasn’t been the local or municipal resources to remediate the situation…the governor of the state of Wisconsin puts forward a logical responsible state response for the problem (and probably just a start…not enough…yet)…the response of the GOP ‘leadership’ is NO because too much money would go to Milwaukee?
Have any of you nitwits noticed that Milwaukee is the LARGEST city in the state and has some of the oldest infrastructure…and as a result the biggest need? This response is totally incomprehensible! Totally!!
… people from Marinette funding lead replacements in Milwaukee. I’m not sure that that’s necessarily fair from a taxpayer standpoint.
Read more: http://bloggingblue.com/2019/04/no-because-too-much-money-would-go-to-milwaukee/