Opposition is widespread
Legislators across the board are opposing the budget repair bill.
Rep. Frank Boyle, D-Superior, blasted the bill for being irresponsible and pushing off the problem to future generations. He said a courageous move would be to raise taxes on corporations to get the revenues to address the problem, and urged the conservative members of the Republican caucus to oppose the bill.
"I'm a tax and spend guy. I am not a spend and borrow guy," he said.
Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said the repair bill uses the same "accounting gimmicks" that the budget passed last fall used. He also said there should be true spending cuts in the document instead of lapses, which is spending he said will merely be restored in the next budget.
"Nothing is being cut. Not one dime," he said.
He also lamented the draining of the rainy day fund. "This is not a rainy day," he said. "The rainy day fund is being ripped off to cover fiscal mismanagement."
Rep. Sheldon Wasserman, D-Milwaukee, criticized the grab of tobacco settlement cash, calling it a "ridiculous stealing of money."
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